[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: Iconified Decorations position (MDI revi

["Steve Northover" <steve_northover@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, I'm sorry but this class is unfinished and unimplemented.  Way back at
SWT 0.999999, it was supposed to marked abstract but someone forgot and now
we can't change it.

"Buddha" <BuddhaBuddy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:b9uj7k$1mv$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> OK, so there IS something similar to IFrame, called Decorations.
>
> So I create a Shell, put a Decorations in it, iconify the Decorations,
> then resize the Shell smaller, so the iconified Decorations is no longer
> visible.
>
> How can I find out the position of the iconified Decorations so I can move
> it? As far as I can tell, getBounds(), getSize() and getLocation() still
> return the old size and position of the Decorations, and changing the
> location just moves where the Decorations will be once it is de-iconified.
>
> What I am trying to do is find out the preferred size of the Shell client
> area, and add scrollbars as necessary.
>
> Is this class unfinished, or unimplemented on all platforms? When I
> initially asked about MDI, I was told it wasn't available, but it looks
> like Decorations is just was I was looking for.
>