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From: Nathan Andelin
People can be pretty imaginative. How about this, if EGL comes with a
recycle bin component then place it on a form that also contains a list of
records (a table or grid). In the event that EGL doesn't come with a
recycle bin component, perhaps you can place an image on the form to
represent one.
Add logic to your table to select and highlight records in the list via
Ctrl+Click. Ensure that the application keeps track of the selected
records as you page backward and forward. Finally, add logic to drag and
drop the selected records to the recycle bin.
Here's another idea. Rather than following the traditional design pattern
of paging backward and forward through the list, implement a [more] link
that simply causes the next page of records to be appended to the bottom
of the table, without erasing or disturbing the other records in the list.
Use the arrow keys or scroll bar to navigate through the rows in the list.
Are things like this easy to do in EGL?
My point is that if you get really accustomed to using the components and
interfaces that are included in the box, you may stop thinking outside the
box.
My purpose here is not to criticize EGL or any other tool that Joe P. or
IBM may be promoting. I mostly wanted to encourage Aaron B. and others
who may be working on native tools or applications to keep going. When
people see IBM and other vendors creating tools that tend to move
workloads off the platform it gets discouraging.
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