default size for labels, fields, buttons, ...

Classic Servoy
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Hello,
I think that it would be very useful to be able to define the default size for elements such as labels, fields or buttons, for example; alongside, the size of the pixels between elements when some of them are placed at the same time on a form…

We would save time in placing elements on forms.
Thank you very much…

2

I agree. Some while ago I posted already a feature request (99073)

3

Will try to include that in the eclipse-based version of the designer.

Rob

4

I did something which is really not recommended and must be handled very carefully. But it avoids the annoying setting of the same property values over and over again.

If you execute the following query in the repository, you get the default size settings for fields (object_type_id = 4).

select * from servoy_content_spec
where object_type_id = 4
and property_name = ‘size’

The ‘default_textual_classvalue’ can not only be read, it can also be set. 8)

On your own risk.
Regards

5

Hello Rob

Did you guys already look at Matisse, the NetBeans Forms editor? I don’t know if it’s possible to integrate this editor, but that would be really great as it shows (my personal opinion only, of course .-) how a forms editor could/should look like today, i.e. what functionality is possible to achieve.

There are also movies on the web which show the behaviour like alignment of fields to other fields or to a raster (GUI rules of the according OS), the insertion of fields between other fields and the automatic realignment of all other fields, etc.

If one sees that, “lauft einem das Wasser im Munde zusammen” may be someone can translate that into english (as i am not capable of doing it :-(

Best regards, Robert

rgansevles:
Will try to include that in the eclipse-based version of the designer.

Rob

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Robert Huber:
If one sees that, “lauft einem das Wasser im Munde zusammen” may be someone can translate that into english (as i am not capable of doing it :frowning:

Translation: You will be drooling!

7

:-)

ROCLASI:

Robert Huber:
If one sees that, “lauft einem das Wasser im Munde zusammen” may be someone can translate that into english (as i am not capable of doing it :-(

Translation: You will be drooling!

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I think the Matisse idea is great. I have been using it in Eclipse for Java projects for a few years now and it is great (as long as you do not hand it the generated code!).

It would certainly be nice to know what the plans are for Eclipse features for Servoy.

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Robert Huber:
Hello Rob

Did you guys already look at Matisse, the NetBeans Forms editor? I don’t know if it’s possible to integrate this editor, but that would be really great as it shows (my personal opinion only, of course .-) how a forms editor could/should look like today, i.e. what functionality is possible to achieve.

There are also movies on the web which show the behaviour like alignment of fields to other fields or to a raster (GUI rules of the according OS), the insertion of fields between other fields and the automatic realignment of all other fields, etc.

If one sees that, “lauft einem das Wasser im Munde zusammen” may be someone can translate that into english (as i am not capable of doing it :frowning:

Best regards, Robert

rgansevles:
Will try to include that in the eclipse-based version of the designer.

Rob

Matisse has been on our radar for quite a while. Our primary focus is now to get on Ecilpse and we’re getting there, after that getting even more advanced UI editors will be on our priority list.

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Hello Jan

This is really good news to hear that you already noticed such good forms editor implementations as Matisse :-)

Also nice to hear you make (a lot of .-) progress in porting Servoy to Eclipse.

Best regards, Robert