Customize my TppOutlineViewer (custom Outline)

rbuser

Hi !

I created an Outline in my preview form (using TppOutlineViewer.Create(nil)
and so on) and I want to customize the TppOutlineViewer.PopupMenu. Is there
a way to do that ? I want to add Glyphs to "Hide/Show Outline", "Expand
Outline", "Collapse Outline" and I also want to change the captions.

I also want to change the event contained in "Hide/Show Outline". I want to
add some instructions to this event...

How I can do all of this ?

Thanks a lot !

Alex.

nicocizik

Hi Alex,

Although it should have been, the PopupMenu for the OutlineViewer was not
coded so that it could be customized easily. The only way to customize it
right now would be to change some of the ReportBuilder source. I realize
you are still testing our product and most of this information is useless
but if you do decide to buy, you will want to look at replacing the
TppPreview.BeforePreview routine and the TppOutlineViewer.EnableOutline
routine in your own descendents so that you can access the properties of the
PopupMenu and the click events associated with it.

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rbuser

Hi again !

Is there a way (easy one) to not have a PopupMenu for the OutlineViewer ?

Thanks !

nicocizik

Hi Alex,

In the example I sent you adding an outline to a TppViewer, add the
following line of code to the bottom of the TForm1.CreateOutline event...

FOutlineViewer.PopupMenu := nil;

This will disable the popup menu for you. If you wish to disable it in the
original Report Previewer, the process will be a little more difficult. You
will need to create a TppPreview descendent and override the
TppPreview.BeforePreview routine without calling the EnableOutlinePopup
procedure.

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