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=== About ===
 
=== About ===
Lui Controls is a collection of simple visual controls. Currently it has two components: TToggleLabel and TMenuButton
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Lui Controls is a collection of simple visual controls. Currently it has three components: TToggleLabel, TMenuButton and TSearchEdit
  
 
=== TToggleLabel ===
 
=== TToggleLabel ===
  
 
TToggleLabel is a TCustomLabel descendant that can be toggled between two states. It provides properties to define the caption showed in each state and an event to notify the state change. It also has a visual indication (a triangle) of the state.
 
TToggleLabel is a TCustomLabel descendant that can be toggled between two states. It provides properties to define the caption showed in each state and an event to notify the state change. It also has a visual indication (a triangle) of the state.
 
The main properties are:
 
 
  - Expanded (Boolean): Returns or set the label Expanded state
 
  - Caption (String): The text show when Expanded is False
 
  - ExpandedCaption (String): The text show when Expanded is True
 
  - OnChange (TNotifyEvent): Notifies when the Label changes it states
 
  
 
=== TMenuButton ===
 
=== TMenuButton ===
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TMenuButton is a TCustomSpeedButton descendant that combines with a TPopupMenu to give an integrated look and feel. Its similar to controls found in other toolkits like Eclipse or XUL.
 
TMenuButton is a TCustomSpeedButton descendant that combines with a TPopupMenu to give an integrated look and feel. Its similar to controls found in other toolkits like Eclipse or XUL.
  
The main properties are:
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=== TSearchEdit ===
 
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  - ShowArrow [not available in the svn version]
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TSearchEdit is a TCustomEdit descendant that shows a text indicative of its usage and provides a callback method to execute when the user set a text.
    If True an arrow button is show in the side of the button. When it's pressed the menu pops. Clicking in the main button fires OnClick. 
 
    If False only the main button is show. Click in the main button to pop the menu. No OnClick is fired
 
 
 
  [svn version]
 
  - Options:
 
  - mboShowArrowButton:
 
      If True an arrow button is show in the side of the button. When it's pressed the menu pops. Clicking in the main button fires OnClick.
 
      If False only the main button is show. Click in the main button to pop the menu. No OnClick is fired
 
  - mboPopupOnMouseUp: If set the menu will popup in the MouseUp event
 
  
 
  
* Know issues:
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For more info see [https://luipack.bountysource.com/wiki/luicontrols the development page]
** Does not work properly in gtk due to LCL bugs [http://www.freepascal.org/mantis/view.php?id=9435 9435] and [http://www.freepascal.org/mantis/view.php?id=9436 9436]
 
*** To make work under gtk, grab the [https://luipack.bountysource.com/subversion svn] version, set mboPopupOnMouseUp and apply the patch of bug 9436. I will update the release file soon!
 
** Setting the same PopupMenu to more than one TMenuButton leads to the pressed state not be updated
 
  
 
=== Screencast ===
 
=== Screencast ===
  
[http://www.geocities.com/camara_luiz/luicontrolsdemo.zip Download]
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMnI_grQk-4 View]
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=== History ===
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*  22/10/2007 – version 0.2
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** Added TSearchEdit component
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** [TMenuButton] Implemented inline arrow indicator
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** [TMenuButton] Added Style property
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** [TMenuButton] Added option to popup on MouseUp
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** [TTogleLabel] Removed hack to determine text position. Use DoMeasureTextPosition instead
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* 12/08/2007
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** Initial release. Two components: TMenuButton and TToggleLabel
  
 
=== License ===
 
=== License ===
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=== Download ===
 
=== Download ===
  
[https://luipack.bountysource.com/ LuiPack]
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[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=92177&package_id=242192 Lazarus-CCR]
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=== Bugs ===
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Please report bugs at http://code.google.com/p/luipack/issues/list.
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[[Category:Components]]
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[[Category:Lazarus-CCR]]

Latest revision as of 18:40, 23 September 2013

About

Lui Controls is a collection of simple visual controls. Currently it has three components: TToggleLabel, TMenuButton and TSearchEdit

TToggleLabel

TToggleLabel is a TCustomLabel descendant that can be toggled between two states. It provides properties to define the caption showed in each state and an event to notify the state change. It also has a visual indication (a triangle) of the state.

TMenuButton

TMenuButton is a TCustomSpeedButton descendant that combines with a TPopupMenu to give an integrated look and feel. Its similar to controls found in other toolkits like Eclipse or XUL.

TSearchEdit

TSearchEdit is a TCustomEdit descendant that shows a text indicative of its usage and provides a callback method to execute when the user set a text.


For more info see the development page

Screencast

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History

  • 22/10/2007 – version 0.2
    • Added TSearchEdit component
    • [TMenuButton] Implemented inline arrow indicator
    • [TMenuButton] Added Style property
    • [TMenuButton] Added option to popup on MouseUp
    • [TTogleLabel] Removed hack to determine text position. Use DoMeasureTextPosition instead
  • 12/08/2007
    • Initial release. Two components: TMenuButton and TToggleLabel

License

Modified LGPL

Author

Luiz Américo Pereira Câmara

Download

Lazarus-CCR

Bugs

Please report bugs at http://code.google.com/p/luipack/issues/list.