Dear Vee Exchange,
Here is an excerpt from a bug-resolution that I had just recieved. I
feel the work around is unsatisfactory. What are your opinions? I
submit bugs and enhancement requests often, so should you all.
This is a bad work-around. There shouldn't have to be a work-around.
The fix should be in the control, not in the code I have to write.
The control does not work, in my opinion, as it is supposed to. The
drop-down and pop-up lists should ALWAYS have a timeout feature.
Ciao,
Andrew
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Subject: vee defect VXDaa17570 was moved to state R by dougk
Author: ddts-at-lvld (ddts@hplvl212.lvld.hp.com) at HP-PaloAlto,shargw6
Date: 3/4/98 10:11 AM
Bug VXDaa17570 vee Submitted 971030
RESOLVED defect Assigned 971106
4.0 Opened 980304
Resolved 980304
"Drop-Down List is modal, could it have a timeout?"
Detection method: in-house normal use
Platform: all
Severity: 5
Frequency: 3
Consequences: 2
Workaround: 0 RESOLUTION INFORMATION
Resolution: no fix
Module[s]:
Fix time (hrs): 0
SUBMITTER INFORMATION
Submitter: andrew hamilton
Organization: HP MXD
Address: andrew_hamilton@hp.com
************ Problem (Added 971030 by http) ***********
The drop-down list of a drop-down-list-box behaves modally, but it has no
time-out feature. Could the drop-down list box have a timeout feature?
ie...It is possible for a user to activate the drop-down list box, but not make
a
selection, therefore hanging up my program. The only other selection control
that has this limitation is the pop-up listbox.
Perhaps the philosophy could be that no selection controls will be modal: unless
they have a timeout feature.
Of course, then the user has to process the timeout.
************ Workaround (Added 980304 by -----) ***********
You can effectively get this behavior by building it into your program.
Take a look at Solitaire.vee and the Options dialog box. You simply
need to keep track of values and then add 'Exit UserObject' objects to
the context.
Here is an excerpt from a bug-resolution that I had just recieved. I
feel the work around is unsatisfactory. What are your opinions? I
submit bugs and enhancement requests often, so should you all.
This is a bad work-around. There shouldn't have to be a work-around.
The fix should be in the control, not in the code I have to write.
The control does not work, in my opinion, as it is supposed to. The
drop-down and pop-up lists should ALWAYS have a timeout feature.
Ciao,
Andrew
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
Subject: vee defect VXDaa17570 was moved to state R by dougk
Author: ddts-at-lvld (ddts@hplvl212.lvld.hp.com) at HP-PaloAlto,shargw6
Date: 3/4/98 10:11 AM
Bug VXDaa17570 vee Submitted 971030
RESOLVED defect Assigned 971106
4.0 Opened 980304
Resolved 980304
"Drop-Down List is modal, could it have a timeout?"
Detection method: in-house normal use
Platform: all
Severity: 5
Frequency: 3
Consequences: 2
Workaround: 0 RESOLUTION INFORMATION
Resolution: no fix
Module[s]:
Fix time (hrs): 0
SUBMITTER INFORMATION
Submitter: andrew hamilton
Organization: HP MXD
Address: andrew_hamilton@hp.com
************ Problem (Added 971030 by http) ***********
The drop-down list of a drop-down-list-box behaves modally, but it has no
time-out feature. Could the drop-down list box have a timeout feature?
ie...It is possible for a user to activate the drop-down list box, but not make
a
selection, therefore hanging up my program. The only other selection control
that has this limitation is the pop-up listbox.
Perhaps the philosophy could be that no selection controls will be modal: unless
they have a timeout feature.
Of course, then the user has to process the timeout.
************ Workaround (Added 980304 by -----) ***********
You can effectively get this behavior by building it into your program.
Take a look at Solitaire.vee and the Options dialog box. You simply
need to keep track of values and then add 'Exit UserObject' objects to
the context.