fxruby users - Feb 2006 - Option Menu problem (list to long)

Hey,

I have a option menu filled with client options.
Some user have a lot of clients, so the menu list is ver long, it takes al space
on screen and it cant scroll down :s:s, or use the arrows to go down.
U dont see the rest of list.

Does anyone has any slution for this?
Or Use another object? Clients can easily go up to 200+.

This is the code:
   # Second row
   FXLabel.new(matrix, "Client")
   # Popup menu
   clientPane = FXPopup.new(self)
   #Connect to webservice (FetchClients)
   @clients = @driver.FetchClients(@@twa, @user.id)
   for client in @clients
    FXOption.new(clientPane, client.name , nil, nil, 0,
JUSTIFY_HZ_APART|ICON_AFTER_TEXT).connect(SEL_COMMAND) { getGeotagsByClient() }
   end
   # Option menu
   @clientMenu = FXOptionMenu.new(matrix, clientPane, (FRAME_RAISED|FRAME_THICK|
   JUSTIFY_HZ_APART|ICON_AFTER_TEXT|LAYOUT_RIGHT|LAYOUT_CENTER_Y))Thanks in
advanceNick.
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On Feb 2, 2006, at 8:23 AM, Brutyn Nick hotmail wrote:
> I have a option menu filled with client options.
> Some user have a lot of clients, so the menu list is ver long, it 
> takes al space on screen and it cant scroll down :s:s, or use the 
> arrows to go down.
> U dont see the rest of list.
> ?
> Does anyone has any slution for this?
> Or Use another object? Clients can easily go up to 200+.
I think an FXListBox is probably a better solution than the 
FXOptionMenu in this case.
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Hey, 

thanks do u ahve some sample code with FXListBox 
so can replace the loop.

Thanks
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lyle Johnson 
  To: Brutyn Nick hotmail 
  Cc: fxruby-users at rubyforge.org 
  Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 3:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [fxruby-users] Option Menu problem (list to long)



  On Feb 2, 2006, at 8:23 AM, Brutyn Nick hotmail wrote:


    I have a option menu filled with client options.
    Some user have a lot of clients, so the menu list is ver long, it takes al
space on screen and it cant scroll down :s:s, or use the arrows to go down.
    U dont see the rest of list.
     
    Does anyone has any slution for this?
    Or Use another object? Clients can easily go up to 200+.


  I think an FXListBox is probably a better solution than the FXOptionMenu in
this case.
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How can i know when the client list is select, when it is select the geotag list
must be filled.

   # Second row
   FXLabel.new(matrix, "Client")
   # ListBox
   @clientListBox = FXListBox.new(matrix,nil, 0,(FRAME_RAISED|FRAME_THICK|
   JUSTIFY_HZ_APART|ICON_AFTER_TEXT|LAYOUT_RIGHT|LAYOUT_CENTER_Y))
   @clientListBox.numVisible = 15
   #Connect to webservice (FetchClients)
   @clients = @driver.FetchClients(@@twa, @user.id)
   #Creating a listBox with all the clients (when selecting a option
getGeotagsByClient() will be executed)
   for client in @clients
    @clientListBox.appendItem(client.name) #<<<<< .connect doesnt
work
   end
   
   # Third row
   FXLabel.new(matrix, "Geotag")
   # ListBox
   @geotagListBox = FXListBox.new(matrix, nil, 0,(FRAME_RAISED|FRAME_THICK|
   JUSTIFY_HZ_APART|ICON_AFTER_TEXT|LAYOUT_RIGHT|LAYOUT_CENTER_Y))
   @geotagListBox.numVisible = 15
   #Connect to webservice (FetchGeotagsByClient)
   #First time the geotags of the first client will be loaded
   @geotags = @driver.FetchGeotagsByClient(@@twa, @user.id, @clients[0].id)
   #Creating a listBox with all the geotags
   for geotag in @geotags
    @geotagListBox.appendItem(geotag.address1 + ", " + geotag.address2
+ ", " + geotag.floor)
   end
  
need to execute this method when client list is selected
  #Getting the geotags of the selected client
  def self.getGeotagsByClient()
   #Showing a wait cursor while getting the records through the webservices
   getApp().beginWaitCursor() do
    #Getting the selected client option menu number
    current_option = @clientMenu.getCurrentNo()
    #Getting the client object (id) from the array based on the optionmenu
number (order array = order optionmenu)
    current_client_id = @clients[current_option].id
    # Popup menu
    pane = FXPopup.new(self, (FRAME_RAISED|FRAME_THICK|
      JUSTIFY_HZ_APART|ICON_AFTER_TEXT|LAYOUT_RIGHT|LAYOUT_CENTER_Y))
    #Connect to webservice (FetchGeotagsByClient)
    @geotags = @driver.FetchGeotagsByClient(@@twa, @user.id, current_client_id)
    #test = ""
    #Creating a optionmenu with all the geotags
    for geotag in @geotags
     geotag_text = geotag.address1
     if !geotag.address2.empty? && geotag.address2  != ""
      geotag_text += ", " + geotag.address2 
     end
     if !geotag.floor.empty? && geotag.floor != ""
      geotag_text += ", " + geotag.floor 
     end
     FXOption.new(pane, geotag_text , nil, nil, 0,
JUSTIFY_HZ_APART|ICON_AFTER_TEXT)
     #test += geotag.address1 + "\n " 
    end
    #Create the pane
    pane.create
    #@user_text.text = test
    #Add the pane to the menu
    @geotagMenu.menu = pane
   end
  end
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lyle Johnson 
  To: Brutyn Nick hotmail 
  Cc: fxruby-users at rubyforge.org 
  Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 3:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [fxruby-users] Option Menu problem (list to long)



