Menu problems on Tablet PC - Round II

> Dan,
>
>
>>It's been a while since I originally raised this issue.  I have done some
>>additional testing, and I have found a (painful) work-around, but I
>
> haven't
>
>>figured out where to go next.  Initially I thought the problem was related
>>to a context menu in an embedded part.  When I use that menu, the main
>
> menu
>
>>bar becomes disabled.  Subsequent discussion also pointed to the scrolling
>>window as a potential problem.  Well, it seems the problem is more basic
>>than any of those ideas.
>>
>>I created a simple window from Shell.  I setup a default view, and I added
>
> a
>
>>menu bar and a single menu.  Initially I added one instance of the part I
>>was adding into the scrolling window, for testing.  As with my
>
> application,
>
>>accessing the context menu of my object disables the menu bar items.  Then
>
> I
>
>>discovered something else.  Simply right-clicking on my object disables
>
> the
>
>>menu bar items, even if I remove the context menu.  The object responds to
>
> a
>
>>left click, but left-clicking has no effect on the menu bar.
>>
>>Changing focus will not enable the menu bar, but, right-clicking on the
>
> main
>
>>window or the title bar, does enable the menu items.  That's the
>>work-around.
>>
>>I'd be happy to try and resolve this, but I could use some ideas as to
>
> where
>
>>to look next. As I mentioned, this only happens on the Tablet PC.  The
>>application is running on a variety of laptops and desktops, running
>
> windows
>
>>98, 2k and XP.  the Tablet runs XP Tablet Edition with the Wacom drivers
>>(Toshiba Tablet).
>
>
> Can you isolate a fairly simple package that illustrates this problem and
> e-mail it through. I doubt we can do much without the ability to debug
> through it.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Andy Bower
> Dolphin Support
> http://www.object-arts.com
> ---
> Are you trying too hard?
> http://www.object-arts.com/Relax.htm
> ---
>
>

> I'll send somehting soon.
>
> Thanks
> Dan
>
> Andy Bower wrote:
> > Dan,
> >
> >
> >>It's been a while since I originally raised this issue.  I have done

> >
> > a
> >
> >>left click, but left-clicking has no effect on the menu bar.
> >>
> >>Changing focus will not enable the menu bar, but, right-clicking on the
> >
> > main
> >
> >>window or the title bar, does enable the menu items.  That's the
> >>work-around.
> >>
> >>I'd be happy to try and resolve this, but I could use some ideas as to
> >
> > where
> >
> >>to look next. As I mentioned, this only happens on the Tablet PC.  The
> >>application is running on a variety of laptops and desktops, running
> >
> > windows
> >
> >>98, 2k and XP.  the Tablet runs XP Tablet Edition with the Wacom drivers
> >>(Toshiba Tablet).
> >
> >
> > Can you isolate a fairly simple package that illustrates this problem

> > e-mail it through. I doubt we can do much without the ability to debug
> > through it.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Andy Bower
> > Dolphin Support
> > http://www.object-arts.com
> > ---
> > Are you trying too hard?
> > http://www.object-arts.com/Relax.htm
> > ---
> >
> >
>

> Dan,
>
> Ok, I received your code. Before we go into looking at what happens on the
> Tablet PC, I can see some anomalies just under plain Windows XP and I think
> these may be the origin of the problems you're experiencing on the tablet.
> Let's take a look at the way you add the dynamically created text field:
>
> DaTabletTestShell>>addText
>     | tView |
>     tView := TextEdit new.
>     self view addSubView: tView.
>     (TextPresenter new)
>         view: tView;
>         model: 'test'
>
> First of all, open your shell and execute this command. Now use the Visual
> Object Finder tool from the Dolphin toolbar to click on the new text field
> to examine it in an Inspector. Do the same thing for the static text field
> that you created in the View Composer. Can you see the difference. You
> should see that with your dynamically created field, the #parentPresenter is
> nil when it really should be the parent shell. When your dynamic field has
> focus this is preventing commands (or #queryCommand:) being routed from the
> text field up to the DaTabletShell where your menu bar commands exist.
>
> Now take a look at how the ClassBrowserAbstract>>createPlugins dynamically
> creates new presenters within its cardsPresenter. With that in mind I think
> you can rewrite #addText as:
>
> DaTabletTestShell>>addText
>     TextPresenter createIn: self on: 'test'
>
> Note that, if you want to use a specific view resource for the presenter
> this can be explicitly specified by passing the resource name as follows:
>
> DaTabletTestShell>>addText
>     TextPresenter create: 'Multiline text' in: self on: 'test'
>
> Let me know if this solves some, or all, of your issues on the Tablet PC.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Andy Bower
> Dolphin Support
> http://www.object-arts.com
> ---
> Are you trying too hard?
> http://www.object-arts.com/Relax.htm
> ---
>
> "Dan Antion" <[hidden email]> wrote in message
> news:[hidden email]...
>
>>I'll send somehting soon.
>>
>>Thanks
>>Dan
>>
>>Andy Bower wrote:
>>
>>>Dan,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>It's been a while since I originally raised this issue.  I have done
>>>
> some
>
>>>>additional testing, and I have found a (painful) work-around, but I
>>>
>>>haven't
>>>
>>>
>>>>figured out where to go next.  Initially I thought the problem was
>>>
> related
>
>>>>to a context menu in an embedded part.  When I use that menu, the main
>>>
>>>menu
>>>
>>>
>>>>bar becomes disabled.  Subsequent discussion also pointed to the
>>>
> scrolling
>
>>>>window as a potential problem.  Well, it seems the problem is more basic
>>>>than any of those ideas.
>>>>
>>>>I created a simple window from Shell.  I setup a default view, and I
>>>
> added
>
>>>a
>>>
>>>
>>>>menu bar and a single menu.  Initially I added one instance of the part
>>>
> I
>
>>>>was adding into the scrolling window, for testing.  As with my
>>>
>>>application,
>>>
>>>
>>>>accessing the context menu of my object disables the menu bar items.
>>>
> Then
>
>>>I
>>>
>>>
>>>>discovered something else.  Simply right-clicking on my object disables
>>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>
>>>>menu bar items, even if I remove the context menu.  The object responds
>>>
> to
>
>>>a
>>>
>>>
>>>>left click, but left-clicking has no effect on the menu bar.
>>>>
>>>>Changing focus will not enable the menu bar, but, right-clicking on the
>>>
>>>main
>>>
>>>
>>>>window or the title bar, does enable the menu items.  That's the
>>>>work-around.
>>>>
>>>>I'd be happy to try and resolve this, but I could use some ideas as to
>>>
>>>where
>>>
>>>
>>>>to look next. As I mentioned, this only happens on the Tablet PC.  The
>>>>application is running on a variety of laptops and desktops, running
>>>
>>>windows
>>>
>>>
>>>>98, 2k and XP.  the Tablet runs XP Tablet Edition with the Wacom drivers
>>>>(Toshiba Tablet).
>>>
>>>
>>>Can you isolate a fairly simple package that illustrates this problem
>>
> and
>
>>>e-mail it through. I doubt we can do much without the ability to debug
>>>through it.
>>>
>>>Best Regards,
>>>
>>>Andy Bower
>>>Dolphin Support
>>>http://www.object-arts.com
>>>---
>>>Are you trying too hard?
>>>http://www.object-arts.com/Relax.htm
>>>---
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>