Alexandre Rousseau wrote:
> Hi Edgar
>
> Thanks very much. But what imagine that:
>
> 1. my text is much longer, say, 'A test is a test is a test is a test 
> is a test is a test is a test is a test is a test is a test is a test 
> is a test.'
> 2. the user has not yet resized my collapsed morph. Contents are 
> contracted to, say, 32 characters, and copied to the title bar. So 
> far, so good.
> 3. next, the user resizes the collapsed morph so that its length is 
> twice what it was in #2. I would then want to be able to see more 
> characters in that title bar, say, 64.
>
> Actually, playing with ProjectViewMorphs, I see the behaviour I need. 
> Say you name a project with a ridiculously long name. Collapsing the 
> project view (in place) reveals only parts of the long title. Resizing 
> it reveals or hides characters as needed.
>
> Somehow, I can't get this to happen with my own collapsed morph. 
> Delving into the ProjectViewMorph class does not shed much light on 
> why this is happening, but I suspect that that project view's 
> AlignmentMorph row plays a role in this. I'll do some tests.
The behavior you describe is in the label part of a SystemWindow.
Karl
>
> Thanks for your help, again
> Alex
>
>
>
> On 29-Nov-07, at 9:43 PM, Edgar J. De Cleene wrote:
>
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>> El 11/29/07 10:03 AM, "Alexandre Rousseau" <alexr at mailsnare.net> 
>> escribió:
>>
>>> Hi Edgar
>>>
>>>
>>>> I following your previous post, trying to understand how should be
>>>> constructed your morph.
>>>>
>>>> Until now, I think you wish some kind of Post It note, maybe I wrong.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, and that's working fine, for the most part (see attached
>>> screenshot: note.gif).
>>> ?
>>> ?
>>> ?
>>>
>>>>> 1. a SimpleButtonMorph, to trigger collapse/expansion of the stickie
>>>>> note (collapsed = stickie note's editor submorph hidden)
>>>>
>>>> Why not change  collapsed/expanded state via click ?
>>>>
>>> Personal preference, but regardless of how, collapse works too. See
>>> note-collapsed.gif.
>>> ?
>>> ?
>>> ?
>>>
>>> As you can see from the screenshot, the collapsed note contains a
>>> summary of its contents, obtained until now with this:
>>>
>>> NPNote>>updateSummaryLabel
>>> self contents ifNotNil:
>>> [(self summaryMorph)
>>> contents: (self contents asString withSeparatorsCompacted
>>> contractTo: (32 min: self contents size "NEED TO CHANGE THIS
>>> CODE"))]
>>>
>>> What I would want to do instead is be able to get the maximum string
>>> length that my summary can be set to without triggering a resize of
>>> the title bar, hence the note. Right now, if I widen my note (via the
>>> halo), my summary does not fill the title bar, i.e., note-collapsed-
>>> wide.gif:
>>> ?
>>> ?
>>> ?
>>>
>>>
>>> I am not sure if this is clear enough. Also, I hope the size of this
>>> email (20K) doesn't cause too much trouble.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Alex
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> 2. a StringMorph that contains a summary -- a contracted copy -- of
>>>>> the stickie note's editor's contents. I would like the length of that
>>>>> summary to depend on the width of the stickie note's title bar.
>>>>
>>>> I could use a ScrollableField instead, like in old versions of 3.10.
>>>> Now I embed into a SystemWindow  as some like more .
>>>>
>>>>> 3. a StringMorph instance that is set to the last modification date
>>>>> of the stickie note.
>>>> This is a very easy, you need a inst var like lastdate, and appropiate
>>>> senders and getters to #lastdate.
>>>>
>>>> Then this should be a submorph, and the children morph have
>>>> comeToFront in
>>>> his initialize
>>>>
>>>>> So, question: how do I determine the maximum space that #2 can occupy
>>>>> before provoking a resize of the stickie note, and given that stickie
>>>>> note widths are left to user discretion, i.e., can and will vary.
>>>>
>>>> If you send a example of full text, contracted text, maybe more
>>>> help come.
>>>>
>>>> Edgar
>>
>>
>>
>>>>
>> Alexandre :
>>
>> Very clear now, and you could put any pict as attached.
>> The max size on this list is 100 k on newbies is only 40 k.
>> The most easy way is changing name overriding #collapse , as you 
>> could see
>> in this very quick and dirty using current "history of 3.10 " as 
>> example.
>> You could see what if I change arbritray the name to "Pepe", the 
>> collapsed
>> label shows  only this four letters.
>>
>> If still unclear, send new mail.
>>
>>
>> Edgar
>>
>> <Picture 3.png>
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