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From: Adrian Davis <adrian@satisoft.com>
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Subject: ANNOUNCE: GRIDPLUS 2.4 - A Grid Based Screen Building Tool For Tcl/Tk
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 02:05:29 -0800 (PST)
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GRIDPLUS 2.4 has been released and is available from:

http://www.satisoft.com/tcltk/gridplus2

New and Enhanced Features
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*) New much simpler/clearer syntax for embedded widget grids.
*) New "-spacestretch" option for widget and grid to specify which
links between columns can stretch.
*) New "-stretch" option for widget and grid to specify which column
contents can stretch.
*) New "-basename" option for grid to specify the basename for data
items and commands.
*) New "#style" widget option.
*) New "define" command mode.
*) New radiobutton groups facility.
*) New window resizing facillity.
*) New "pack" command mode to support resizing.
*) New "-command" option for text to specify a command to be invoked
when the content of the text widget is modified.


Changes
-------------
*) "gpselect" to "see" the selected row for tablelist.
*) It is no longer neccessary to name the widget ID for radiobuttons.
*) All examples have been updated to use new syntax/facilities/
recommendations.
*) Examples 2,4, 5 and 6 have been updated to demonstrate embedded
widget grids.
*) Example 7 has been updated to demonstrate resizing.


Bug Fixes
-------------
*) Fix problem whereby popup validation error messages were not
cleared properly for toplevel windows.
*) Fix problem with popup validation error messages in notebooks.
*) Fix date validations.
*) Fix problem with entry popup edit menu in contained windows.
*) Fix problem creating default label widgets for embedded grids.
*) Fix problem setting dropdown using "gpmap".
*) Fix problem in widget displaying a label only column when default
widget is button/link/menubutton.


WHAT IS GRIDPLUS:
====================

GRIDPLUS is a package intended to simplify GUI screen layout
development for Tcl/Tk programmers. It is a "Grid" based layout system
which  builds on, simplifies and extends the existing grid manager.
GRIDPLUS layouts are defined as a hierarchy of grids. Each cell in a
grid  consists of two elements. These will usually be a text label and
some other widget such as an entry. It is also allowed to have just
one element in a cell, or a cell which is empty. GRIDPLUS grids can
also be stretched to neatly fill the cells in which they are
positioned.

While the GRIDPLUS grid can be used "native", GRIDPLUS commands/
options exist to create grids of Buttons, Checkbuttons, Dropdowns
(Comboboxes), Entries, Menubuttons, Links and Radiobuttons. All places
where text can be displayed make use of the TCL message catalogue
acility.

In effect GRIDPLUS is much more than an alternative to the grid
geometry manager, it provides most, if not all, of the facilities
required to build complete screens/windows. Although aimed at
producing data entry/update/display form screens for database
applications, it may be useful for other tasks.

GRIDPLUS also includes the following features:-

*) Scrollable text widget.
*) Scrollable tablelist.
*) Scrollable tree widget.
*) Basic notebook type widget.
*) Simple drop-down menus.
*) Simple method to specify widget traversal order when using the TAB
key to navigate the screen.
*) A group facility to enable/disable groups of widgets and menu
options.
*) Facility to include non-GRIDPLUS widgets in groups.
*) Simple pattern/procedure based entry validations.
*) Works with toplevel windows.
*) ...and much, much more!!


Best Regards,
=Adrian=