MDI Gadget handle

[-pantcho-]

hi people.

currently i am working on a small chat server.

i choosed in the client side to use MDIgadget for windows
such as config, status win, New chat room Win or new private msg win.

i use linked list for each window and a structure for each window gadgets!
so gadgets doesnt conflicts.

my problem is this, after i create like 2 - 4 windows and i close the window
number 2 whenever the window 4 needs to be updated , the gadgets that
are being updated are in other window so it screws up my whole proggie

is there any good method? idea? a way? someone can show me how to
manage MDIgadget with linked list with multiple windows (that each win contain a few gadgets) ??? :roll: :roll:

btw i assembled my example from the MDI image viewer example , so
if you want to know what i am into is more like a MIRC windows handling.

thank you!! its really important.

[localmotion34]

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Structure gadgets ; this stores all the gadget handles for a MDI child 
  button.l 
  checkbox.l 
  option.l 
  TextGadget.l 
;;as many gadgets as you want
EndStructure 

Dim MDInumber.gadgets(100);allows up to 100 children

Procedure add_MDI_with_gadgets(MDI,child,text$) 
  AddGadgetItem(MDI,position,text$) 
  MDInumber(child)\button=ButtonGadget(#PB_Any,x,y,width,height,"") 
  MDInumber(child)\checkbox=CheckBoxGadget(#PB_Any,x,y,width,height,"") 
  MDInumber(child)\option=OptionGadget(#PB_Any,x,y,width,height,"") 
  MDInumber(child)\TextGadget=TextGadget(#PB_Any,x,y,width,height,"") 
  ;;go on from here until you finish adding your gadgets 
EndProcedure 

now that is ASSUMING all your child windows have the same TYPES of gadgets.

if you need to create children with different types of gadgets, try something like this.

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procedure add_gadget_types_1()
;add your gadgets here
endprocedure

procedure add_gadget_types_2()
;add other types of your gadgets here
endprocedure

;;;after you add an MDI child, choose the procedure you need for that type of window

addgadgetitem(MDI,position,Text$)
add_gadget_types_1()

;;;OR
addgadgetitem(MDI,position,Text$)
add_gadget_types_2()

[-pantcho-]

thanks! but the main problem still stays, lets say i have 10 windows of mdi opened and if i close win number 3 and win number 7 the gadgets index are mixed up in the DIM or the linked list.... so whnever i clopse a window and a gadget need to be updated after it updates a diffrent MDI win because the DIM or Linked list index is wrong.

any good solutions to handle that?!

thanks