Re: Question about gorm and Multi language support in Gnustep

[Nicola Pero]

> > > > > But, no, there really is no need to create one .gorm per language.
> > > > >[...]
> > > > >     [applyButton setTitle: Localize(@"Apply", nil)];
> > > > >     [closeButton setTitle: Localize(@"OK", nil)];
> > > 
> > > Add:   
> > >         [applyButton sizeToFit:self];
> > >         [closeButton sizeToFit:self];
> > > 
> > > (and perhaps sending sizeToFit: to all super views and window...)
> > 
> > Yes - that would be possibly better ... but still not completely
> > satisfying unless the super views are custom views which act as containers
> > and implement sizeToFit to arrange the views they contain so that they
> > don't overlap etc.
> > 
> > Otherwise, when you resize the applyButton, it might get so big as to
> > overlap over the closeButton - it depends on the window of course, but as
> > a general rule, you need some sort of container superview aware of the
> > issue and keeping buttons (in this example, other views in other examples)  
> > aligned/in position/in row/column/etc.
> > 
> > Writing such superviews I'm sure is well in *your* capabilities :-) but
> > might be a bit too clumsy/difficult for someone less experienced and/or
> > wanting to write simple code quickly.
> > 
> > Renaissance does indeed provide container classes which are automatically
> > setup and configured ... then calling [xxx sizeToFitContent], as you
> > describe, on all views, would do the trick.  But if you're using
> > Renaissance, that's done for you automatically as well if needed :-)
> > 
> 
> The rope/spring model of determining how views resize themselves, which is
> implemented in Gorm, should be enough to prevent the overlapping you're
> referring to. 
> 
> I've never had an issue with preventing buttons or views from overlapping when
> resizing.
> 

You are missing the point - we are not talking about arranging subviews as
a consequence of a change in the superview size - which is covered by
OpenStep, even if in a very simple/primitive form (only simple
arrangements can be configured using the springs).

We are talking about resizing superviews and readjusting subviews
positions when the *subviews* size change.  There is simply no API to do
that in OpenStep, and there is no support for it unless you write it
yourself.

Renaissance implements it.