Questions about the new XmlDialog

[Kiffi]

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<window id="0" name="hello" text="Window" label="TestDialog" width="640" height="480" flags="#PB_Window_SizeGadget">

• What's the difference between id and name?
• What is label for?
• How to position a dialog? Neither y/x nor top/left work for me

Thanks in advance and greetings ... Kiffi

[Fred]

- "id" is the purebasic #Window id of the created dialog (if missing, it will be #PB_Any). "name" is the name you need to put in OpenXMLDialog().
- "label" is an error, it's not supported and does nothing.
- about x,y: true, it should be added to OpenXMLDialog().

You can use ResizeWindow() for now if you need it.

[Kiffi]

Thanks for your fast reply!

Greetings ... Kiffi

[BorisTheOld]

@Fred

If I create an XML gui file using Glade, will PB be able to understand it?

Thanks

[Fred]

No, it's custom PB XML.

[BorisTheOld]

Thanks

[Little John]

- "label" is an error, it's not supported and does nothing.

In the current version 5.20 beta 11, the example file "ui.xml" still contains the text

label="TestDialog"

This is confusing, please remove the text.

- about x,y: true, it should be added to OpenXMLDialog().

Result = OpenXMLDialog(#Dialog, #XML, Name$)

Did you make a different decision in the meantime, or does OpenXMLDialog() now haven x and y parameters, and this is just not documented?

[Kiffi]

does OpenXMLDialog() now haven x and y parameters

since 5.20 B12 it works. Thanks!

Result = OpenXMLDialog(#Dialog, #XML, Name$ [, x, y [, Width, Height [, ParentID]]])

Also #PB_Window_ScreenCentered is now supported. But unfortunately
the top / left position of the window is now centered. Not the window itself.

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#Dialog = 0
#Xml = 0

Define XML.s

XML = "<window id=''#PB_Any'' width=''500'' height=''500'' name=''test'' text=''test'' flags=''#PB_Window_ScreenCentered | #PB_Window_SystemMenu''>"
XML + "</window>"

XML = ReplaceString(XML, "''", Chr(34))
CatchXML(#Xml, @XML, Len(XML))
Result = CreateDialog(#Dialog)
Result = OpenXMLDialog(#Dialog, #Xml, "test")
HideWindow(DialogWindow(#Dialog), #False)

Repeat
Until WaitWindowEvent()=#PB_Event_CloseWindow

Greetings ... Kiffi

[Fred]

You also don't need to use HideWindow() anymore (unless #PB_Window_Invisible is set, indeed).

[Little John]

Thanks.

[IdeasVacuum]

Kiffi's code will not compile on WinXP x86 PB5.20 Beta12:

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#Dialog = 0
#Xml = 0

Define XML.s

XML = "<window id=''#PB_Any'' width=''500'' height=''500'' name=''test'' text=''test'' flags=''#PB_Window_ScreenCentered | #PB_Window_SystemMenu''>"
XML + "</window>"

XML = ReplaceString(XML, "''", Chr(34))
CatchXML(#Xml, @XML, Len(XML))
Result = CreateDialog(#Dialog)
Result = OpenXMLDialog(#Dialog, #Xml, "test")
HideWindow(DialogWindow(#Dialog), #False)

Repeat
Until WaitWindowEvent()=#PB_Event_CloseWindow

Takes a month of Sundays, then fails: (1) HideWindow(); (2) WaitWindowEvent().

[ts-soft]

@IdeasVacuum
Use ASCII-Compilermode.

[Little John]

@IdeasVacuum
Use ASCII-Compilermode.

... or replace

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CatchXML(#Xml, @XML, Len(XML))

with

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CatchXML(#Xml, @XML, StringByteLength(XML))

[akj]

Why does this slight variation of Kiffi's code generate a date gadget of enormous size? How do I specify a size of 200 x 50 pixels?

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#Dialog = 0
#Xml = 0

Define XML.s
XML = "<window id=''#PB_Any'' width=''500'' height=''500'' name=''test'' text=''test'' flags=''#PB_Window_ScreenCentered | #PB_Window_SystemMenu''>"
XML + "<date name=''datenow'' width=''200'' height=''50'' />" ; Extra code
XML + "</window>"

XML = ReplaceString(XML, "''", Chr(34))
CatchXML(#Xml, @XML, Len(XML))
Result = CreateDialog(#Dialog)
Result = OpenXMLDialog(#Dialog, #Xml, "test")
;!!! HideWindow(DialogWindow(#Dialog), #False)

Repeat
Until WaitWindowEvent()=#PB_Event_CloseWindow

[Kiffi]

How do I specify a size of 200 x 50 pixels?

you must use hbox and vbox:

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XML + "<vbox expand=''no''>" ; Extra code
XML + " <hbox expand=''no''>" ; Extra code
XML + "  <date name=''datenow'' width=''200'' height=''50'' />" ; Extra code
XML + " </hbox>" ; Extra code
XML + "</vbox>" ; Extra code

Greetings ... Kiffi