[snip] > To be fair, I've worked with combo controls from at least 4 different > widget sets and they all were horrible. Win32, GTK, Web, Borland, Java, > they all suck. I think as a control, the combo control is just a bad > concept.
I'm not that negative about a combo control. After all, a good combo like the Windows one lets me select the item I want quickly and simple (enough), and in an acceptable style. > I will probably create my own combo type control in addition to the > native Win32/GTK combo box controls. It will basically be a text field > with a button directly to the right of it. When the button is clicked a > separate window will be opened with a grid inside it. This allows me to > bypass all the horrible problems with combos on each platform. It will > be a little slower for a user to use than a combo, but the ease of use > should be better since the user/developer can resize the grid, etc if > needed. When you have a working prototype please let me know, I'd like to see it for sure. _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
