[Newbies] How do I find out the maximum extent that a morph can be set to, without this impacting the current extent of its owner morph?

[Alexandre Rousseau]

Hi Jerome

Thanks for your advice. The parent morph in question is variable in  
width (user discretion), includes several submorphs, including that  
for which I would like to calc the maximum "non-impacting" extent,  
and uses a layoutPolicy. And yes, that parent has insets... set, too.  
So I am a bit hesitant. Will try some stuff.

Thanks again
Alex


On 28-Nov-07, at 4:15 PM, Jerome Peace wrote:

> [Newbies] How do I find out the maximum extent that a
> morph can be set to, without this impacting the
> current extent of its owner morph?
>
>
> Hi Alexandre,
>
>
> My first guess would be:
>
> maxBounds := myMorph owner bounds
> myMorph bounds: maxBounds.
>
> and my second guess would be:
> necessaryInset := 1
> maxBounds := maxBounds insetBy: necessaryInset .
>
> and try for a third guess:
> necessaryInset := necessaryInset  + 1 .
>
> etc.
>
> And I would use a squeak workspace to find out what I
> needed to know. And then I would know it. (Report back
> here you results)
>
> Cheers.
>
> Yours in curiosity and service, --Jerome Peace
>
>
> ***
>>
>> Alexandre Rousseau alexr at mailsnare.net
>> Wed Nov 28 05:27:28 UTC 2007
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Question: How do I find out the maximum extent that a
> morph can be
>> set to, without this impacting the current extent of
> its owner morph?
>> Context: trying to set the extent of a sticky note's
> summary label to
>> the maximum possible width, and such that the note's
> window (isKindOf
>> PasteUpMorph) will not be resized.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> Alex
>>
>> ==
>> Alexandre Rousseau
>> E: alexr at mailsnare.net
>> NinerPaint: http://www.ninerpaint.com
> ***
>
>
>
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