Re: Gui4Cli 19.42 new features/options.

"[email protected] [gui4cli]" <[email protected]> 05 Mar 2016 12:10:32 -0800
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Hi Dimitris,<br><br>Thanks for the explanation!<br><br>About the debug log. I thought it would be easier to open it at the directory I&#39;m working at but<br>since the file name is always the same, I could also create a shortcut to it on the desktop.<br><br>About the combos. Is the problem something like Windows reset the colors to its liking whenever<br>it does a refresh? For my own use it isn&#39;t a problem but some users expected that everything<br>that is not applicable would be grayed-out. Most visible events automatically do when disabled.<br><br>Chris<br><br><div class="ygroups-quoted"><br>---In [email protected], &lt;gui4cli@...&gt; wrote :<br><br><div id="ygrps-yiv-1646051805"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Chris</div><div><br></div>SET DBGWRITE ON<div><br></div><div>This has to b
 e a single location, like the output window. Since the current gui changes, it would generate multiple files. Maybe I could add SET DBGFILE FileName to define/change a file name.</div><div><br></div><div>WinAttr STYLE NODISPATCH<br></div><div><br></div><div>It&#39;s a flag to prevent calling DispatchMessage() at the end of the window procedure. I tried it as a test to fix some interference with the mouse input, etc. It didn&#39;t fix anything, so I&#39;ll probably do away with it.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>gcThreadPrintf()<br></div><div><br></div><div>This allows you to print to the output window from within a thread that you may have created in a DLL. It synchronizes with the main thread to avoid crashes.<br></div><div><br></div><div>xCOMBO</div><div><br></div><div>I see in the cod
 e that I tried this in the past, but didn&#39;t succeed. It works but really badly cause windows wants to use its own colors. The correct way would be to make it &quot;owner-drawn&quot;, but then I&#39;d have to draw everything myself - too much work.</div><div><br></div><div>Dimitris</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><blockquote><span class=""> </span></blockquote></div><div><div class="ygrps-yiv-1646051805gmail_extra"><div class="ygrps-yiv-1646051805gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 12:17 PM, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:chris.kevany@...">chris.kevany@...</a> [gui4cli] <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="ygrps-yiv-1646051805gmail_quot
 e" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;"><u></u><div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">
<span>&nbsp;</span><div><div><div><p>Hi Dimitris,<br><br>I started to look at the new 19.42 options and already use the new richedit internal<br>variables successfully. I use it to find the current cursor position to be able to<br>restore it later on.<br>I also used the SET DBGWRITE ON option which is quite helpful. Would it be possible<br>to write the log to the folder from where the current gui is loaded?<br><br>Most of the descriptions in the _HISTORY.txt file are clear but on some I have a<br>few questions.<br><br>1. WinAttr STYLE NODISPATCH. What does the default windows routine actually do?<br><br>2. When do I need to use gcThreadPrintf() in my dll calls? Also can you post the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; G4C_api.h header file so I can update my C programming environment.<br><br>A while ago I ask
 ed if it was possible to set the background color of combos.<br>I would like to use that to gray-out the combo main box for combos that are<br>conditionally disabled. Currently combos are locked when disabled but there&#39;s<br>no visible indication. I use to do that with xTextin events by setting style<br>xpwhite to gray and vice-versa.<br><br>I found a few threads with code examples that suggest it would be possible.<br>Perhaps take a look and see if it&#39;s applicable on g4c combos?<br><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://forums.codeguru.com/showthread.php?258310-How-to-change-the-color-of-the-listbox-of-a-ComboBox&amp;p=788137#post788137">http://forums.codeguru.com/showthread.php?258310-How-to-change-the-color-of-the-listbox-of-a-ComboBox&amp;p=788137#post788137</a><br
 ><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://forums.codeguru.com/showthread.php?520009-Change-color-of-combo-box">http://forums.codeguru.com/showthread.php?520009-Change-color-of-combo-box</a><br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Chris</p><p><span><br></span></p><p></p></div><div style="color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:0px;"></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div></div>



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