New Object Type - Suggestion
Tuesday, June 28, 2005 by c242 | Discussion: DesktopX Wishlist
What would be great to have is a combined graphics/text object, which behaves like one unit but where could configure the states of the text and graphic seperately. Would make lifes easier especially with buildung menus or little text/graphic shortcuts.
c242
Reply #2 Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:51 AM
Reply #2 Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:51 AM
We had that and it was killed out of nowhere. It was called 'label offset' and was theme-dependent. That's the reason why I ask. Also a label behaves different. You can't click it to have an action. I want the text to share the action of the bitmap.
MountainDragon
Reply #4 Wednesday, June 29, 2005 11:01 AM
Reply #4 Wednesday, June 29, 2005 11:01 AM
I agree that what your suggesting would be a good thing. In addition how about exposing properties like z-order, activation, start with, and all of the item type properties to scripting. Also, it would be nice to tie object size and placement to states.
Oh yeah, and have the object make me some coffee.
Oh yeah, and have the object make me some coffee.
werewolf
Reply #6 Friday, July 1, 2005 9:18 AM
Reply #6 Friday, July 1, 2005 9:18 AM
I am, but I can't do anything about it other than to second that request 
Skarny
Reply #7 Friday, July 1, 2005 8:43 PM
Reply #7 Friday, July 1, 2005 8:43 PM
good idea. but it does only makes something already possible a little easier. it should be realtivly easy to make an object which behaves like you want, and then use it as a template perhaps (put it on wincustomize )?
I also second having all properties of objects available to script.
)?I also second having all properties of objects available to script.
MountainDragon
Reply #8 Friday, July 1, 2005 9:48 PM
Okay, so that sounded like a good idea, so I did it. It's called Hybrid Text Object, in DesktopX Objects (assuming it gets by the gatekeepers)
Reply #8 Friday, July 1, 2005 9:48 PM
| it should be realtivly easy to make an object which behaves like you want, and then use it as a template perhaps (put it on wincustomize )? |
Okay, so that sounded like a good idea, so I did it. It's called Hybrid Text Object, in DesktopX Objects (assuming it gets by the gatekeepers
)
c242
Reply #9 Saturday, July 2, 2005 2:54 AM
Reply #9 Saturday, July 2, 2005 2:54 AM
I will look at it, but I don't think I made clear what I wanted (and it will be like one of my tries to resemble that). You can't make 2 objects have one shortcut for example. You always have to edit both for that.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, June 28, 2005 3:54 AM