[REBOL] Re: Changing VID Styles
From: nitsch-lists:netcologne at: 12-Dec-2001 6:04
RE: [REBOL] Re: Changing VID Styles
Hi Brett
[brett--codeconscious--com] wrote:
> Hi Colin,
>
> > I've hit on another way that'll do the job for my application. The
> solution
> > is to display the layout as an image when read only. The crude code below
> is
>
> That's a sneaky idea. I like it :). I'll have to keep it in the back of my
> mind. Though normally the user would get some
> visual indication that the visual elements cannot be modified through
> dimming etc.
>
> Back to the original requirement:
> > I have a layout with a load of entry fields (VID style Field). I need to
> > occassionaly display this with all entry fields disabled.
> >
> > So (I think) I need a way of running through the layout and changing all
> > 'field style faces to 'info style (and vice versa to make it enterable
> again).
>
> Such a function could be a nice facility especially for conditional fields
> or panels. I've seen Volkers reply about
> the feels (BTW I think they are supposed to be around the other way).
> Interesting detective work Volker! Though I'm
> interested to know if flags in the face anything to do with it...
>
'info is an ancestor of 'field, so it has all field field/feel may use.
the other way around is not guaranted, since 'info could add fields
and info/feel could use them..
<snipped interesting ideas, read original :) >
> Brett.
>
- Volker
