[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?

[karl]

Alexandre Rousseau wrote:
> 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.
Does not #spaceFill do just fill the max available space ?

Karl
>
> 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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