[racket] Embedding DrRacket

OK, too bad :(  As mentioned, I already have the scheme:text% working, so I guess I keep fattening it little by little. Thanks, again!

br, jukka


> -----Original Message-----
> From: robby.findler at gmail.com [mailto:robby.findler at gmail.com]On Behalf
> Of Robby Findler
> Sent: 03 November 2010 14:32
> To: Jukka Tuominen
> Cc: users at racket-lang.org
> Subject: Re: [racket] Embedding DrRacket
> 
> 
> Oh. That's not possible.
> 
> You can have an approximation by using scheme:text%. That's the
> easiest thing anyways.
> 
> Robby
> 
> On Wednesday, November 3, 2010, Jukka Tuominen
> <jukka.tuominen at finndesign.fi> wrote:
> >
> > That does great job hiding the middle panel, thanks! (see below 
> the updated code). However, that either wasn't what I really was 
> after. Sorry for not being able to explain it well.
> >
> > I'm trying to embed the full featured DrRacket GUI inside the 
> middle panel. Including menus, toolbars, definition field, 
> (possibly interaction field), search/replace bar, statusbar 
> (anything missing?). Have the shortcuts, drag-and-drops working, 
> etc. If necessary, the menus could go under a menu button, like 
> [define..] in DrRacket's toolbar.
> >
> > I try to explain the reason behind a little. I have an app that 
> can browse through objects of different kind. For a text object, 
> I would embed a text editor in the middle panel. In case of a 
> scheme object, I would embed a full-powered and self-sufficient 
> scheme editor, i.e. DrRacket. You could then edit, debug, and 
> save the change on the spot without ever leaving the app or 
> opening extra views.
> >
> > Building a DrRacket plugin isn't desirable either, since most 
> times you would just view a random, non-scheme object without editing it.
> >
> > I hope this explains my (not so small) challenge a bit better.
> >
> > br, jukka
> >
> > ;; Improved Version
> > ((lambda ()
> >
> >    (define frame
> >      (new frame%
> >           (parent #f)
> >           (label "Embedded Editor")
> >           (border 5)
> >           (min-width 400)
> >           (min-height 225)))
> >
> >    (define vertical-panel-top
> >      (new vertical-panel%
> >           (parent frame)
> >           (style '(border))))
> >
> >    ;; Replace the following definition
> >    (define vertical-panel-editor
> >      (new vertical-panel%
> >           (parent frame)
> >           (style '(border))))
> >
> >    (define vertical-panel-bottom
> >      (new vertical-panel%
> >           (parent frame)
> >           (style '(border))
> >           (alignment (list 'center 'bottom))))
> >
> >    (define button-evaluate
> >      (new
> >       button%
> >       (parent vertical-panel-bottom)
> >       (label "Hide Editor")
> >       (callback (lambda (button event)(send frame 
> change-children (lambda (l) (remq vertical-panel-editor l)))))
> >       (style '())
> >       (enabled #t)
> >       (vert-margin 2)
> >       (horiz-margin 2)
> >       (min-width 0)
> >       (min-height 0)
> >       (stretchable-width #f)
> >       (stretchable-height #f)))
> >
> >    (send frame show #t)))
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: robby.findler at gmail.com [mailto:robby.findler at gmail.com]On Behalf
> >> Of Robby Findler
> >> Sent: 03 November 2010 13:34
> >> To: Jukka Tuominen
> >> Cc: users at racket-lang.org
> >> Subject: Re: [racket] Embedding DrRacket
> >>
> >>
> >> I think I misunderstood your original query.
> >>
> >> You can't change the parent, but you can tell a parent not to show a
> >> child by calling the change-children method. Something like this in
> >> your code:
> >>
> >> (send frame change-children (lambda (l) (remq 
> vertical-panel-editor l)))
> >>
> >> Robby
> >>
> >> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 5:00 AM, Jukka Tuominen
> >> <jukka.tuominen at finndesign.fi> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Thanks Robby,
> >> >
> >> > I'll look into your suggestion. I'm still hesitating whether I
> >> will manage with my very limited skills to gather all pieces one
> >> by one, and have them actually working smoothly with each other
> >> Like DrRacket does. This is very uncertain terrain to me.
> >> Preferably, I had something I could just place between two panels
> >> and change the parent to point to one level up. And it should run
> >> inside a lambda, not leaving any assignments behind. Something 
> like this:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ((lambda ()
> >> >
> >> >   (define frame
> >> >     (new frame%
> >> >      (parent #f)
> >> >      (label "Embedded Editor")
> >> >      (border 5)
> >> >      (min-width 400)
> >> >      (min-height 225)))
> >> >
> >> >   (define vertical-panel-top
> >> >     (new vertical-panel%
> >> >      (parent frame)
> >> >      (style '(border))))
> >> >
> >> >   ;; Replace the following definition
> >> >   (define vertical-panel-editor
> >> >     (new vertical-panel%
> >> >      (parent frame)
> >> >      (style '(border))))
> >> >
> >> >   (define vertical-panel-bottom
> >> >     (new vertical-panel%
> >> >      (parent frame)
> >> >      (style '(border))))
> >> >
> >> >   (send frame show #t)))
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Is there any solution to this, you could think of?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > br, jukka
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: robby.findler at gmail.com 
[mailto:robby.findler at gmail.com]On Behalf
>> >> Of Robby Findler
>> >> Sent: 03 November 2010 02:10
>> >> To: Jukka Tuominen
>> >> Cc: users at racket-lang.org
>> >> Subject: Re: [racket] Embedding DrRacket
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Try just using frame:standard-menus% in place of frame%. You will need
>> >> to change the parents of any panels you create from the frame to the
>> >> result of calling the get-area-container method (you'll get an error
>> >> that points you in the right direction).
>> >>
>> >> That may not be exactly all of the right menus, but hopefully that'll
>> >> get you started.
>> >>
>> >> Robby
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Jukka Tuominen
>> >> <jukka.tuominen at finndesign.fi> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I have made a lambda function that draws a frame with several
>> >> panels. Now,
>> >> > I've been trying to figure out how to embed DrRacket's
>> GUI/functionality
>> >> > inside one of these panels, so I could show/hide it as
>> needed. The way
>> >> > DrRacket gathers all bits and mixins in the initializing
>> process, seems
>> >> > overwhelming to me (I'm not a programmer). I managed to get a simple
>> >> > scheme:text% editor working, which does some of the things I
>> need, but I
>> >> > really need fully functional IDE in order to avoid constant
>> copy/pasting
>> >