To: | huskerfan_68144 |
From: | mmenaz |
Newsgroup: | IBObjects |
27-Feb-2002
Re: TIB vs. TIBO--- In IBObjects@y..., GK <gkrishna@j...> wrote:
Marco,[cut] The previous application which I am half way through uses woll2woll.Ok. IB_date: Delete=Null date. FOr the rest of the keystroke, I have already discussed about them with Jason, since I had the same feeling that some key-centric improvements could be done. I had no time for them, but I think that it is not a difficoult improvement, so give me this week and sunday I will have the "improvements" made and sent to Jason for inclusin in the next subrelease. Btw, IB_Date and IB_Currency work in unbound mode too. What about woll2woll? Just curiosity. also when the drop down calendar is displaying week numbers it looks neat and not clumsy like IB_DateHmmm.. ok, it could be prittier... but it works good :) Reason 2Nothing like this in IB_. IB_Grid is very much more powerfull compared to standard VCL, but maybe woll2woll is better looking. I am wondering how Client/Server optimized such of "pyrotechnical" controls are... [cut] Some of the design constraints I place on myself, maybe, a hangover from my clipper programming days. Everything should be doable using keystrokes. No mouseI subscribe! If anybody could send a screenshot or sample code for a NEAT Master ->Detail -SubDetail data entry form done using the IB_ I would definetely change over toI do not have such a setup, or I manage it with chained grids. Please, I understand that the IB_ components have different advantages. I also understand the amount of overall coding that I have to do will be much less withYour lifes are chained :) If you can produce effective, error prune, good looking programs in a fraction of the time you do with not IB_ components, your user will benefit from it too. I am in advanced developement of an app. I have spent a lot of time getting acquired with IB_, and a lot of setting up my forms, my data-entry conventions, a special IB_UpdateBar that transparently manages transactions, and so on. Once done that, I can produce data entry forms in a snap. If I have to change database structure, my app can adapt in a snap too (compared with VCL setup). No more embarassing errors with my clients ;) Sometime the word is like you see it, not as it is. If you have just a hammer, you tend to see everything like a nail. So you have woll2woll controls, you can not think an effective data entry without them. But you could invent one even better, and C/S friendly... Forget your habbits :) Paradox/Dbase are grid oriented menthality... you open the table, get all the records, and navigate... very bad in C/S. I am new to Delphi but if anybody is willing to help me and guide me I am willing to work on improving the IB_date component so that it is perfect.Ok, you are welcome :) Jason is really open mind in improving his components. At the very leastTell me, we can join our efforts. But, better is not necessary the "over full ulta function rich" one... Please, have a look at www.cooper.com first. E-mail me privately, if you want. I am always happy in IBO improvements. Geoff and other here will help us friendly. Marco Menardi |