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O.P. RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX
I'm having a bit of trouble with my window at the moment... I'm trying to make it a look a biter nicer, because the png image is only exactly as large as the equation, so there is no 'border' around the equation, making it hard to read sometimes.

I thought I could simply use another ImageElement beneath the equation image, pure white, which was a bit bigger than the equation ImageElement. And while I'm at it (I thought), I can also add a third ImageElement, completely black, exactly 1 pixel offset form the white image (and two pixels larger), making it appear like a small black border.

The XML is this:
XML code:
<Interfaces xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <Window Id="EquationWindow" Version="1">
   
    <Attributes>
      <Caption>LaTeX</Caption>
    </Attributes>
   
    <TitleBar>
      <Title>
        <Text>LaTeX</Text>
      </Title>
    </TitleBar>
 
    <Position Width="200" Height="160">
      <IsAbsolute>true</IsAbsolute>
      <Resizable Allowed="BothSides">
        <MinWidth>200</MinWidth>
        <MinHeight>160</MinHeight>
      </Resizable>
    </Position>
 
    <DialogTmpl>
      <BottomBar Style="Plain">
        <RightControls>
          <Control xsi:type="ButtonControl" Id="BtnCancel">
            <Position Left="0" Top="0" Width="50"/>
            <Caption>Close</Caption>
          </Control>
        </RightControls>
      </BottomBar>
    </DialogTmpl>
   
    <Elements>
      <Element xsi:type="ImageElement" Id="BlackBG">
        <Position Left="4" Top="4" Width="192" Height="122">
          <IsAbsolute>true</IsAbsolute>
          <Anchor Horizontal="LeftRightFixed" Vertical="TopBottomFixed"/>
        </Position>
        <Image>
          <Name>blackBG</Name>
          <Mosaic>ResizeToFit</Mosaic>
        </Image>
      </Element>
     
      <Element xsi:type="ImageElement" Id="WhiteBG">
        <Position Left="5" Top="5" Width="190" Height="120">
          <IsAbsolute>true</IsAbsolute>
          <Anchor Horizontal="LeftRightFixed" Vertical="TopBottomFixed"/>
        </Position>
        <Image>
          <Name>whiteBG</Name>
          <Mosaic>ResizeToFit</Mosaic>
        </Image>
      </Element>
     
      <Element xsi:type="ImageElement" Id="EquationImage">
        <Position Left="8" Top="8" Width="184" Height="114">
          <IsAbsolute>true</IsAbsolute>
          <Anchor Horizontal="LeftRightFixed" Vertical="TopBottomFixed"/>
        </Position>
        <Image>
          <Name>loading</Name>
        </Image>
      </Element>
    </Elements>
 
 
  </Window>
</Interfaces>


And the window, when using the Interface Tester, looks like this:
[Image: 33or8di.jpg]

I'm noticing a few things:

1. The black and white images appear to be exactly the size I saved them in. Shouldn't the <Mosaic>ResizeToFit</Mosaic> tag make sure they are stretched, so they fill the window as I tell them?

2. The window is not resizable at all, even though I tell it too. Maybe this is just not possible in the Interface Tester? I've no idea...

3. The black border on the left is two pixels instead of one, indicating that the white image is actually two pixels offset from the black one, even though I'm telling it to be only one pixel apart.

4. When I run my script, the window looks like this:
[Image: vhzqyr.jpg]
Where has everything gone??
06-18-2009 08:10 PM
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Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 09:14 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by ryxdp on 06-17-2009 at 09:26 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 09:48 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 10:01 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by NanaFreak on 06-17-2009 at 10:11 AM
RE: RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 10:14 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by NanaFreak on 06-17-2009 at 10:17 AM
RE: RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 10:25 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by NanaFreak on 06-17-2009 at 10:30 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 10:37 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by NanaFreak on 06-17-2009 at 10:51 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 10:59 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Matti on 06-17-2009 at 12:07 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 12:23 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Matti on 06-17-2009 at 01:49 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 02:41 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 03:07 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by CookieRevised on 06-17-2009 at 05:54 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 06:14 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by CookieRevised on 06-17-2009 at 06:36 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 07:38 PM
RE: RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by CookieRevised on 06-17-2009 at 08:27 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 08:32 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 08:38 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by NanaFreak on 06-17-2009 at 09:02 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by CookieRevised on 06-17-2009 at 09:27 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-17-2009 at 10:01 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by foaly on 06-17-2009 at 10:42 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by CookieRevised on 06-18-2009 at 01:42 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-18-2009 at 11:29 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by NanaFreak on 06-18-2009 at 11:43 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Matti on 06-18-2009 at 12:03 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-18-2009 at 01:29 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Matti on 06-18-2009 at 01:52 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-18-2009 at 03:32 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Matti on 06-18-2009 at 03:56 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-18-2009 at 04:21 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Matti on 06-18-2009 at 05:33 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by matty on 06-18-2009 at 05:36 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-18-2009 at 05:47 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-18-2009 at 06:11 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Spunky on 06-18-2009 at 07:11 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Matti on 06-18-2009 at 07:22 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-18-2009 at 07:23 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-18-2009 at 08:10 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by CookieRevised on 06-19-2009 at 09:14 AM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Matti on 06-19-2009 at 01:43 PM
RE: RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by CookieRevised on 06-19-2009 at 10:24 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 06-19-2009 at 02:31 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by sabian2008 on 07-30-2009 at 03:38 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by Flippy on 07-30-2009 at 04:36 PM
RE: Basic Questions - LaTeX - by sabian2008 on 08-07-2009 at 01:01 AM


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