formattedWidth

[J. Landman Gay]

So it's "all the visible parts of all objects". If some of an object is 
offscreen, that part isn't visible.

Beaten but not yet dead. ;)

On 7/10/2014, 5:52 PM, Scott Rossi wrote:
> 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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