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Re: GUI builder limitations? [message #42110 is a reply to message #42100]

Wed, 29 December 2004 16:32

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Soren writes:

> I am new to IDL and in doubt if the GUIbuilder will be a bad solution
> long term. It seems the GUI builder (WIN) has some limitations. Some
> keywords for widgets cannot be set using the GUIbuilder and by setting
> them in the *.pro file they are overwritten each time the GUIlayout is
> changed and the project recreated.. (eg. /suppress_value)
> Is it better to not use the GUIbuilder at all, what are peoples
> experiences?

The GUI Builder has improved a little since I first wrote
the article below, but I still stand by most of the comments in
the following article:

http://www.dfanning.com/widget_tips/gui_builder.html

Writing widget program is really NOT rocket science, if
you really want to know. :-)

Cheers,

David

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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/

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