Geometry Manager [was: newbie: when to use substacks?]

[Igor Couto]

Hi there, Jan!

On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 03:20  PM, Jan Schenkel wrote:

> I've been using the Geometry Manager quite a bit the
> past 3 weeks and never had problems with different
> cards in the same stack with their own geometry
> setups.

I think I know what Alex is referring to... Try this:

1) Create New Stack

2) Place a field

3) Use the Geometry Manager to specify that the field should resize 
(scale) if the stack window is resized.

4) Create a New Card.

Now, your new card is empty.

5) While you are in your new card, RESIZE THE STACK WINDOW.

6) Go to the first card, where our field is. Voila! The field has not 
resized...

Note that if you resize the stack NOW, while you are on the first card, 
then the field WILL resize as specified. So it seems that the Geometry 
Manager specs work ONLY for the current, active card being resized - 
not all the other cards in the stack... That is kind of efficient - I 
can see the reason to keep it that way - but on the other hand, when 
the user opens a new card, shouldn't the Geometry Manager check that 
the geometry of the objects present satisfy the user specifications?

Is there a command we can put in a scrip on preOpenCard, perhaps, that 
will get the Geometry Manager to do its thing before the card opens?

Many thanks,
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Igor de Oliveira Couto
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