  On Feb 2, 2006, at 8:23 AM, Brutyn Nick hotmail wrote:


    I have a option menu filled with client options.
    Some user have a lot of clients, so the menu list is ver long, it takes al
space on screen and it cant scroll down :s:s, or use the arrows to go down.
    U dont see the rest of list.
     
    Does anyone has any slution for this?
    Or Use another object? Clients can easily go up to 200+.


  I think an FXListBox is probably a better solution than the FXOptionMenu in
this case.
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On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 15:58:24 +0100, "Brutyn Nick hotmail"
<brutyn_nick at hotmail.com> wrote :
> How can i know when the client list is select, when it is select the
geotag list must be filled.

Here is what you should do to figure out the answer to this question. First,
take a look at the API documentation for the FXListBox class. You can do
this by visiting the FXRuby home page (at http://www.fxruby.org/) and
clicking on the "API Reference Docs" links that appears on the left
sidebar.

Next, navigate to the documentation page for the FXListBox class. Read about
the FXListBox class, paying close attention to the section labelled
"Events". It will tell you which kinds of messages an FXListBox sends
to its
target, and what kind of data it sends along with that message. Using that
information, you should be able to determine which client the user has
selected from the client list.

On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 16:28:13 +0100, "Brutyn Nick hotmail"
<brutyn_nick at hotmail.com> wrote :
> ..but i cant seem to get the method getGeotagsByClient() activated
> 
> Must the target be another listbox?
> 
> and if i try
>  @clientListBox = FXListBox.new(matrix, getGeotagsByClient(), 
> 0,(FRAME_RAISED|FRAME_THICK|
>    JUSTIFY_HZ_APART|ICON_AFTER_TEXT|LAYOUT_RIGHT|LAYOUT_CENTER_Y))
> 
> He says the method doesnt exist.
Who is "he"? And why are you passing the return value of
"getGeotagsByClient()" as the second argument of FXListBox.new? That
should
probably be nil:

    @clientListBox = FXListBox.new(matrix, nil, 0, ...)

Since FXListBox sends SEL_COMMAND when one its items is selected, you need
to catch that message:

    @clientListBox.connect(SEL_COMMAND) do |sender, sel, data|
      # put message handling code here
    end

and since the documentation told you that the message data is an integer
indicating the selected item''s index:

    @clientListBox.connect(SEL_COMMAND) do |sender, sel, data|
      puts "item #{data} was selected"
    end

Hope this helps,

Lyle

Hey,

thanks that worked great.

i tried
@clientListBox = FXListBox.new(matrix, nil,
0,(FRAME_RAISED|FRAME_THICK|
    JUSTIFY_HZ_APART|ICON_AFTER_TEXT|LAYOUT_RIGHT|LAYOUT_CENTER_Y)).connect 
(...)
that didnt work.

U R the best.

Nick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <lyle at knology.net>
To: "Brutyn Nick hotmail" <brutyn_nick at hotmail.com>
Cc: <fxruby-users at rubyforge.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [fxruby-users] Option Menu problem (list to long)

>
> On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 16:28:13 +0100, "Brutyn Nick hotmail"
> <brutyn_nick at hotmail.com> wrote :
>
>> ..but i cant seem to get the method getGeotagsByClient() activated
>>
>> Must the target be another listbox?
>>
>> and if i try
>>  @clientListBox = FXListBox.new(matrix, getGeotagsByClient(),
>> 0,(FRAME_RAISED|FRAME_THICK|
>>    JUSTIFY_HZ_APART|ICON_AFTER_TEXT|LAYOUT_RIGHT|LAYOUT_CENTER_Y))
>>
>> He says the method doesnt exist.
>
> Who is "he"? And why are you passing the return value of
> "getGeotagsByClient()" as the second argument of FXListBox.new?
That
> should
> probably be nil:
>
>    @clientListBox = FXListBox.new(matrix, nil, 0, ...)
>
> Since FXListBox sends SEL_COMMAND when one its items is selected, you need
> to catch that message:
>
>    @clientListBox.connect(SEL_COMMAND) do |sender, sel, data|
>      # put message handling code here
>    end
>
> and since the documentation told you that the message data is an integer
> indicating the selected item''s index:
>
>    @clientListBox.connect(SEL_COMMAND) do |sender, sel, data|
>      puts "item #{data} was selected"
>    end
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Lyle
>