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Article #60Re: LOutlineTable advice
From: Joe Chan
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 01:26
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 01:26
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Mike <exceptions@earthlink.net> wrote: > Hi gang. I've done a few table classes, but they've all been of the > "roll-your-own" variety. I usually have a bad case of Not Invented > Here. Now I'd rather get in line with the LOutlineTable classes > included with PowerPlant (especially since they're now so expansive). > Anyway, now I have some new tables to make, and I'm looking for > comments from those who have used (and abused) these classes before I > dive in and get entrenched. What kind of luck/pitfalls/problems have > you had with the LOutline classes? > > Basically I need to make a Finder-like view, with multiple columns of > text, with one column editable, just like in the Finder. Items can be > dragged in and out. > > It looks like they're made for single items per row, with some kind of > hook (?) for individual columns of items (like a Finder view)? How > does that work out in actual use? > > The current classes don't draw with Theme bkgnds, etc., although Joe > Chan's CSuperOutline classes add this capability. Have you tried them? > > TIA. > > Mike If you do decide to try it, get the latest version from my website www.firstian.com. FYI, the class and its sibling, CResizer, are both used in part of StuffIt Deluxe 6. -- Joe Chan -------- Remove "nospam" from my email address
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10bcce,2ad827ded3356df4 X-Google-Attributes: gid10bcce,public X-Google-Thread: f7f77,2ad827ded3356df4 X-Google-Attributes: gidf7f77,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-02-02 17:27:01 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-04!supernews.com!europa.netcrusader.net!207.172.3.44!feed2.news.rcn.net!feed1.news.rcn.net!rcn!firstian From: firstian@nospam.rcn.com (Joe Chan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.oop.powerplant,codewarrior.mac Subject: Re: LOutlineTable advice Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 20:26:07 -0500 Lines: 34 Message-ID: <1eo7xzs.b0y5vzkya9jN%firstian@nospam.rcn.com> References: <020220011010569852%exceptions@earthlink.net> X-Trace: UmFuZG9tSVZKiy4ca2sXcKsXsWuhINrD024sfmP/sa15qsx2qfTNaZHlFwwQR8Yr X-Complaints-To: abuse@rcn.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 3 Feb 2001 01:26:05 GMT User-Agent: MacSOUP/2.4.5