Re: How do I find out the maximum extent that a morph can be set to, without this impacting the current extent of its owner morph?

Alexandre Rousseau wrote:
> Hi Jerome
>
> Thanks for your advice. The parent morph in question is variable in 
> width (user discretion), includes several submorphs, including that 
> for which I would like to calc the maximum "non-impacting" extent, and 
> uses a layoutPolicy. And yes, that parent has insets... set, too. So I 
> am a bit hesitant. Will try some stuff.
Does not #spaceFill do just fill the max available space ?

Karl
> Thanks again
> Alex
>
>
> On 28-Nov-07, at 4:15 PM, Jerome Peace wrote:
>
> > [Newbies] How do I find out the maximum extent that a
> > morph can be set to, without this impacting the
> > current extent of its owner morph?
> >
> >
> > Hi Alexandre,
> >
> >
> > My first guess would be:
> >
> > maxBounds := myMorph owner bounds
> > myMorph bounds: maxBounds.
> >
> > and my second guess would be:
> > necessaryInset := 1
> > maxBounds := maxBounds insetBy: necessaryInset .
> >
> > and try for a third guess:
> > necessaryInset := necessaryInset  + 1 .
> >
> > etc.
> >
> > And I would use a squeak workspace to find out what I
> > needed to know. And then I would know it. (Report back
> > here you results)
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Yours in curiosity and service, --Jerome Peace
> >
> >
> > ***
> > > Alexandre Rousseau alexr at mailsnare.net
> > > Wed Nov 28 05:27:28 UTC 2007
> > >
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > Question: How do I find out the maximum extent that a
> > morph can be
> > > set to, without this impacting the current extent of
> > its owner morph?
> > > Context: trying to set the extent of a sticky note's
> > summary label to
> > > the maximum possible width, and such that the note's
> > window (isKindOf
> > > PasteUpMorph) will not be resized.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > > Alex
> > >
> > > ==
> > > Alexandre Rousseau
> > > E: alexr at mailsnare.net
> > > NinerPaint: http://www.ninerpaint.com
> > ***
> >
> >
> >
> >
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