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diff --git a/new/GLOSSARY b/new/GLOSSARY index 95ca403..edbed20 100644 --- a/new/GLOSSARY +++ b/new/GLOSSARY @@ -80,8 +80,82 @@ We also need a term for uiStack and uiGrid The above uses 'children' for their children CURRENT PLAN -T/THING will be called a 'parent' -H will be called a 'host' -a parent has a host, but it will NOT be accessed directly by children -instead it will use the named methods +T/THING will be called a 'host' +H will be called an 'OS parent' +a host has an OS parent; it gives it to the individual children of its control as needed uiStack and uiGrid, etc. will be called 'containers' + +let's rewrite the above with the new terminology: + +We have + a uiWindow w + which has a Host h + which has a uiControl control + and an OSParent p + a uiControl c +We call + uiWindowSetChild(w, c) +What happens: + w instructs h that c should be the control it keeps track of + h.SetControl(c) + h tells c that it is its host + c.SetHost(h) + t instructs c to lay itself out + c.Resize() +We now say + c is really a uiStack +We call + uiStackAppend(c, d, 2) +What happens: + c asks h to add d to p + h.Host(d) + h gives d p to add itself too + d.SetOSParent(p) + c asks h to let it lay itself out + h.Update() + h tells c to lay itself out + c.Resize() +We call + uiStackDelete(c, 4) +What happens: + c asks h to remove its fifth child from p + h.Unhost(c.children[4]) + h tells c's fifth child to unhost itself + c.children[4].UnsetOSParent() + c instructs h to tell it to lay itself out + h.Update() + h tells c to lay itself out + c.Resize() +We do + resize the window +What happens: + w resizes h, which resizes p + h.Resize() + resizing p triggers a relayout of c + c.Resize() +We do + uiWindowSetChild(w, e) +What happens: + w instructs t to stop tracking c + t.UnsetControl(c) + t instructs c to remove its children from h + c.UnsetHost() + t.Unhost(d) + d.UnsetOSParent() + w instrcuts t to start tracking e + t.SetControl(e) + t instructs e to add its children to h + e.SetHost(t) + t instructs e to be laid out + e.Resize() +We do + uiWindowDestroy(w) +What happens + w instructs h to tell e to destroy itself + h.Destroy() + h tells e to unhook itself + e.UnsetHost() + h tells e to destroy itself + e.Destroy() + h destroys p, then itself + w destroys itself |