Possible Bugs in 3.6

dCipher Computing · May 07, 2012, 06:15:18 PM

Hi

I am not sure these are bugs or the result of being new to FireFly and maybe using it incorrectly.

I am using FF3.6 on Windows 7 64bit Professional and when I change the background colour or foreground colour in the properties tab it is not reflected in the control in the visual designer. Is it suppose to display these types of changes?

Secondly every time I click on a control in the visual designer it moves several pixels which is annoying. I am assuming it may be related to mouse sensitivity and would like to know if this could adjusted so the controls do not keep moving. Also the "Undo" feature does not put the control back where it was before I clicked on it.

Thirdly when I click on a control and choose "send to back" or "bring to front" it does not always work. I have use the properties tab to select the control because clicking with the mouse will not select the control.

Thanks,
Simon

Paul Squires · May 07, 2012, 08:30:08 PM

Quote from: dCipher Computing on May 07, 2012, 06:15:18 PM
...when I change the background colour or foreground colour in the properties tab it is not reflected in the control in the visual designer. Is it suppose to display these types of changes?

Yes, those changes should be reflected. Is it all controls or just specific types of controls that do not repaint? Knowing which control is the problem will give me a better idea of what the problem is.

QuoteSecondly every time I click on a control in the visual designer it moves several pixels which is annoying. I am assuming it may be related to mouse sensitivity and would like to know if this could adjusted so the controls do not keep moving.

Do you have "Snap to Grid" enabled? That could be a factor. Mouse sensitivity could be related. You could always "Lock" specific controls in the Property List or all controls on the Form if you don't want to accidentally move any.

QuoteAlso the "Undo" feature does not put the control back where it was before I clicked on it.

Currently, the "Undo" feature is only pertinent to the code editor and editing text. It has no effect on controls.

QuoteThirdly when I click on a control and choose "send to back" or "bring to front" it does not always work. I have use the properties tab to select the control because clicking with the mouse will not select the control.

I agree with you on this one. Those two options can be fickle and given the way controls are arranged in the Designer it does not always work as you would expect. There have been a few debates on this forum about those features and Windows z-order issues.

dCipher Computing · May 07, 2012, 10:45:13 PM

Turning off Snap to Grid fixed the mouse click problem.

The background colours are now working. So I am not sure what I did that cause them not to work earlier.

Is there any way to change the background colour of the frame. Currently the background colour only seems to affect the frame caption?

Thanks,
Simon

Paul Squires · May 08, 2012, 09:41:21 AM

Quote from: dCipher Computing on May 07, 2012, 10:45:13 PM
Is there any way to change the background colour of the frame. Currently the background colour only seems to affect the frame caption?

There is no easy way to do that. You can thank Windows and the API designers for that!

An alternative would be to use the FireLines custom control (using the Box style). If you need a Caption then add a Label control as well.

Robert Eaton · May 08, 2012, 11:00:18 AM

Since the web browser control was added I thought I'd try it.
I noticed that after it's placed on a form you can no longer select it with the mouse. However you can get to it from the drop-down in the properties tab.

(Sorry if I missed something obvious

Win 7 , 64-bit

Paul Squires · May 08, 2012, 01:48:52 PM

You "should" be able to select it by clicking close to the edge of the control. This is similar to the way that you have to select OCX controls. I can not (or better yet, should not) subclass the web browser or OCX controls in the designer because, let's just say, it results in things eventually going poof! (GPF). Without subclassing the control, I can not catch the mosue click needed to select the control. In the designer, I put the web browser on another control (which is slightly larger) that allows you to select that control instead. The designer knows that by clicking on that control that you are really wanting to select the web browser. Clear as mud?

George Bleck · May 25, 2012, 01:02:02 PM

I just downloaded and was testing the 3.60 and notice the same issue with the control moving or "marching" as I'd like to call it. I tried a few controls (FireLine, RichEdit, SIGrid, etc.) but only notice it on the FireText control.

It doesn't happen on the down click of the mouse but only on the release. Each up mouse click on the control moves it one grid space to the right so if you keep clicking it it "Marches" across the form.

NOTE: It ONLY happens when Design Style is in Modern mode... NOT traditional.