Re: XForms: hiding part of a form

Carolyn Heineken (heinekenc@advancia.com)
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 14:24:49 +0100

# To subscribers of the xforms list from Carolyn Heineken <heinekenc@advancia.com> :

Steve Lamont wrote:

> # To subscribers of the xforms list from spl@szechuan.ucsd.edu (Steve Lamont) :
>
> > I need to build a form such that the user can click a button to hide
> > half of the form (not just the objects but actually make the form appear
> > smaller) and then click again to show the full form. The only way I can
> > think of to do this is with two seperate forms. Does anyone have any
> > suggestions for a better way?
>
> This is a bit tricky but doable. Use the function fl_set_form_size()
> to resize the form when you click. You'll have to be careful that all
> objects have the proper gravity and are not resizable or strange
> things will happen.
>
> I believe I may have posted a partial solution to this problem a year
> or so ago so you might want to check the archives.
>
> spl
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Thanks soooo much for the help. I found the sample code you mentioned in the
archives and it was just what I needed!

csh

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