Something is driving me nuts about Koda

[Aktonius]

So from the start, this is how Koda code generation works...

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=form.kxf
code generated and designed by koda with "update script" function
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

Now if for example i use an UDF which can create special sort of controls like(colorpicker) by Yashied and if i want to insert it in my gui(made by Koda) i do something like. Please notice the nesting(which is source of my issue here, will explain later)

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=form.kxf
code generated and designed by koda with "update script" function
<maintab>
 <tab1>
    GUICtrlCreateGroup("group", W, H, 1, 1)
    $useframe = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Use Colored Frame", 656, 288, 113, 17)
    $Label23 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Frame Thickness", 648, 320, 85, 17)
    $framethickness = GUICtrlCreateInput("5", 744, 318, 25, 21)
    $colorlabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 744, 354, 25, 21)
    GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)
 </tab1>

 <tab2>
 </tab2>
</maintab>
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

Each time i load Koda designer, modify something and update script, it will devastate this code. Is there any way to avoid this?

What i tried is this...

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=form.kxf
code generated and designed by koda with "update script" function
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###
GUICtrlCreateGroup("group", W, H, 1, 1)
$useframe = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Use Colored Frame", 656, 288, 113, 17)
$Label23 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Frame Thickness", 648, 320, 85, 17)
$framethickness = GUICtrlCreateInput("5", 744, 318, 25, 21)
$colorlabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 744, 354, 25, 21)
;$picker = GUICtrlCreateButton("picker", 656, 352, 75, 25, $WS_GROUP)
;$picker = _GUIColorPicker_Create('Color...', 656, 352, 75, 25, 0xFF6600, BitOR($CP_FLAG_DEFAULT, $CP_FLAG_TIP))
$picker = _GUIColorPicker_Create('Color...', 656, 352, 75, 25, 0xff0000, BitOR($CP_FLAG_DEFAULT, $CP_FLAG_TIP))
GUICtrlSetBkColor($colorlabel, _GUIColorPicker_GetColor($picker))
GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)

which results in massive fail because this controlgroup is now not nested in the proper tabsheet(like shown in previous example)

So i am thinking is it at least something like

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=form.kxf

#region off

my code nested properly and this code will be ignored by koda

region on

#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

So my goal is to simply be able to insert a code there manually and with Koda as well(when i need it) and hopefully Koda will not eat my manual code if this is even possible? Also again please notice that i can not just make my code after the end of region because then it will not be nested in my tabsheet(which is generated in koda region)

Thank you in advance

Edited July 2, 2011 by Aktonius

[GEOSoft]

If you make those areas into regions and use the Beta of Tidy then Tidy will indent nested regions.

You can either add this to the Tidy.ini file

*** Indent #region sections
region_indent=1

Or you can add one or the other of these directives in your script.

#Tidy_Parameters=/ri

or

#Tidy_Parameters=/region_indent

That will give you an output of something like

#Region ## Koda Region
    #Region ## Tab Control
        #Region ## Tab Item 1
        #EndRegion ## Tab Item 1

        #Region ## Tab Item 2
        #EndRegion TabItem 2
    #EndRegion ## Tab Control
#EndRegion ## Koda Region

[Aktonius]

I am sorry but i don't understand how will this make Koda ignore the code that i insert in only tabitem1 region while updating everything else with "update script"?

Actually i would still love my tab1item to remain updated by Koda except that single item that i insert. Maybe iam asking to much? But still i have to ask.

Edited July 2, 2011 by Aktonius

[GEOSoft]

I think I misunderstood your request the first time.

You can't just randomly sprinkle GUI code throutht the script. If you insist on using Koda then all of the GUI code has to be in it's proper place in the Koda region. Just because that region is auto generated doesn't imply that you can't manually make changes within it. After all it's straight up AutoIt GUI code no matter what you used to create it. There are a lot of us around that don't use Koda at all, we simply write the code on the fly.

[martin]

I am sorry but i don't understand how will this make Koda ignore the code that i insert in only tabitem1 region while updating everything else with "update script"?

Actually i would still love my tab1item to remain updated by Koda except that single item that i insert. Maybe iam asking to much? But still i have to ask.

As far as I understand your problem, you are trying to add controls to a tab sheet after the tab is created by the Koda code, but you are not specifying that the controls should be in the tab. You need to use

GuiSwitch($Gui,$Tab2);specify the parent for the controls
GUICtrlCreateGroup("group",.........

[Aktonius]

As far as I understand your problem, you are trying to add controls to a tab sheet after the tab is created by the Koda code, but you are not specifying that the controls should be in the tab. You need to use

GuiSwitch($Gui,$Tab2);specify the parent for the controls
GUICtrlCreateGroup("group",.........

I tried to search parent, nesting etc.. etc.. but i could not find this. Thanks a bunch

[CodyBarrett]

i'm one of those people who don't use KODA at all, good for getting a handle on GUIs but i prefer to make it myself instead of have it generated.

[Chimaera]

i'm one of those people who don't use KODA at all, good for getting a handle on GUIs but i prefer to make it myself instead of have it generated.

Same here

[martin]

I'm so encouraged that Chimaera and CodyBarret were able to break their silence and start talking about their problems in this frank and honest way.