Negative X & Y

[vmail]

Hi, how do I place objects at negative x and y locations when using guiDesigner. When I enter a negative value it just converts it to a positive number. I can enter negative number in Notepad++ but its a pain to to keep switching between guiDesigner and Notepad++ and keep closing and opening guiDesigner

[Clayton Vicente]

To use negative values you have to use a .js i believe. Just create a function with CF.setProperties to manipulate the position of what you want.

Something like:

function setPosition(){

   CF.setProperties([{join:yourJoin1,x=-50},{join:yourJoin2,x=-100}])

}

setPosition();

Call the function in the CF.userMain or inside the .js, to positioned the object when your .gui load.

---

Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:19:41 -0700
From: vmai...@gmail.com
To: comman...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Negative X & Y

Hi, how do I place objects at negative x and y locations when using guiDesigner. When I enter a negative value it just converts it to a positive number. I can enter negative number in Notepad++ but its a pain to to keep switching between guiDesigner and Notepad++ and keep closing and opening guiDesigner

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CommandFusion Software" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to commandfusio...@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
 
 

[vmailtk5]

JS does not run at design time so I cant see what it look like unless I keep uploading the gui file to the iPad,

[Clayton Vicente]

Ok, now i understand, you want to see in the guiDesigner. Well, i believe this its not possible, since the guiDesigner will always try to put your object inside the page size and if you put a object outside, how do you will be able to select it or see the button ? But i understand why you want this.  

---

Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:43:37 +0000
Subject: Re: Negative X & Y
From: vmai...@gmail.com
To: comman...@googlegroups.com

[vmailtk5]

The object is larger than the page so it is always visible

[Jarrod Bell]

It is not possible because guiDesigner always ensures objects are fully on the screen.
Maybe this is something we can change for future.

Regards,

Jarrod Bell
CommandFusion
www.commandfusion.com

[vmailtk5]

It would be nice you have something like VT Pros feature

[Jarrod Bell]

VTPros "feature" is more of an annoyance, considering there was really no point to ever place an object off screen, other than lazy GUI development (at least when I was using VTPro years ago).

And that's how guiDesigner was programmed to work originally - there was no reason to have an object off screen because there were no animation options that JS now provides, so guiDesigner was smart enough to not allow it.
So now that we have these animation capabilities thanks to the powerful JavaScript API, maybe it's time to change some of the core guiDesigner behaviour like this.