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Group box "Create Connection" missing in 4diac 1.10 [message #1807649]

Wed, 05 June 2019 15:17

Felipe Adriano da Silva GonÃ§alves

Messages: 35
Registered: February 2017
Location: Brazil

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Unfortunately 4DIAC-IDE cant scroll screen when trying to move a draggable object outside the current view. This make the connection of distant FBs inputs/events a little bit harder.

But 4DIAC 1.9 had a view called Create connection that made it easier (attached image). The problem is that this option is not available more in 4DIAC 1.10.

index.php/fa/35699/0/

How can I bring back this view to new version of 4diac?
Is possible to add a search mechanism to help find the Target FB combobox?

Thanks

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Re: Group box "Create Connection" missing in 4diac 1.10 [message #1807650 is a reply to message #1807649]

Wed, 05 June 2019 15:53

Alois Zoitl

Messages: 1585
Registered: January 2014

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As you point it out in your last question the usability of this feature was not very good. We reevaluated how this feature could be improved. Therefore we removed that part of the property sheet and replaced it with a new version. When you select two interface elements in your application you will get a new property sheet which allows you to create a connection between the two selected entities. We hope that this new way is better compared to the old version.

Cheers,
Alois

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Re: Group box "Create Connection" missing in 4diac 1.10 [message #1807652 is a reply to message #1807650]

Wed, 05 June 2019 16:00

Felipe Adriano da Silva GonÃ§alves

Messages: 35
Registered: February 2017
Location: Brazil

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Wow..
I didn't know the option of select two interface elements. Really the usability is so much better, the complexity of search mechanism is unnecessary.

Tanks by the help.

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