Re: [libreoffice-users] Coding: Radio Buttons don't work

Sorry, forgot the screenshot:
https://github.com/XRoemer/Organon/blob/master/Screenshots/Export%20vers%200.9.1b.png





Am 16.05.2015 um 15:51 schrieb X Roemer:
> Hi Regina,
>
> thanks for your reply also.
>
> The TabIndex you're writing about sounds pretty much like what I'm 
> looking for - but I can't find it.
> I use python / pyuno and I can't find a property called TabIndex or 
> something similar.
>
> In this folder are two screenshots with all the properties of a 
> RadioButton:
> https://github.com/XRoemer/Organon/tree/master/Screenshots/misc
>
> Or is it the case, that TabIndex means the index in the parent container?
>
> Well, I tried to add all mixed elements from a list (RadioButtons were 
> directly after each other) and it didn't work.
> When I add the RadioButtons in a separate loop, they work.
>
> Sometimes it would be handy to have more control, as you might have 
> more elements inbetween the RadioButtons. So the designing gets more 
> complicated. Like here in the middle row, where the checkboxes are 
> working like radiobuttons.
> The advantage of a radiobutton is to see immediately what kind of 
> choices are possible.
>
> Regards,
> Xaver
>
>
>
>
>
> Am 16.05.2015 um 15:04 schrieb Regina Henschel:
> > Hi Xaver,
> >
> > X Roemer schrieb:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I use always the same mechanism to add radio buttons by code. Usually I
> > > add one after one, directly after each other, and they get grouped
> > > automatically. But this time I can choose more than one and the others
> > > don't get disabled. (See screenshot)
> > >
> > > I know, it's better to show some code, but it would be a bit too much,
> > > as the creation of widgets is splitted into several steps.
> > >
> > > My questions are:
> > > - Is there a mechanism to group radio buttons by code instead of adding
> > > them one directly after the other?
> > > - Can someone guess, what else can go wrong?
> >
> > See 
> > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/BASIC_Guide/Control_Elements
> >
> > There the last paragraph in section 'Option Buttons'
> > "To combine several option buttons in a group, you must position them 
> > one after another in the activation sequence without any gaps 
> > (Model.TabIndex property, described as Order in the dialog editor). 
> > If the activation sequence is interrupted by another control element, 
> > then OpenOffice.org automatically starts with a new control element 
> > group that can be activated regardless of the first group of control 
> > elements."
> >
> > So this is different from option buttons in forms, where grouping is 
> > done by the name property.
> >
> > I have tested, that you really get a grouping, when the TabIndex is 
> > consecutive. That happens automatically, when you insert them in that 
> > order.
> >
> > You can change the property 'Tab index' after you have inserted a 
> > control, but that will change the other tab indexes too. You might 
> > want to have a list of the wanted tab order when designing the dialog 
> > and start changing at tab index 0.
> >
> > You can set and change the property TabIndex as well inside your 
> > program before executing the dialog. But unless you insert option 
> > buttons newly (instead of setting visible) when running your program, 
> > I think, that generating the dialog controls in the correct order 
> > while designing the dialog is much easier.
> >
> > Kind regards
> > Regina


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