[haiku-development] Re: RFC: B_INVALID flag for BControlLook

  • From: Jessica Hamilton <jessica.l.hamilton@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 00:12:17 +1300

On 2 October 2014 22:52, Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Am 02.10.2014 11:26, schrieb Ingo Weinhold:
>>
>> On 10/02/2014 11:11 AM, Axel Dörfler wrote:
>>>
>>> Am 02.10.2014 10:23, schrieb Stephan Aßmus:
>>> Since a spinner is not always a number spinner, but can also spin
>>> between any arbitrary set of data,  the arrows are much more versatile
>>> than -/+. And I would definitely prefer a general solution that works
>>> with all spinner use cases over having specialized controls.
>>
>> I don't think I've ever seen non-numeric spinners.
>
>
> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/spinner.html
> Assuming you followed the link, you can't claim that anymore, at least ;-)
>
>> The more suitable control in such a case would be a combo box.
>
>
> Arguably, but that depends; smart phones use spinners everywhere, which is
> understandable.

Indeed, though smartphones tend to have much better UIs for spinners
than teensy up & down indicators.

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