Update of /project/mcclim/cvsroot/mcclim In directory common-lisp.net:/tmp/cvs-serv6742

Modified Files: dialog.lisp system.lisp Added Files: dialog-views.lisp Log Message:

Implemented a pop-up-menu-view for displaying the completion presentation type in a dialog.

Added some documentation for the internals of accepting-values.

Date: Tue Jan 18 02:58:09 2005 Author: tmoore

Index: mcclim/dialog.lisp diff -u mcclim/dialog.lisp:1.16 mcclim/dialog.lisp:1.17 --- mcclim/dialog.lisp:1.16 Tue Jan 11 05:02:19 2005 +++ mcclim/dialog.lisp Tue Jan 18 02:58:08 2005 @@ -23,16 +23,49 @@ produced by accept-present-default, as well as the current value of that query, arguments that were passed to accept, etc. are stored in a query object. The stream stores all the query objects for this -invocation of accepting-values. - -The query output records are presentations with command translators -defined that directly change their value (stored in the query object) -or select them for further user input, like the default text input. +invocation of accepting-values. The record created and returned by +accept-present-default must be a subclass of updating-output-record.

After the initial output records are drawn, invoke-accepting-values -blocks accepting commands. When a query's value is changed, the body -of the call to accepting-values is run, with all the values returned -by calls to accept coming from the query objects. +blocks accepting commands. The state of the dialog state machine is changed +via these commands. The commands currently are: + +COM-SELECT-QUERY query-id -- calls the method select-query with the +corresponding query object and output record object. When select-query returns +the "next" field, if any, is selected so the user can move from field to field +easily. + +COM-CHANGE-QUERY query-id value -- This command is used to directly change the +value of a query field that does not need to be selected first for input. For +example, a user would click directly on a radio button without selecting the +gadget first. + +COM-DESELECT-QUERY -- deselects the currently selected query. + +COM-QUERY-EXIT -- Exits accepting-values + +COM-QUERY-ABORT -- Aborts accepting-values + +These commands are generated in two ways. For query fields that are entirely +based on CLIM drawing commands and presentations, these are emitted by +presentation translators. There is a presentation type selectable-query that +throws com-select-query for the :select gesture. Fields that are based on +gadgets have to throw presentations from their callbacks. This can be done +using the method on p. 305 of the Franz CLIM user guide, or by using the +McCLIM function throw-object-ptype. + +After a command is executed the body of accepting-values is rerun, calling +accept-present-default again to update the fields' graphic appearance. [This +may be calling these methods too often an may change in the future]. The +values returned by the user's calls to accept are come from the query objects. + + +If a query field is selectable than it should implement the method +select-query: + +SELECT-QUERY stream query record -- Make a query field active and do any +input. This should change the query object and setf (changedp query). This +method might be interrupted at any time if the user selects another field.

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@@ -292,7 +325,8 @@

(defgeneric select-query (stream query record) (:documentation "Does whatever is needed for input (e.g., calls accept) when -a query is selected for input." )) +a query is selected for input. It is responsible for updating the + query object when a new value is entered in the query field." ))

(defgeneric deselect-query (stream query record) (:documentation "Deselect a query field: turn the cursor off, turn off

Index: mcclim/system.lisp diff -u mcclim/system.lisp:1.107 mcclim/system.lisp:1.108 --- mcclim/system.lisp:1.107 Sat Jan 1 21:17:59 2005 +++ mcclim/system.lisp Tue Jan 18 02:58:08 2005 @@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ "table-formatting" "graph-formatting" "bordered-output" + "dialog-views" "dialog" ; depends on table formatting "builtin-commands" ; need dialog before commands are defined "describe" @@ -206,7 +207,8 @@ "Examples/stream-test" "Examples/presentation-test" #+clx "Examples/gadget-test" - "Goatee/goatee-test") + "Goatee/goatee-test" + "Examples/accepting-values")

(clim-defsystem (:scigraph :depends-on (:clim #+clx :clim-looks))