Koda Form Designer not behaving properly

[Bert]

I'm not sure if it is my version of Koda that is buggy, or it is something else. I'm noticing a few behaviors that are odd. 

• Anytime I try to drag or tweak a input field, the field will resize itself to a height of 21. I can use the object inspector to change the height to what I want however and it will do what I want. If however I do anything after that to the field, it will resize the height right back to 21. 
• When I open a kxf file in notepad to look at the xml, I can see the height defined correctly for the input fields. When I open the kxf in Koda, it will resize all of the input fields back to 21 in height. 
• When I generate the code to SciTE, Even though the kxf file has the correct settings, Koda will make the input fields heights all 21. 

This is a screenshot of the GUI I'm trying to make. 

This is what it is actually supposed to look like when running the generated code in SciTE and making the fixes to the field sizes.

I've also attached the kxf file so you can see how it is configured. Could someone open it in their version of Koda so I can see if it is my rig or it is an actual bug please? Thanks in advance. 

Test screen.kxf

Edited 12 hours ago by Bert

[argumentum]

for a good example of how I code, look at the GUI here.
It makes it easier to keep stuff align and to mess with it. 

Now, if there is a bug in Koda, who is gonna fix it 🤷‍♂️

[Bert]

I'm just thinking if someone used the AutoIt suite out of the can - is Koda buggy or not. (and it is just my rig). I can live with it if it is my rig. 

 

[argumentum]

..I've seen that all along. Some controls have a set height. And am like why 😡 !!, but that's the way it is 😕 

[Bert]

I'm also now noticing SciTE is now not letting me select a language when I have an untitled tab open. It has to be my rig.  🤦‍♂️

[pixelsearch]

3 hours ago, Bert said:

Could someone open it in their version of Koda so I can see if it is my rig or it is an actual bug please?

Hello Bert
Same here with Koda, the height of the input control quickly reverts to 21 pixels, as you clearly explained.

I would like to ask why you need a higher height for your 5 input controls (as shown in your 2nd pic) because each input control will always display 1 line only, no matter the height of the control.
Wouldn't it be better to change your 5 input controls to edit controls, allowing you to display any control height you want ?

[TheDcoder]

Yeah I pretty much had the same experience with Koda, it's not really made for precision I feel, but this was ages (a decade) ago so there might have been updates which improved things.

I much prefer ISN AutoIt Studio's GUI designer, it lets me design the GUI exactly how I want it, pixel perfect