Re: XForms: Two fdesign wishes

Steve Lamont (spl@szechuan.ucsd.edu)
Tue, 10 Feb 98 12:11:52 PST

# To subscribers of the xforms list from spl@szechuan.ucsd.edu (Steve Lamont) :

> 1) I like that you can now specify free objects. Unfortunately,
> the name of the object handler becomes hard wired, which is
> often not appropriate (if you want multiple objects to share
> a handler, for example). So I'd like a way to specify the
> name of the handler (in the attributes "Spec" tab, I suppose).

Seconded.

> 2) I'd *really* like a way to directly enter or edit any object's
> X, Y, width, and height. This is invaluable when you're trying
> to get a form to look just right, when 10 pixel increments are
> too coarse, or when you need objects to have exactly the same
> bounding boxes. I usually wind up editing the .fd file by hand
> to get what I want...

You can set the pixel positioning increment down to 1 pixel, if you
wish, by using the Align dialog box or by using the number key
keyboard shortcuts. Having said that, I'd also like to be able to
have the option of editing the geometries without having to resort to
editing the .fd file.

spl

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