[Lazarus] fpGUI

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:13:46 +0100
Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1 at aol.com> wrote:

> Mattias Gaertner schrieb:
> > On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:18:57 +0100
> > Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1 at aol.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> Graeme Geldenhuys schrieb:
> >>
> >>> Lets say the Form unit is called frm_main.pas, it will have a structure
> >>> as follows:
> >> [...]
> >> This code is not very compatible with the new AutoSize,
> > 
> > ?
> 
> Provided that we want to use such a model in the LCL...

constructor TForm1.Create(TheOwner: TComponent);
begin
  inherited Create(TheOwner);
  {%region 'Auto-generated GUI code' -fold}
  {%formdata automatically added by Lazarus}
  ...
  {%formdata}
  {%endregion}
end;

 
> ...I wonder how much of the AutoSize and AnchorDocking related 
> properties must be implemented in a designer and the generated code, in 
> order to make the forms behave reasonably realistic at both design and 
> run time.

Nothing.


> ...When we now have CreateNew and DisableAutoSize everywhere, then the 
> code generators/parsers of separate designers must be updated with every 
> such change in the LCL.

The constructor is already enclosed in Disable/EnableAutoSizing.

 
> ...I just try to imagine how somebody sits and makes the IDE and
> designers work again, when some such change prevents the old forms from
> working properly ;-)

It will be optionally.

Mattias