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Class: VariableVerticalPanel


Inheritance:

   Object
   |
   +--GraphicsMedium
      |
      +--DisplaySurface
         |
         +--SimpleView
            |
            +--VariablePanel
               |
               +--VariableVerticalPanel

Package:
stx:libwidg
Category:
Views-Layout
Version:
rev: 1.31 date: 2011/09/29 11:20:04
user: cg
file: VariableVerticalPanel.st directory: libwidg
module: stx stc-classLibrary: libwidg
Author:
Claus Gittinger

Description:


This class is only here for backward compatibility;
all functionality is now in VariablePanel. Its orientation can now
be changed dynamically.

A View to separate its subviews vertically by a movable bar;
the size-ratios of the subviews can be changed by moving this bar.

The bar-handle is either an exposed knob (style == #motif)
or the forms defined in Scroller (style ~~ #motif)
or nothing.

The subvies dimensions MUST be given as relative sizes;
typically creation is done as:

    p := VariableVerticalPanel in:superView.
    v1 := <someViewClass> origin:0.0 @ 0.0
                          corner:1.0 @ 0.5
                              in:p.
    v2 := <someViewClass> origin:0.0 @ 0.5 
                          corner:1.0 @ 0.8 
                              in:p.
    v3 := <someViewClass> origin:0.0 @ 0.8 
                          corner:1.0 @ 1.0
                              in:p.


Related information:

    VariableHorizontalPanel
    VerticalPanelView
    HorizontalPanelView
    PanelView

Instance protocol:

initialization
o  initialize


Examples:


VariableVerticalPanel is simply setting its orientation to #vertical. See more examples there. example:
     |top p v1 v2 v3|

     top := StandardSystemView new.
     top extent:300@300.

     p := VariableVerticalPanel 
              origin:0.0 @ 0.0
              corner:1.0 @ 1.0
              in:top.

     v1 := View origin:0.0@0.0 corner:1.0@(1/3) in:p.
     v2 := View origin:0.0@(1/3) corner:1.0@(2/3) in:p.
     v3 := View origin:0.0@(2/3) corner:1.0@1.0 in:p.

     v1 viewBackground:(Color red).
     v2 viewBackground:(Color green).
     v3 viewBackground:(Color yellow).

     top open
example:
     |top p v1 v2 v3|

     top := StandardSystemView new.
     top extent:300@300.

     p := VariableVerticalPanel 
              origin:0.0 @ 0.0
              corner:1.0 @ 1.0
              in:top.
     p handleLevel:-1.

     v1 := View origin:0.0@0.0 corner:1.0@(1/3) in:p.
     v2 := View origin:0.0@(1/3) corner:1.0@(2/3) in:p.
     v3 := View origin:0.0@(2/3) corner:1.0@1.0 in:p.

     v1 viewBackground:(Color red).
     v2 viewBackground:(Color green).
     v3 viewBackground:(Color yellow).

     top open
example:
     |top p v1 v2 v3|

     top := StandardSystemView new.
     top extent:300@300.

     p := VariableVerticalPanel 
              origin:0.0 @ 0.0
              corner:1.0 @ 1.0
              in:top.

     v1 := ScrollableView for:SelectionInListView in:p.
     v1 origin:0.0 @ 0.0 corner:1.0 @ 0.5.
     v1 list:(FileDirectory directoryNamed:'/etc') contents.
     v1 action:[:selNr |
             |fullName stream text|
             fullName := '/etc/' , v1 selectionValue.
             stream := fullName asFilename readStream.
             stream notNil ifTrue:[
                 text := stream contents.
                 v2 contents:text.
                 v3 contents:text
             ]
     ].

     v2 := TextView 
              origin:0.0 @ 0.5 corner:1.0 @ 0.8 in:p.

     v3 := ScrollableView 
              for:TextView 
              in:p.
     v3 origin:0.0 @ 0.8 corner:1.0 @ 1.0.
     top open
example: (dynamically adding/removing views):
     |top p v1 v2 b|

     top := StandardSystemView new.
     top extent:300@300.

     b := Toggle label:'show' in:top.
     b showLamp:false.
     b origin:0.0 @ 0.0 corner:(1.0 @ 40).
     b action:[:state |
             state ifTrue:[
                 b label:'hide'.
                 v1 origin:0.0 @ 0.0 corner:1.0 @ 0.5.
                 v2 := ScrollableView for:EditTextView.
                 v2 origin:0.0 @ 0.5 corner:1.0 @ 1.0.
                 v2 contents:'another text'.
                 p addSubView:v2.
             ] ifFalse:[
                 b label:'show'.
                 v2 destroy.
                 v1 origin:0.0 @ 0.0 corner:1.0 @ 1.0
             ]
         ].

     p := VariableVerticalPanel
             origin:0.0 @ 0.0
             corner:1.0 @ 1.0
             in:top.
     p topInset:50.

     v1 := ScrollableView for:EditTextView in:p.
     v1 origin:0.0 @ 0.0 corner:1.0 @ 1.0.
     v1 contents:'some text'.

     top open


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