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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 09:47:29 +0200
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Subject: Re: ComboBox
From: "A. J." <ozbtech@gmail.com>
To: user@pivot.apache.org
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The combobox (editable version) is useful when you want to present a list of
possible values and you want to enter a value that is not present in the
list.
You can achieve this in Pivot with a TextInput + SuggestionPopup but you
have no way for the user to open the list through mouse interaction (unless
you add a button of course but then you have to manage 3 components in pivot
where in other platforms you only have to deal with one).
That is where a combo is handy but I agree that functionnaly speaking, one
can use a mix of pivot controls to provide the same behaviour.
Another problem is that creating a suggestion popup in pure WTKX / BXML is
not very convenient (have to attach textinput listeners, etc ..), is it even
possible ?

On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Greg Brown <gkbrown@mac.com> wrote:

> But let me ask this - where might you want to use a ComboBox in an
> application? If we can understand the use cases for such a component, the
> need for it might become more apparent.
>
> On Sep 8, 2010, at 8:00 AM, Greg Brown wrote:
>
> > We don't have any plans for a dedicated ComboBox. The non-editable
> "drop-down" version (a ListButton in Pivot) seems to be used much more often
> in UI design, and text fields with suggestion popups are currently a more
> common way of combining stock and user-editable content. So the effort to
> implement a ComboBox did not seem justified.
> > G
> >
> > On Sep 8, 2010, at 3:49 AM, A. J. wrote:
> >
> >> Hi there,
> >> Is there any plan to release a ComboBox control in the future ?
> >> To be honest, I was fairly astonished not to see such a common control
> in Pivot.
> >> I know that it is possible to create its own custom contrlol (using
> buttons, suggestion popup, textfield) but I guess that many persons will
> have to reimplement it just because its not part of the platform.
> >> What do you think ?
> >>
> >> AJ
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>

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The combobox (editable version) is useful when you want to present a list o=
f possible values and you want to enter a value that is not present in the =
list.<br>You can achieve this in Pivot with a TextInput + SuggestionPopup b=
ut you have no way for the user to open the list through mouse interaction =
(unless you add a button of course but then you have to manage 3 components=
 in pivot where in other platforms you only have to deal with one).<br>
That is where a combo is handy but I agree that functionnaly speaking, one =
can use a mix of pivot controls to provide the same behaviour.<br>Another p=
roblem is that creating a suggestion popup in pure WTKX / BXML is not very =
convenient (have to attach textinput listeners, etc ..), is it even possibl=
e ?<br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Greg Brown <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gkbrown@mac.com">gkbrown@mac.com</a>=
&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0p=
t 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1=
ex;">
But let me ask this - where might you want to use a ComboBox in an applicat=
ion? If we can understand the use cases for such a component, the need for =
it might become more apparent.<br>
<div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
On Sep 8, 2010, at 8:00 AM, Greg Brown wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; We don&#39;t have any plans for a dedicated ComboBox. The non-editable=
 &quot;drop-down&quot; version (a ListButton in Pivot) seems to be used muc=
h more often in UI design, and text fields with suggestion popups are curre=
ntly a more common way of combining stock and user-editable content. So the=
 effort to implement a ComboBox did not seem justified.<br>

&gt; G<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On Sep 8, 2010, at 3:49 AM, A. J. wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Hi there,<br>
&gt;&gt; Is there any plan to release a ComboBox control in the future ?<br=
>
&gt;&gt; To be honest, I was fairly astonished not to see such a common con=
trol in Pivot.<br>
&gt;&gt; I know that it is possible to create its own custom contrlol (usin=
g buttons, suggestion popup, textfield) but I guess that many persons will =
have to reimplement it just because its not part of the platform.<br>
&gt;&gt; What do you think ?<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; AJ<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
<br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br>

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