> ...just go ahead and buy the controls from Einhugur?
We've had a lot of problems with Einhugur grids. The API is rather
troublesome -- the StyleGrid API requires extra effort to re-use style
objects with large grids, and the DataGrid can't do variable-height rows. In
addition, we have had numerous rendering glitches -- some severe, like
controls being drawn in the wrong place -- particularly on Windows and
Classic. (This project needs to run on those as well as X.) This is in the
context of using multiple StyleGrids within a TabPanel.
I wrote a variable-height listbox in pure RB in about two days -- though it
is not a complete replacement (no in-cell editing, for example), it does
what we need it to; we now have complete rendering control, no flicker, ease
of debugging, and flawless operation on all platforms that we care about.
We're in the process of replacing all Einhugur controls with it, and so far
we're much happier. And I like removing plug-ins where possible.
I have heard others praise Einhugur extensively. Maybe it was the TabPanel,
or the non-OSX platforms, or maybe were just using them wrong somehow. But
I'm steering clear of them from here on out. Just one data point for you...
(The controls are cheap enough to try them out and see if they work, esp.
for a paying project...)
lj
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