[Gtk-sharp-list] Notebook Suggestions

[Carlos J. Muentes]

Thanks for the info, I found the source and have a local copy.  I found
a file called 'Notebook.custom', but it doesn't seem to be the actual
notebook control in the Gtk namespace.  What am I missing?  Same goes
for the TreeView control (TreeView.custom). . .


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Gtk-sharp-list] Notebook Suggestions
> From: "Rafael Teixeira" <monoman at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, June 26, 2006 4:20 pm
> To: "Carlos J. Muentes" <carlos at rockwithme.org>
> Cc: gtk-sharp-list at lists.ximian.com
> 
> You should use our anon SVN server and get module gtk-sharp:
> 
> svn co svn://svn.myrealbox.com/source/trunk/gtk-sharp
> 
> See page http://www.mono-project.com/AnonSVN for more details.
> 
> :)
> 
> On 6/26/06, Carlos J. Muentes <carlos at rockwithme.org> wrote:
> > I can't seem to find the gtk-sharp repository, browsing to
> >
> > http://cvs.hispalinux.es/cgi-bin/cvsweb/gtk-sharp/?cvsroot=mono
> >
> > I get:
> >
> > Error
> > Error: Error loading configuration file "/etc/cvsweb.conf":
> >
> > Where's the repository?
> >
> >
> > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > Subject: Re: [Gtk-sharp-list] Notebook Suggestions
> > > From: "Rafael Teixeira" <monoman at gmail.com>
> > > Date: Mon, June 26, 2006 10:32 am
> > > To: "Carlos J. Muentes" <carlos at rockwithme.org>
> > > Cc: gtk-sharp-list at lists.ximian.com
> > >
> > > Please, send the svn diffs of your work, including changelog entries,
> > > to this list for comments and approval.
> > >
> > > :)
> > >
> > > On 6/26/06, Carlos J. Muentes <carlos at rockwithme.org> wrote:
> > > > No one has gotten back to me on this.  I wouldn't mind making the
> > > > changes myself (I have other ideas too, including some for the TreeView
> > > > control), I would like to know how I can contribute these changes?  I
> > > > realize the Gtk mono controls are a managed implementation of the
> > > > native gtk libraries, but perhaps it's time to stray away from the
> > > > original implementation and head towards a cleaner implementation of
> > > > some of these controls.  How can I contribute?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > > > Subject: [Gtk-sharp-list] Notebook Suggestions
> > > > > From: "Carlos J. Muentes" <carlos at rockwithme.org>
> > > > > Date: Wed, June 21, 2006 10:25 am
> > > > > To: gtk-sharp-list at lists.ximian.com
> > > > >
> > > > > I posted this to the mono mailing list, and someone mentioned I should
> > > > > post it here instead, so this is _not_ a cross post =^):
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I've been working with the Notebook control and there are some quirks
> > > > > that I wouldn't mind seeing some changes to:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Tab Pages Exposed As A Collection
> > > > > ==================================
> > > > >
> > > > > - Tab pages should be a collection, with that collection being exposed
> > > > > as a property of an instance of NoteBook i.e.:
> > > > >  Notebook notebook = new NoteBook();
> > > > >  notebook.TabPages.Add( "This is a new page" );
> > > > >  TabPage tabpage = notebook.TabPages[0];
> > > > >  tabpage.Text = "This is new text on the same tab page";
> > > > >
> > > > > - The example brings me to my next point: Tab page labels should be
> > > > > added automatically, and exposed as the "Text" or "Title" property for
> > > > > a single tab page.  In the example above, I am setting the "Text/Title"
> > > > > property of a new page.
> > > > >
> > > > > Why expose a collection of tab pages
> > > > > =====================================
> > > > >
> > > > > Exposing the child tab pages in a Notebook as a collection would allow
> > > > > things like:
> > > > >
> > > > >  int i = notebook.TabPages.Count;
> > > > >  TabPage tabpage = notebook.TabPages["page1"];
> > > > >
> > > > > And would eliminate (IMHO) ugly methods like:
> > > > >
> > > > > GetNthPage(),
> > > > > GetTabLabel(),
> > > > >
> > > > > of which, GetNthPage is misleading because it doesn't even return the
> > > > > NotebookPage, but returns an instance of Widget, which still cannot be
> > > > > casted to a NotebookPage!
> > > > >
> > > > > Can Still Retain Advanced Label Functionality
> > > > > =============================================
> > > > >
> > > > > Perhaps for more advanced formatting, you can still expose the tabs
> > > > > label as a Label property:
> > > > >
> > > > >  TabPage tabpage = notebook.TabPages[0];
> > > > >  tabPage.Label.RederIcon(...);
> > > > >
> > > > > Reference To Current TabPage, Not Index Of
> > > > > =========================================
> > > > >
> > > > > The Page property is also misleading; it should
> > > > > not return the index of the active page, but rather should return a
> > > > > reference to the active page:
> > > > >
> > > > >  notebook.Page.Text = "Some new text for this tab(again)";
> > > > >
> > > > > Summary
> > > > > ========================================
> > > > >
> > > > > I think with these few changes to the Notebook, it can be a very
> > > > > powerful tab-based container, and would propel it past the TabControl
> > > > > control in .NET which (again IMHO) is much easier to work with and more
> > > > > logically structured.
> > > > >
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> > >
> > > --
> > > Rafael "Monoman" Teixeira
> > > ---------------------------------------
> > > "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> > > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all
> > > progress depends on the unreasonable man." George Bernard Shaw
> >
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> Rafael "Monoman" Teixeira
> ---------------------------------------
> "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man." George Bernard Shaw