Can EWB create applications with forms that are maximized to the browser window and dynamically resize as the browser window is resized by the user?  An example would be GMail; It fills the browser window regardless of browser window size.  There is no visible "desktop" as in the EWB apps I've created.

Related to the above, and also seen in an web application such as GMail, can controls be anchored (top, left, right, bottom) as they are in Delphi?  Again this is to support a form that resizes as the browser window is resized.  

Kevin P. wrote:

<<Can EWB create applications with forms that are maximized to the browser window and dynamically resize as the browser window is resized by the user?>

Yes.

This actually works extremely well.

Set DesktopSize to AutoHeight and AutoWidth and trap the Desktop.OnResize event. I have built an app that does exactly what you suggest.

Mark

Mark Brooks wrote:

<<Set DesktopSize to AutoHeight and AutoWidth and trap the Desktop.OnResize event. I have built an app that does exactly what you suggest>>

Thanks, Mark.

It's too bad there wasn't a "maximized" state option for a form, alleviating the requirement to capture the desktop resizing event.

Also, since you didn't say anything about my query wrt anchored controls, I guess I have to assume that is not possible?

Not being able to anchor controls seems to negate the usefulness of a resizing form.  I wanted to have text areas expand/contract and controls with right/bottom anchors to move appropriately as the browser window was resized.  Again, GMail demonstrates this, as well as some other JS web applications that I use.

It would be great to get a comment from Elevate on this subject.

Kevin,

<< Also, since you didn't say anything about my query wrt anchored controls,
I guess I have to assume that is not possible? >>

Not yet.  Gotta walk before we run, and anchoring/flow control just didn't
make the cut for the first release.  I'm perfectly aware that other
applications can do certain things that EWB cannot (yet).

If you have any other questions, please let me know.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

"Tim Young [Elevate Software]" wrote:

<<Not yet.  Gotta walk before we run, and anchoring/flow control just didn't
make the cut for the first release.  I'm perfectly aware that other
applications can do certain things that EWB cannot (yet). >

Thanks, Tim.  I fully understand and appreciate what you're saying.

I'm also glad that you appear to indicate that such a feature is coming in a future release.  Not having anchors, as well as a menu control, as noted in another post, puts the brakes on this for me for now.  That's not to say that I won't take advantage of the intro offer, just that my vision of my JS project includes those features.

So, and I'm not holding you to anything, but do you have even a rough estimate of when anchored controls and a native menu component will be available?

If a roadmap is not already somewhere on the site, is there any chance you could publish one along with a rough timeline?

It seems that this product has generated a lot of excitement, which I hope translates into sales for you. So far, I really like what I see.

Regards,

Kevin  

Kevin,

<< I'm also glad that you appear to indicate that such a feature is coming
in a future release.  Not having anchors, as well as a menu control, as
noted in another post, puts the brakes on this for me for now.  That's not
to say that I won't take advantage of the intro offer, just that my vision
of my JS project includes those features.

So, and I'm not holding you to anything, but do you have even a rough
estimate of when anchored controls and a native menu component will be
available? >>

Sorry, I can't really comment any timelines right now.  I'm just going to be
getting them done as fast as possible.  The biggest issue is never writing
the components, it's documenting them completely and testing them thoroughly
across all browsers.

Thanks,

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com