Livecode Builder Widgets: basic question

[Peter TB Brett]

On 2015-05-10 09:04, David Bovill wrote:
> What considerations do I have when creating a widget in Livecode 
> Builder
> for cross-platform use? Do they look the same on all platforms? Any 
> gotchas?

Currently, they look the same on all platforms.

There are two main "gotchas":

1) Don't try to do very much in OnCreate() other than basic 
initialisation of the widget.

2) Do as little as possible in OnPaint() (for example, avoid computing 
the sizes that things need to be).  Any work done in OnPaint() slows 
down the rendering of the whole app.  The fewer computations you do in 
OnPaint(), the snappier your widget will feel!

                                   Peter

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Dr Peter Brett <peter.brett at livecode.com>
LiveCode Engine Development Team