PureBasic Forum

Update

- added gadget deletion shortcut : DEL key (delete selected gadget if his parent window has focus)
- added undo feature ('Undo' menu item or CTRL+Z) ; has to be activated in preferences (not much tested).

Thanks. I tried the undo feature. At the very beginning, I had turned on the 'show grid' function. If I add a button, then delete it (using the new Del key - thanks!) and press ctrl-z, the button reappears but the grid disappears. This is a bug I think.

Also a suggestion - about the delete gadget function in conjunction with Del key, please consider adding a function that supresses the confirmation dialog, e.g. pressing Ctrl-Del will delete the gadget directly (with no confirmation). Sometimes you know what you are doing, and don't want the confirmation.

Should be fixed.
I have added an option in preferences to turn off confirmation.

Please download again

Thanks for your quick updates gnozal.


I still see the problem. I also tried deleting the pref file & had it recreated by the software (not sure if it makes a difference). I also noticed the same thing happens if I select New Project from the menu, i.e. I see a form with no grid, but if I close & re-open the app, I see a blank form with a grid on it.


Thanks - it works well.

Download updated. Please try again.

Thanks - the undo problem is fixed, but I still see the other problem I mentioned, i.e.

And I don't even use this feature myself ...
Ok, download updated. Can't reproduce the problem with this last release.

Thanks - it is fixed now.

A small suggestion:

When I choose Exit from Menu, PF will not save the latest Project and ConfigFile.
Sometimes I use the Menu. I think it is better add support for the Exit-Menu Entry.

In using this, I've seen 2 features that are really needed:

- constrain gadget movement to horizontal or vertical only with mouse movement (e.g. by holding shift key while moving gadget with mouse)

- ability to select & move multiple gadgets at once

You are right
Should be fixed.

I am not sure I understand what you mean ?
That's big one ; hum... on the todo list.

Sometimes you want to move the gadget only horizontally (or only vertically). In the current situation, moving a gadget left or right is possible by using the mouse or keyboard (but is tedious with keyboard). Using a mouse to move perfectly horizontally over a long distance (i.e. moving it just left or right without the gadget's position creeping up or down during movement) is difficult. Some other programs like Adobe Photoshop, let you force an item's movement to horizontal only by pressing a key, then as you drag the item with the mouse - the item will only move to the left or right without the possibility to move up or down. That is, any vertical movement is ignored (in the case of moving horizontally, and vice-versa when moving the gadget vertically).

GNOZAL THE BEST

PureForm is is better than VisualDesign

sorry pour Betiko ......

I'm not sure if that's a fair comment.. I've not used VD much before (due to not doing alot of GUI coding), and seeing PureForm, it's made me revisit VD, and I'm pleasantly surprised at how polished it is. PureForm has just started, so in some ways I think it has a long way to go to catch up to VD's level of polish (e.g. VD has the snap to grid feature and nice resize handles on the gadget, and I also like the way you can customise the constant names). However one thing I really like in PureForm over VD is you can get all the code in one lot, whereas I think VD wants to split it across 2 files. Maybe that's a good thing (and it's personal pref), but at the moment I prefer it in one file. I also like the ease of access to essential elements via the 'View' toolbar (i.e. Gadget list, Code view etc). Whichever, I've come to appreciate VD & PF more & more these days, so many thanks to Beriko & gnozal!!