Triggering events in Roassal

>> is there in roassal any event that triggers right after the layout is applied?
>
> Currently no. It would be easy to add this.
>
>> What I'm trying to do is to center on an element after the layout is applied (so after the element have a position in the visualization).
>
>
> I can't really figure out why you need this. I would understand if the layout would be done in a background thread, but this is not the case. Here an example on how to focus after a layout:
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> | view nodes dictionaryNode |
> view := ROMondrianViewBuilder new.
> "enter your script below"
> "-------------"
> "-------------"
>
> nodes := view nodes: Collection withAllSubclasses.
> dictionaryNode := nodes detect: [ :element | element model == Dictionary ].
> view open.
>
> ROFocusView on: dictionaryNode.  
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> Note that the use of ROFocusView cannot be done before opening the view. The reason is that opening the view triggers the layout. Do you want to open the view after doing the focus ? This is doable, just let me know.
>
> Cheers,
> Alexandre
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> Hi,
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> When you are in the context of Glamour, you do not have access to open.
>
> That is why it would be good to have this even available.
>
> Cheers,
> Doru
>
>
> On 15 Nov 2012, at 16:32, Alexandre Bergel <[hidden email]> wrote:
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>>> is there in roassal any event that triggers right after the layout is applied?
>>
>> Currently no. It would be easy to add this.
>>
>>> What I'm trying to do is to center on an element after the layout is applied (so after the element have a position in the visualization).
>>
>>
>> I can't really figure out why you need this. I would understand if the layout would be done in a background thread, but this is not the case. Here an example on how to focus after a layout:
>>
>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>> | view nodes dictionaryNode |
>> view := ROMondrianViewBuilder new.
>> "enter your script below"
>> "-------------"
>> "-------------"
>>
>> nodes := view nodes: Collection withAllSubclasses.
>> dictionaryNode := nodes detect: [ :element | element model == Dictionary ].
>> view open.
>>
>> ROFocusView on: dictionaryNode.  
>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>>
>> Note that the use of ROFocusView cannot be done before opening the view. The reason is that opening the view triggers the layout. Do you want to open the view after doing the focus ? This is doable, just let me know.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Alexandre
>>
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> Good point!
>
> I've added ROLayoutBeing and ROLayoutEnd, both subclass of ROLayoutEvent.
>
> Using the Mondrian DSL:
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> view nodes: (1 to: 20).
> view horizontalLineLayout
> on: ROLayoutEnd do: [:event | ... ].
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> Or the Roassal API:
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> ROHorizontalLineLayout
> on: ROLayoutEvent do: [ :event | events add: event ];
> applyOn: yourElements
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

> Cheers,
> Alexandre
>
> On Nov 15, 2012, at 12:44 PM, Tudor Girba <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> When you are in the context of Glamour, you do not have access to open.
>>
>> That is why it would be good to have this even available.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Doru
>>
>>
>> On 15 Nov 2012, at 16:32, Alexandre Bergel <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>>> is there in roassal any event that triggers right after the layout is applied?
>>>
>>> Currently no. It would be easy to add this.
>>>
>>>> What I'm trying to do is to center on an element after the layout is applied (so after the element have a position in the visualization).
>>>
>>>
>>> I can't really figure out why you need this. I would understand if the layout would be done in a background thread, but this is not the case. Here an example on how to focus after a layout:
>>>
>>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>>> | view nodes dictionaryNode |
>>> view := ROMondrianViewBuilder new.
>>> "enter your script below"
>>> "-------------"
>>> "-------------"
>>>
>>> nodes := view nodes: Collection withAllSubclasses.
>>> dictionaryNode := nodes detect: [ :element | element model == Dictionary ].
>>> view open.
>>>
>>> ROFocusView on: dictionaryNode.  
>>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>>>
>>> Note that the use of ROFocusView cannot be done before opening the view. The reason is that opening the view triggers the layout. Do you want to open the view after doing the focus ? This is doable, just let me know.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Alexandre
>>>
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