formattedWidth

[Scott Rossi]

Actually, the dictionary entry is correct.  The property gets the width of
a rectangle that encompasses all visible objects, not the rect of the
objects.

Horse = beaten yet?  :-)

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, UX/UI Design




On 7/10/14 2:49 PM, "Peter Haworth" <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:

>Yes, I think the problem is with the dictionary entry for formattedWidth
>since it claims the formattedWidth of a card is the rectangle that
>contains
>all its visible objects, which is not true.
>
>Pete
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>On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Scott Rossi <scott at tactilemedia.com>
>wrote:
>
>> FormattedWidth and height are purely width and height measurements.
>>They
>> don't provide object any position information.
>>
>> For object positions, use either the rect or formattedRect
>>(cards/groups)
>> properties.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Scott Rossi
>> Creative Director
>> Tactile Media, UX/UI Design
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/10/14 12:12 PM, "Richmond" <richmondmathewson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I cannot for the life of me understand why the formattedWidth of the
>> >card does not correspond
>> >to item 1 of the loc of the 'furthest West' control, or its LEFT.
>>
>>
>>
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