[vwnc] programmable ui

>Hi,
>
>I am looking for a way to learn how to build a user interface in VW
>dynamically. That is, I would like to create the UI at runtime, so I
>do not want to use a UI Builder statically, but instead I would just
>want to directly program a UI.
>
>For example, I would like to program a window with a couple of panes:
>1. one with a list,
>2. one with a text, and
>3. one with a tab control with two tabs: a tree and a list
>
>Could anyone help me in this direction?
>
>Cheers,
>Doru
>
>
>--
>www.tudorgirba.com
>
>"Every thing has its own flow."
>
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> I'd suggest to have a look at Magritte:
> http://www.lukas-renggli.ch/smalltalk/magritte
>
> Hoping this helps,
> Reza
>
> At 18:21 05/12/2009, Tudor Girba wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am looking for a way to learn how to build a user interface in VW
>> dynamically. That is, I would like to create the UI at runtime, so I
>> do not want to use a UI Builder statically, but instead I would just
>> want to directly program a UI.
>>
>> For example, I would like to program a window with a couple of panes:
>> 1. one with a list,
>> 2. one with a text, and
>> 3. one with a tab control with two tabs: a tree and a list
>>
>> Could anyone help me in this direction?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Doru
>>
>>
>> --
>> www.tudorgirba.com
>>
>> "Every thing has its own flow."
>>
>>
>>
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>

> Hi Reza,
>
> I know Magritte, but I would like to do the user interface using  
> desktop widgets. As far as I could see by browsing the VW version of  
> Magritte, it only offers Seaside rendering. Perhaps I am wrong, but I  
> could not load the MagritteForVisualWorks bundle from the Public Store  
> in my VW 7.6.
>
> Cheers,
> Doru
>
>
> On 5 Dec 2009, at 19:59, Reza Razavi wrote:
>
>> I'd suggest to have a look at Magritte:
>> http://www.lukas-renggli.ch/smalltalk/magritte
>>
>> Hoping this helps,
>> Reza
>>
>> At 18:21 05/12/2009, Tudor Girba wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am looking for a way to learn how to build a user interface in VW
>>> dynamically. That is, I would like to create the UI at runtime, so I
>>> do not want to use a UI Builder statically, but instead I would just
>>> want to directly program a UI.
>>>
>>> For example, I would like to program a window with a couple of panes:
>>> 1. one with a list,
>>> 2. one with a text, and
>>> 3. one with a tab control with two tabs: a tree and a list
>>>
>>> Could anyone help me in this direction?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Doru
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> www.tudorgirba.com
>>>
>>> "Every thing has its own flow."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>
> --
> www.tudorgirba.com
>
> "What is more important: To be happy, or to make happy?"
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> This might get you started:
>
> http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/casts/stDaily/2008/smalltalk_daily-04-28-08.html
>
> It's not exactly what you want to do, nut it's close enough to give  
> you an idea, I think
>
> James Robertson
> Cincom Smalltalk Product Evangelist
> http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/blogView
> Talk Small and Carry a Big Class Library
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 5, 2009, at 4:19 PM, Tudor Girba wrote:
>
>> Hi Reza,
>>
>> I know Magritte, but I would like to do the user interface using
>> desktop widgets. As far as I could see by browsing the VW version of
>> Magritte, it only offers Seaside rendering. Perhaps I am wrong, but I
>> could not load the MagritteForVisualWorks bundle from the Public  
>> Store
>> in my VW 7.6.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Doru
>>
>>
>> On 5 Dec 2009, at 19:59, Reza Razavi wrote:
>>
>>> I'd suggest to have a look at Magritte:
>>> http://www.lukas-renggli.ch/smalltalk/magritte
>>>
>>> Hoping this helps,
>>> Reza
>>>
>>> At 18:21 05/12/2009, Tudor Girba wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am looking for a way to learn how to build a user interface in VW
>>>> dynamically. That is, I would like to create the UI at runtime,  
>>>> so I
>>>> do not want to use a UI Builder statically, but instead I would  
>>>> just
>>>> want to directly program a UI.
>>>>
>>>> For example, I would like to program a window with a couple of  
>>>> panes:
>>>> 1. one with a list,
>>>> 2. one with a text, and
>>>> 3. one with a tab control with two tabs: a tree and a list
>>>>
>>>> Could anyone help me in this direction?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Doru
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> www.tudorgirba.com
>>>>
>>>> "Every thing has its own flow."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>
>>
>> --
>> www.tudorgirba.com
>>
>> "What is more important: To be happy, or to make happy?"
>>
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> Thanks for the pointer, James. Indeed, although not quite what I had  
> in mind, I guess it could work like this.
>
> Cheers,
> Doru
>
>
> On 6 Dec 2009, at 00:07, James Robertson wrote:
>
>> This might get you started:
>>
>> http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/casts/stDaily/2008/smalltalk_daily-04-28-08.html
>>
>> It's not exactly what you want to do, nut it's close enough to give  
>> you an idea, I think
>>
>> James Robertson
>> Cincom Smalltalk Product Evangelist
>> http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/blogView
>> Talk Small and Carry a Big Class Library
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 5, 2009, at 4:19 PM, Tudor Girba wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Reza,
>>>
>>> I know Magritte, but I would like to do the user interface using
>>> desktop widgets. As far as I could see by browsing the VW version of
>>> Magritte, it only offers Seaside rendering. Perhaps I am wrong, but I
>>> could not load the MagritteForVisualWorks bundle from the Public  
>>> Store
>>> in my VW 7.6.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Doru
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5 Dec 2009, at 19:59, Reza Razavi wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'd suggest to have a look at Magritte:
>>>> http://www.lukas-renggli.ch/smalltalk/magritte
>>>>
>>>> Hoping this helps,
>>>> Reza
>>>>
>>>> At 18:21 05/12/2009, Tudor Girba wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am looking for a way to learn how to build a user interface in VW
>>>>> dynamically. That is, I would like to create the UI at runtime,  
>>>>> so I
>>>>> do not want to use a UI Builder statically, but instead I would  
>>>>> just
>>>>> want to directly program a UI.
>>>>>
>>>>> For example, I would like to program a window with a couple of  
>>>>> panes:
>>>>> 1. one with a list,
>>>>> 2. one with a text, and
>>>>> 3. one with a tab control with two tabs: a tree and a list
>>>>>
>>>>> Could anyone help me in this direction?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Doru
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> www.tudorgirba.com
>>>>>
>>>>> "Every thing has its own flow."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>> www.tudorgirba.com
>>>
>>> "What is more important: To be happy, or to make happy?"
>>>
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>
> "Every thing has its own flow."
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