[PATCH] Span frame names in debugging watch window

[jbb]

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 18:48, Hamish Rodda wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I got annoyed with the watch window, having to give the first column more
> space than it really needs just so I could see the frame name, so I wrote a
> patch to span the first column for the frame name across the remaining
> columns.  I've attached a screenshot and the patch.
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> It's a bit of a hack, and really should be done within qt.  However I can't
> forsee a better version of this functionality getting into qt before 4.0.
> This patch produces an ok result.  It can be cleaned up significantly: I
> think I can eliminate the lag in redrawing when resizing columns by
> directly calling the paint function myself, and instead of switching to
> QObjects I can have an internal QObject just for the items that require it.
>  I'm posting it now to see if I should bother continuing with it (ie.
> whether it is likely to be accepted or not).
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> Comments?

A very good idea I think :-)
Now just waiting for the next version...

jbb