bList v0.9 (beta) released

[Filippo]

Hi,

I tried to create a small example with "Visual Basic 2008" but, unfortunately it doesn't work.
Can you tell me why it doesn't work?


Ciao,
Filippo

[agraham]

Originally Posted by Filippo

Can you tell me why it doesn't work?

Because it is not running under Basic4ppc! It needs some data from http://www.basic4ppc.com/forum/code-...arameters.html that are not present, specifically fixX and fixY that are returning negative values and stopping it drawing itself. It also seems to need cPPC but I don't know why. You can fool it by adding the data slots.

Imports System.Threading
...
Thread.SetData(Thread.GetNamedDataSlot("fixX"), CDbl(1))
Thread.SetData(Thread.GetNamedDataSlot("fixY"), CDbl(1))
Thread.SetData(Thread.GetNamedDataSlot("cPPC"), True)
list = New bList(Me)
...

@Arial - Blist.SuspendLayout and Blist.ResumeLayout are visible but not documented in the help.

[Filippo]

Hi agraham,

many thanks, now works fine!

[Ariel_Z]

The first post will be updated soon - you are right, I've overlooked it. It's on it's way...

The reason for the cPPC is the different methods used to create the gradient on the ppc/desktop.

[kohle]

Maybe you can integrate a second text line with an other font / fontsize.

So it would be possible to show for example in big font the "Name" and in the
second line "Small font" the address.

[Ariel_Z]

It is a very required feature. I'm considering just right now how to implement it. If you could start your application I think I'd be able to add it in the (near) future.

[BjornF]

This looks like a very nice library !

However, when I run the demo file "bListItemFullDemo" I get a couple of different error messages. One when clicking on the "Images" cell (Error1.jpg), and another the "Separation" cell (Error2.jpg). The other cells I tried worked very well.

I haven't analysed it, and it is probably just an error in the demo program and not in the dll, but I thought you should know about it just in case.

all the best / Björn

[kohle]

I started programming an application, and I found out that the behavior from blist between Destop and Device is different.

In a list my first item is without an image, than the next items of the list are with images.
This work on the desktop but not on the device I get an error, something like image missing. Of course there is a workaround, by adding an image to all images.

[Ariel_Z]

Could you post the source?

EDIT:
The first two problems, shown by BjornF, is a bug in the sample program that demonstrates all features exposed by a bListItem. This is now fixed and should be uploaded in a few days. The first one is a bug with variable initialization, and the second one is a spelling mistake (it is now fixed and I expect some problems with it when I deploy the new dll - I'll explain it then)

Thank you for pointing them out - I really really appreciate it! There must be more bugs and I'd love to hear about them.


EDIT Oct. 30 2009:
Help file and the sample for the bListItem (Full Demo) is updated on the first thread: http://www.basic4ppc.com/forum/offic...-released.html.
Thanks to anyone who commented!

[klaus]

Hi Ariel,

I just tried the last update of the bList library and noticed that:
- the FeaturesIm.png file is missing.
- The error in line 329
list.SeparateItemsWithRectangle = Not(list.SeparateItemsWithRectangle)
still remains.
- in the help file
(list.SeparateItemsWithRectangle = Not(list.SeparateItemsWithRectangle
the bracket at the beginning should be removed but one is missing at the end.

I have also tested the library before the last version as promised in another thread.
My comments:
- Pretty nice object !
- I was confused with the labeling of ClickedItem and LastClickedIndex. I understood at first that LastClickedIndex was the previous one, but they are referring to the same item. Why not name it simply ClickedIndex or SelectedItem and SelectIndex as for ComboBox and ListBox controls?
- The images are not AutoScaled.
- I agree with kohle that a second text line would be useful
- From a visual point of view I would have seen the scrolling with whole itemheights, even if it wouldn't be that smooth. But this is just my feeling.

Best regards.