GUI suggestions

[fischgeek]

Very cool. Especially on the AltSubmit and LV_GetText parts. I dig it.

[fischgeek]

So where did we land on the renaming of controls and background coloring for labels?

[lexikos]

I'll probably rename Text to Label. I don't plan to implement background colouring for labels.

For the moment I think I'll wait to see how fincs Gui API turns out.

[Blackholyman]

I don't really think label is preferable over Text.

But that may just be because I have no real insight in to how other languages do it, also my native language is not english so that may also be part of it, to me label just don't fit what it does, where as text tells me that I am adding text to the gui, label on the other hand seems like a controls attribute and not the control it self...

Sorry if that does not make any sense but that just how i see it.

[lexikos]

Labels are usually used to provide information. Labels on bottles might tell you what they contain. Labels on food might tell you their nutritional value. Labels on a GUI provide other information.

In most GUI systems, a label is attached to (placed nearby) some other control, providing information about it (such as what the field is called, or what to enter in the field).

I don't have any strong feeling either way, so perhaps I'll do what I normally do in such cases: nothing.

[joedf]

perhaps I'll do what I normally do in such cases: nothing.

[guest3456]

I don't have any strong feeling either way, so perhaps I'll do what I normally do in such cases: nothing.

and this is usually the correct thing to do in those cases

[fischgeek]

0 for 3.

[evilC]

Fincs has indeed changed text to label in his release binaries.

IMHO, I think Text is probably more descriptive - sometimes it is not really a "label" - in my mind, a label is for exactly one object, however not all text in a gui pertains to exatly one item - it may pertain to zero other items (eg some Instructions text) or more than one item (eg if you have 2 text boxes X and Y : "You have used " X " of " Y " widgets").

But whatever, it is a minor issue and V2 is meant to break compatibility (A Good Thing IMHO) so its no skin off my nose.

[fischgeek]

I hear what everyone is saying about their interpritation on Label vs Text, but I was just trying to see if we could make v2 (and ahk in general) a little more like other languages. Here's just a few examples I can provide.

• .NET http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... .110).aspx
  GWT http://www.gwtproject.org/javadoc/lates ... Label.html
  Java http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/ap ... Label.html
  iOS https://developer.apple.com/library/iOs ... Label.html
  Python (pyjamas) http://pyjd.org/api/pyjamas.ui.Label-class.html

• .NET http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... .110).aspx
  GWT http://www.gwtproject.org/javadoc/lates ... xtBox.html
  Java http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/ ... field.html
  iOS https://developer.apple.com/library/ios ... Field.html
  Android http://developer.android.com/guide/topi ... /text.html
  Python (pyjamas) http://pyjd.org/api/pyjamas.ui.TextBox-class.html

The only exception to this rule that I have found is Android. Android seems to use TextFields like AutoHotkey does. Other than that, pretty much everywhere else a label is static text and a textbox/textfield is a control to accept input.

[fischgeek]

Cool news on the change by the way. Glad to hear it.