Negative offsets not working in 2.0.0?

[bhutten]

I'm testing the evaluation version of SWTDesignerPro - version 2.0.0, Eclipse 3.0M7, Win2K.

Using FormLayout, I'm unable to enter negative offsets. If I enter a negative number in an offset property field, designer always converts it to 0. Bug?

[Eric Clayberg]

I'm testing the evaluation version of SWTDesignerPro - version 2.0.0, Eclipse 3.0M7, Win2K. Using FormLayout, I'm unable to enter negative offsets. If I enter a negative number in an offset property field, designer always converts it to 0. Bug?

It was a bug, but it was fixed in the current v2.0.0 build available for download.

[bhutten]

hm. I have version 2.0.0, compiled on 2004.03.31, which I downloaded 30 minutes ago.

It's still exhibiting the same behaviour. I have a blank form, FormLayout, place a button on the form. Set the left numerator to 50, works fine. Then tab to the "offset" field, enter -50, tab out, offset resets to 0. This happens consistently.

I just noticed that the source is updated correctly - if I enter the above values, then switch to the source view, the line is:

formData.left = new FormAttachment(50,-50);

So the source is being generated correctly...but the "offset" widget is not displaying the correct value.

As well, Designer is not rendering negative offsets correctly. Say I have this line:

formData.left = new FormAttachment(50,200);

Designer correctly displays the button with it's left margin 200 pixels to the right of the center line of the form. However, if I have this line:

formData.left = new FormAttachment(50,-200);

Designer incorrectly displays the button with it's left margin exactly at the center line of the form. The negative offset is ignored.

[Eric Clayberg]

hm. I have version 2.0.0, compiled on 2004.03.31, which I downloaded 30 minutes ago.

You need to download the version for Eclipse 3.0 M8 which came out last Friday.

The M7 version is the older version of the beta that contains the bug. The M7 version of the beta will not be updated.