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diff --git a/toolkit/doc/layout/notes.txt b/toolkit/doc/layout/notes.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..63bb16487a31 --- /dev/null +++ b/toolkit/doc/layout/notes.txt @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +--- How layout / hierarchy should work --- + +On-screen: + ++-------------------+ +| Label: [Entry] | +| - - - - - - - - - | | +| [ Ok ]| ++-------------------+ + +AWT Window hierarcy: + Window + + Label + + Entry + + Ok + + ie. unchanged, and backwards compatible - a flat +representation. + +Toolkit Hierachy + + WindowContainer [Bin?] + + Vbox + + HBox + + Label + + Entry + + Alignment + + Ok + + the layout process would happen inside the toolkit code +(perhaps eventually genericisd itself), and the result from the +(re-)layout process would be a set of SetPosition/SetSize calls made +to VCL. + +--- code pointers --- + +** AWT interfaces: + + offapi/com/sun/star/awt/* - eg. XButton.idl + + 'XLayoutConstrains.idl' [ published & mis-named ! ] + + + We can build 'Layout' into the AWT at the toolkit level + + this should be fairly easy, and wouldn't touch VCL much. + +** Toolkit (awt) implementation: + + toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindows.cxx: + + much of the implementation lurks in here ... + + The size information is in 'vclxwindows.cxx' ... + + + toolkit/source/helper/unowrapper.cxx + + factories / code to associate UNO peers with VCL windows + + pWindow-> + +--- Tests --- + +Integration tests: + cf. http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78747 + + +--- more thoughts --- + +** Extra Design constraints: [!?] + + accessibility + + QA test-tool-age ... - tests ~will need re-write (unfortunately) + +* New functionality we would like: + + ShowAll (vs. Show/Hide) && HideAll ... + +Necessary to re- build && deliver svtools/ having delivered toolkit ... + rm unxlngi6.pro/slo/textwindowaccessibility.* # first ... + +** Layout containers: + + XIndexAccess ? - sorted container (?) + +* Consider 'XLayoutRoot' top-level ... + + inherit from XNameContainer - widgets by name / id ... + + hack a VCL dialog ? + + we need a handle we can pass back of some form: + + XWindowPeer getPeer() ... [ can use that I guess ? ] + + also need a service interface ? + + or parameters passed as Anys ? [ugh] + +* Decided + + use 'layout' by itself & small patches + to toolkit/ in ooo-build. + +* TODO: + + need a 'queueResize' method ... + + trigger on show/hide ... + + allocateSize should take an awt::Rectangle ... + + impl. XLayoutRoot + + special cases: + + radio-button-group + + notebook + +* svx/source/dialog/zoom* + +Michael's Todo: + + handle MetricField: 'unit' enum etc. - introspection ? or ... + + make OK/Cancel buttons function as they should ... + + merge layout-svtools.diff into CWS as last step before inclusion ... + + FixedLine: + + get sizing right ... + + hook up new virtual methods into toolkit/ (m225) - i#80754 + + copy the crud from toolkit's custom vclxwindows.cxx + "calcMinimumSize" logic ... + + get ok/help/cancel buttons working ... + + + fix / rationalise property adding in toolkit ... + + simplify it with the new VCLWindow base :-) + + simplify it ... + + spreadsheet ... + + VCLXImageConsumer - can't be instantiated itself + anyway ! -> bin the 'true' & just add all these + props unconditionally ... + + + switch construction attributes into their own xmlns to + avoid treading on other properties ... |