How to tell when a datagrid column has been resized

[Bob Sneidar]

Thanks Pete. I figured out a way to do it by intercepting getProp dgColumnWidth. I was hoping to tell when a column had been resized after the fact, but I do not think a message gets sent. Things only happen during the resize operation. That will have to do. 

I store a property of column properties, the name, the label and the width as a tab delimited list. Then I use this script in the datagrid:

getprop dgColumnWidth [pColumn]
    put the tblDisplay of this card into theColumnData
    put the dgProp["column widths"] of me into theColumnWidths
    replace comma with tab in theColumnWidths
    put the itemdelimiter into theOldDelim
    set the itemdelimiter to tab
    repeat with theCount = 1 to the number of lines of theColumnData
        put item theCount of theColumnWidths into item 3 of line theCount of theColumnData
    end repeat
    set the tblDisplay of this card to theColumnData
    set the itemdelimiter to theOldDelim
    pass dgColumnWidth
end dgColumnWidth

Works a treat. 

Bob


On Dec 22, 2011, at 5:36 PM, Pete wrote:

> There's a mouseUp handler in the default header behavior script for a
> datagrid that looks like this:
> 
> *on* mouseUp pMouseBtnNum
> 
>   *if* pMouseBtnNum is 1 and not the dgHeaderColumnIsBeingResized of
> thedgHeader
> of me *then*
> 
>      *## Change the sort of the column*
> 
>      *## _HeaderToggleSortOfColumn is a helper that resizes in the parent
> group script.*
> 
>      *## It toggles the sort of the column based on current state of
> column.*
> 
>      _HeaderToggleSortOfColumn the dgColumn of me
> 
>   *end* *if*
> 
>   *pass* mouseUp
> 
> *end* mouseUp
> 
> 
> You might be able to figure something out from that.  For example , set the
> default header behavior script to your own copy of it and then if
> the dgHeaderColumnIsBeingResized property is true, do whatever it is you
> need to do.
> 
> 
> Pete
> 
> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 5:11 PM, Bob Sneidar <bobs at twft.com> wrote:
> 
>>> Hi all. I have read up on all the lessons that might help, as well as
>> searched the datagrid library, and I cannot find anyplace where a message
>> gets sent when a column has been resized. I would like to trap that message
>> so the next time around I can set up the datagrid the way it was last. Any
>> ideas?
>>> 
>>> Bob
>>> 
>>> 
>> Never mind. I figured out a way. I just put a handler for getprop
>> dgColumnWidth [pColumn] in the script of the datagrid and then pass it when
>> through. I think I was hoping for some kind of message to get sent when the
>> resize was FINISHED. This gets sent when a column resize is in progress,
>> even if the column is not changing in size at the time. As long as the
>> mouse is down on the column divider, it keeps triggering. It feels dirty
>> somehow, like I ought to be trying to be more efficient, and can't be.
>> 
>> Oh well. I have CPU cycles to spare I guess...
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>> 
>> 
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