Feature #296
dropshadow plugin on labels
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Description
I would love to see this build into Servoy: http://samuelsjoberg.com/archive/2009/10/multiline-labels-in-swing , important for sexy apps
I filed a feature request in Servoy support system, but Johan answered this:
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Status: new
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- - - wo mei 04, 2011 16:51 / Johan Compagner - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
you could already do this by using a small plugin that takes the source code provided by the link
and has 1 method
attachMultiLineLaf(object)
Then you can call that for your labels that you want to have that kind of behavior.
Problem is that this is just a look and feel class that kind of belongs to a bigger look and feel
So don't see how we just can set or use that for all labels.
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I'm not capable of building a plugin, anyone interested in building one? is it much work?? Would like to discuss with someone, with Java knowlegde, what the possibilities are!
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Updated by Patrick Talbot about 13 years ago
Harjo, what is important for you?
The multiline support or the drop shadow - or both?
As Johan commented, it is implemented as a look & feel, so it might not play well with the user's preferred look & feel, or even a standard java L&F.
Let me know more and I could have a look at what can be done.
Updated by Harjo Kompagnie about 13 years ago
The dropshadow for labels, We are doing that now, by duplicating EVERY label we want this on, with different color & offset.
The multiline, is a class, so the shadow also works on multiline labels.
Preferable, it would be nice, to set somehow, the background color (for white labels, a black/dark shadow, for black labels, a white/light shadow)
And setting this PER label, or label class
The ultimate, would be that we could set this inside a Servoy CSS class,
The REAL ultimate would be, that if we used it in webclient, a dropshadow in CSS3 will be injected.. :-)
But for now, smart-client would be nice.. :-)
Updated by Patrick Talbot about 13 years ago
Not sure what you mean by 'multiline is a class'? Do you mean you are using HTML in the label?
I will have a better look at this, see if I can somehow 'decorate' the labels (I mean it in the sense of the standard java Decorator pattern), and give you the options you need...
There are API in Servoy 6 to access the CSS style sheet and parse it, and get the class assigned to an element, so this can help as well. Would Servoy 6 be a suitable target for this or do you need it in earlier versions?
For Web client, this is another matter, and I will keep the focus on Smart for now on my evaluation.
Updated by Harjo Kompagnie about 13 years ago
Yes, sometimes, we use html inside labels (not much)
Servoy 6 is fine!
Updated by Patrick Talbot about 13 years ago
OK, will have a look at how doable that is and let you know how much time it could take.
Updated by Robert Ivens almost 13 years ago
- Status changed from New to Closed
Is a seperate project now. This ticket will now be closed.