Trevor DeVore wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
>
>> With the group message, behaviors, before and after handlers,
>> getProp and setProp, and other such goodies, I can't think of
>> a project I've worked on in recent years that hasn't made
>> extensive use of custom controls.
>>
>> In fact, many that I need are one-offs needed only for a specific
>> project. They're easy enough to write on LC Script that it takes
>> almost no time at all, and keeps the code and property management
>> well centralized for easy development and maintenance.
>
> Richard,
>
> I imagine the problem Paul is trying to solve is that of keeping a
> custom control up to date. It isn't about how easy the custom control
> is to create, it's about how easy it is to update the control across
> an entire project as the control evolves.
True, Widgets make that more convenient.
But if you need editable text or other LC-native controls, like the
great bard Donald Rumsfeld reminds us, "You go to war with the army you
have".
If needed, it doesn't take but a few minutes to make a tool to replace
custom controls from a template. Most of the ones I've made begin as
templates anyway so I can work out the details in isolation before
copying them into place. Helps keep them self-contained to make 'em
that way.
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Systems
Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
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