Comments on: Is it worthwhile to keep AutoCompleteBox’s DropDownOpening and Closing events? http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2009/04/might-remove-extra-drop-down-events/ Silverlight, rich client apps and web development Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:37:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrés http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2009/04/might-remove-extra-drop-down-events/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 Andrés Sun, 03 May 2009 06:02:04 +0000 http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/?p=407#comment-1438 This events are useful. I'm using the DropDownClosing event in a custom implementation of the AutoCompleteBox that I have done. This events are useful.
I’m using the DropDownClosing event in a custom implementation of the AutoCompleteBox that I have done.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2009/04/might-remove-extra-drop-down-events/comment-page-1/#comment-1435 Ryan Fri, 01 May 2009 21:40:03 +0000 http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/?p=407#comment-1435 I find these kind of events helpful when you want to change the state of the UI while the AutoCompleteBox is firing these events. For example, you may want to disable animation while the dropdown is opening (for performance reasons). I wish more of the controls had helpful events like these. I find these kind of events helpful when you want to change the state of the UI while the AutoCompleteBox is firing these events. For example, you may want to disable animation while the dropdown is opening (for performance reasons). I wish more of the controls had helpful events like these.

]]> By: Jeff Wilcox http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2009/04/might-remove-extra-drop-down-events/comment-page-1/#comment-1434 Jeff Wilcox Fri, 01 May 2009 14:10:32 +0000 http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/?p=407#comment-1434 @Steve, From talking to customers who are using the control, on forums/blogs/conferences. For making it "less rich," part of the reason is that the cancel mechanism is a "bug farm" of sorts: it's possible to have a popup that closes (and can't be brought back), but yet the opening event can be canceled, at which point the state is still open, but visually it is no longer open, etc. This simplifies the model to one that is used in more places. And the better question is, are you using the events? :-) @Steve,
From talking to customers who are using the control, on forums/blogs/conferences.

For making it “less rich,” part of the reason is that the cancel mechanism is a “bug farm” of sorts: it’s possible to have a popup that closes (and can’t be brought back), but yet the opening event can be canceled, at which point the state is still open, but visually it is no longer open, etc. This simplifies the model to one that is used in more places.

And the better question is, are you using the events? :-)

]]> By: Steve http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2009/04/might-remove-extra-drop-down-events/comment-page-1/#comment-1433 Steve Fri, 01 May 2009 12:18:08 +0000 http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/?p=407#comment-1433 1. how do you know how frequently we use these events? 2. why make it 'less rich' ? I'm not sure I agree about remove events that developers are possibly using, regardless of frequency 1. how do you know how frequently we use these events?
2. why make it ‘less rich’ ? I’m not sure I agree about remove events that developers are possibly using, regardless of frequency

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