[Mono-list] Windows Forms...wah

[Piers Haken]

Why not just use a DataSet?

Piers.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tum [mailto:tum@veridicus.com] 
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 8:56 PM
> To: 'fssc'; 'mono-list'
> Subject: RE: [Mono-list] Windows Forms...wah
> 
> 
> Firstly, I think you'll find that most of the time you never 
> need to do this because list boxes usually contain runtime 
> data.  And when you have runtime data, the MVC shines because 
> you never need to store and synchronize data in and between 
> two locations.
> 
> Anyway, of course you visually design MVC based controls.
> 
> An example using VS.NET would be like this:
> 
> +Drag-Drop the ListBox onto the form.
> +Drag-Drop the ArrayListModel onto the form.
> +Set the "Model" property of the ListBox to the ArrayListModel. 
> +Configure the ArrayListModel with the list of data you want.
> 
> This is actually more flexible.  If you ever want to replace 
> the listbox with some other list control (like a combo box), 
> you won't have to re-enter the data.  This can be quite a 
> common occurrence and a source of frustration when using drag 
> and drop IDEs.  Using MVC, the problem is solved.
>  
> You could also support other drag'n'drop listmodel components 
> like DataSourceListModel, XmlListModel, ResourceListModel etc...
> 
> ::Tum
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mono-list-admin@ximian.com [mailto:mono-list-admin@ximian.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of fssc
> > Sent: Saturday, 21 September 2002 3:06 a.m.
> > To: mono-list
> > Subject: Re: [Mono-list] Windows Forms...wah
> > 
> > 
> > Many of use I'm sure come from visual ide development 
> environments and 
> > sometimes we just like to populate a drop down list visually, could
> one do
> > this with a MVC approach?
> > 
> > Herbert
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rodrigo Moya" <rodrigo@ximian.com>
> > To: "fssc" <hsauro@fssc.demon.co.uk>
> > Cc: "Mono List" <mono-list@ximian.com>
> > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 10:44 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Mono-list] Windows Forms...wah
> > 
> > 
> > > On Fri, 2002-09-20 at 06:00, fssc wrote:
> > > > When you talk about model/controller classes would implement a
> list
> > box
> > say
> > > > as two separate entities, one to display the data and another to
> store
> > the
> > > > data? If so please don't, or at least give the option 
> to go either
> > your
> > way
> > > > or as they have now. It's all very well bringing in 
> comp sci ideas
> > like
> > this
> > > > but sometimes they just get in the way when you just want a list
> box
> > that
> > > > displays, say the days of the week.
> > > >
> > > then, you just have to write:
> > >
> > > ListBox lb = new ListBox (new ListModel ("Monday", 
> "February", ...);
> > >
> > > but still have the model/view/controller separation, which is very
> nice
> > > for a lot of things.
> > >
> > > cheers
> > > --
> > > Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo@ximian.com>
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
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