Capturing window events

> I do not have the feeling this is supported currently. One way to  
> implement this I guess, is to redefine the method  
> SystemWindow>>extent: to emit an instance of a subclass of  
> Announcement, which could be named MorphicWindowResize.
>
> I plan to do this for Mondrian, but maybe this is of an interest to  
> GUI guys.
>
> Any comment before I proceed?
>
> Cheers,
> Alexandre
>

> Hi Alex,
>
>> Is there an easy way to capture windows related events such as
>> resizing and hiding ?
>
> I was seeking for the same things just last week...
> For collapsing and expanding using the tool buttons in the window's  
> task bar, the
> methods #collapse and #expand of SystemWindow get executed.
>
> Resizing and moving with the mouse is more difficult to intercept.
> The best way I found was to hook into #doFastWindowReframe:  
> (resizing) and
> #doFastFrameDrag: (moving).
> I had to override these methods to send a notification to my stuff.  
> Not the best way,
> so enhancing SystemWindow to announce resizing, moving, maybe also  
> expanding,
> collapsing, closing, etc. would be better.
>
> David
>
>> I do not have the feeling this is supported currently. One way to
>> implement this I guess, is to redefine the method
>> SystemWindow>>extent: to emit an instance of a subclass of
>> Announcement, which could be named MorphicWindowResize.
>>
>> I plan to do this for Mondrian, but maybe this is of an interest to
>> GUI guys.
>>
>> Any comment before I proceed?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Alexandre
>>
>
>
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> Hi Alex,
>
>> Is there an easy way to capture windows related events such as
>> resizing and hiding ?
>
> I was seeking for the same things just last week...
> For collapsing and expanding using the tool buttons in the window's  
> task bar, the
> methods #collapse and #expand of SystemWindow get executed.
>
> Resizing and moving with the mouse is more difficult to intercept.
> The best way I found was to hook into #doFastWindowReframe:  
> (resizing) and
> #doFastFrameDrag: (moving).
> I had to override these methods to send a notification to my stuff.  
> Not the best way,
> so enhancing SystemWindow to announce resizing, moving, maybe also  
> expanding,
> collapsing, closing, etc. would be better.
>
> David
>
>> I do not have the feeling this is supported currently. One way to
>> implement this I guess, is to redefine the method
>> SystemWindow>>extent: to emit an instance of a subclass of
>> Announcement, which could be named MorphicWindowResize.
>>
>> I plan to do this for Mondrian, but maybe this is of an interest to
>> GUI guys.
>>
>> Any comment before I proceed?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Alexandre
>>
>
>
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> Hi David and Friends,
> Morphic-Alexandre_Bergel.301 in PharoInbox extends SystemWindow with
> emitting announcement. The fix also contains a hierarchy of
> announcements
> If someone would like to comment on it.
>
> Cheers,
> Alexandre
>
>
> On 11 May 2009, at 11:14, David Röthlisberger wrote:
>
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>>> Is there an easy way to capture windows related events such as
>>> resizing and hiding ?
>>
>> I was seeking for the same things just last week...
>> For collapsing and expanding using the tool buttons in the window's
>> task bar, the
>> methods #collapse and #expand of SystemWindow get executed.
>>
>> Resizing and moving with the mouse is more difficult to intercept.
>> The best way I found was to hook into #doFastWindowReframe:
>> (resizing) and
>> #doFastFrameDrag: (moving).
>> I had to override these methods to send a notification to my stuff.
>> Not the best way,
>> so enhancing SystemWindow to announce resizing, moving, maybe also
>> expanding,
>> collapsing, closing, etc. would be better.
>>
>> David
>>
>>> I do not have the feeling this is supported currently. One way to
>>> implement this I guess, is to redefine the method
>>> SystemWindow>>extent: to emit an instance of a subclass of
>>> Announcement, which could be named MorphicWindowResize.
>>>
>>> I plan to do this for Mondrian, but maybe this is of an interest to
>>> GUI guys.
>>>
>>> Any comment before I proceed?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Alexandre
>>>
>>
>>
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