7410 - Feature: Need <splitter>

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core :: XUL, defect, P1)

Description

[Steve Lamm]

The Sidebar needs a <splitter/> that can go inside a box. Mail/news will need
this widget too. This would replace framesets for dividing content.

The splitter needs to be draggable and have an onclick handler.

Comment 1

[Steve Dagley]

This was already down as an M9 task so targeting accordingly.  Note that the
original feature plan was to modify the behavior of FrameSetFrame to accomodate
the grippy area but after discussing this with slamm his version would appear to
be the better solution.  Albeit one that will take longer to implement.

Comment 2

[Steve Dagley]

reassigning to evaughan who has taken over this as it will involve adding
features to his box code.

Comment 3

[Eric Vaughan]

Dragging of splitter will be done early m10. But the splitter is currently
usable and supports collapse.

<box>
   <titledbutton value="child1"/>
   <splitter/>
   <titledbutton value="child2"/>
</box>

Comment 4

[Peter Trudelle]

setting blocker per don, also p1

Comment 5

[Eric Vaughan]

Feature complete and checked in. Documents to go on mozilla.org very soon.

Comment 6

[rubydoo123]

checked out the "dragging" of the splitter, it's a little rough but it works! It
also seems to "snap" closed when I get about 1.25" from the edge (on win95).
works fine on the mac. it does not work on the linux build (used 1999092008).
Reopening bug

Comment 7

[leger]

Clearing Fixed resolution due to reopen.

Comment 8

[Eric Vaughan]

Splitter now works on linix.

Some problems that have nothing to do with the splitter are:
1) Moving splitter is slow on linix this is a gtk problem not the splitter
2) splitter moves under iframes (this is a view manager problem)

Comment 9

[Paul MacQuiddy]

verified