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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>John-Reed Maffeo<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 7, 2016 10:37 PM<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ron / Dan, Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have resolved the issue, by trying a lot of different, minor modifications to my methods; 59 versions of the most problematic one!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>[Ron Teitelbaum] Excellent I’m glad you figured it out!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The answer to my question seems to be rooted in my choice of a #layoutPolicy: ( btw, what is the appropriate use of the # sign when talking about Smalltalk code?<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>[Ron Teitelbaum] # followed by some string literal indicates a symbol which are great for things like parameters (#spaceFill) which are easy to compare. In the context of discussing code in an email I will sometimes use #foo to indicate a method name but I’m also likely to use Object >> foo or anObject >> foo because of how the debugger shows messages. Had you not asked the question “my choice of a #layoutPolicy: “ was perfectly understandable. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>) and specifying the height of containing morph based on the height of the largest contained morph.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Comment to anyone reading this in search of information, be patient and confident of finding a solution. Keep searching for answers and asking questions. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---- begin<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>createEditMorphFor: dataItem title: string<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>"Use a standard definition of the data entry elements in the form. The changes I make here will propagate to all the items in the form and keep the calling method cleaner"<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>| container contents title |<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>container := BorderedMorph new.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>container color: Color tan.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>container layoutPolicy: ProportionalLayout new.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>container borderColor: Color tan.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>container hResizing: #spaceFill; hResizing: #spaceFill.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>title := StringMorph contents: string.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>title emphasis: 1.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>contents :=TextMorph new contents: dataItem.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>contents wrapFlag: true.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>container height: contents height.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>container addMorph: title fullFrame:((LayoutFrame fractions: (0.0 @ 0.0 corner: 0.3@ 1))).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span>^ container addMorph: contents fullFrame:((LayoutFrame fractions: (0.3 @ 0.0 corner: 1.0 @ 1.0))).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>--- end<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-apple-tab-span> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Dan Norton <<a href="mailto:dnorton@mindspring.com" target="_blank">dnorton@mindspring.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi John,<br><br>It might be better to separate the labels from the text morph. Each of your current panes<br>would contain two morphs: a list morph with the labels and beside it a text pane with the text<br>associated with the selected label. Text panes wrap text well, but list panes do not.<br><br> - Dan Norton<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Beginners mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org">Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners" target="_blank">http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>