The form editor

[matibee]

What thoughts do you have for the form editor file format.  I immediately tested loading with Bruceys libxml mod;

Code:

<window x="10" y="11" width="200" height="150" caption="Window 1" name="mywindow" resizable="true" dragtop="true"  >
<button x="20" y="20" width="60" height="40" caption="Button" name="mybutton1" />
<button x="20" y ="70" width="60" height="40" caption="Another Button" name="mybutton2" tip="A tool tip" />
<combobox x="20" y="120" width="100" height="40" name="combo1" >
<option>Option 1</option>
<option>Option 2</option>
<option>Option 3</option>
<option>Option 4</option>
</combobox>
</window>

Really easy to read and write.

Ps.  You may notice I just deleted a topic - I was a bit guilty of new boy rambling.

[TaskMaster]

What thoughts do you have for the form editor file format.  I immediately tested loading with Bruceys libxml mod;

Code:

<window x="10" y="11" width="200" height="150" caption="Window 1" name="mywindow" resizable="true" dragtop="true"  >
<button x="20" y="20" width="60" height="40" caption="Button" name="mybutton1" />
<button x="20" y ="70" width="60" height="40" caption="Another Button" name="mybutton2" tip="A tool tip" />
<combobox x="20" y="120" width="100" height="40" name="combo1" >
<option>Option 1</option>
<option>Option 2</option>
<option>Option 3</option>
<option>Option 4</option>
</combobox>
</window>

Really easy to read and write.

Ps.  You may notice I just deleted a topic - I was a bit guilty of new boy rambling.

I hadn't really thought about it.  I kinda put it on the back burner to get some other things done.  Personally I have never used the things (except in VB, when it was tied directly to the coding), so I will have to look at a few of them for ideas.  I'm not even sure what the code it outputs should look like.  Should it output a fully contained type to handle the code and events, etc???

I did notice your post go away.  I saw it in the list and it was gone when I tried to read it. 

[matibee]

Well, for inspiration you could look at wxFormBuilder.  It's capable of exporting code and xml (xrc).

The only issue with exporting types is if it can keep your current code when you export an updated layout.  Say I export a layout in code and write some code in the event handlers, what happens to that code next time I export?

My niave preference would be just for a layout tool, but a that would be your first step in development anyway.