From: Richard Lyman <lymans@...>
Date: 2004-10-06T05:17:53+09:00
Subject: Re: Help! Can't get the FXRuby clipboard example to work...

Sorry for the extra reply...

I am also fairly certain that DND only works between Fox
applications... if I'm wrong, someone please correct me.

-Rich


On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 14:15:56 -0600, Richard Lyman <lymans@gmail.com> wrote:
> First off - the last 15 or so lines won't be 'processed' until after
> the application terminates.
> 
> Once it hits 'theApp.run' the main program hangs and Fox takes over,
> so you need to have everything setup before that.
> 
> -Rich
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 04:42:01 +0900, Abe Vionas_MailingList
> <mailinglist_abe@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Essentially, when I select a customers name and click
> > on the Copy button and then go to notepad and press
> > CTRL-V (to paste) nothing happens. Anyone have any
> > ideas?
> >
> > Here's my code as it stands...
> >
> > # customer.rb
> >
> > require 'fox'
> >
> > include Fox
> >
> > customer = Struct.new("Customer", :name, :address,
> > :zip)
> >
> > $customers = []
> > $customers << customer.new("Reed Richards", "123
> > Maple, Central City, NY", 010111)
> > $customers << customer.new("Sue Storm", "123 Maple,
> > Anytown, NC", 12345)
> > $customers << customer.new("Benjamin J. Grimm", "124
> > Maple, Anytown, NC", 12345)
> > $customers << customer.new("Johnny Storm", "123 Maple,
> > Anytown, NC", 12324)
> >
> > class ClipMainWindow < FXMainWindow
> >   def initialize(anApp)
> >     # Initialize base class first
> >     super(anApp, "Clipboard Example", nil, nil,
> > DECOR_ALL, 0, 0, 400, 300)
> >
> >     # Horizontal frame contains buttons
> >     buttons = FXHorizontalFrame.new(self,
> > LAYOUT_SIDE_BOTTOM|LAYOUT_FILL_X|PACK_UNIFORM_WIDTH)
> >
> >     # Cut and paste buttons
> >     copyButton  = FXButton.new(buttons, "Copy")
> >     pasteButton = FXButton.new(buttons, "Paste")
> >
> >     # Place the list in a sunken frame
> >     sunkenFrame = FXVerticalFrame.new(self,
> > LAYOUT_FILL_X|LAYOUT_FILL_Y|FRAME_SUNKEN|FRAME_THICK,
> >       0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
> >
> >     # Customer list
> >     customerList = FXList.new(sunkenFrame, 6, nil, 0,
> > LIST_BROWSESELECT|LAYOUT_FILL_X|LAYOUT_FILL_Y)
> >     $customers.each do |customer|
> >       customerList.appendItem(customer.name, nil,
> > customer)
> >     end
> >   end
> >
> >   def create
> >     super
> >     show(PLACEMENT_SCREEN)
> >   end
> > end
> >
> > if __FILE__ == $0
> >   FXApp.new("ClipboardExample", "FXRuby") do |theApp|
> >     ClipMainWindow.new(theApp)
> >     theApp.create
> >     theApp.run
> >   end
> > end
> >
> > # User clicks Copy
> > copyButton.connect(SEL_COMMAND) do
> >   customer =
> > customerList.getItemData(customerList.currentItem)
> >   types = [ FXWindow.stringType ]
> >   if acquireClipboard()
> >     @clippedCustomer = customer
> >   end
> > end
> >
> > #Handle clipboard request
> > copyButton.connect(SEL_CLIPBOARD_REQUEST) do
> >   setDNDDATA(FROM_CLIPBOARD, FXWindow.stringType,
> > Fox.fxencodeStringData(@clippedCustomer.to_s))
> > end
> >
> >
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