Documentation GUI generation with YAML

general documenation

• TODO: XAML, YML
• see also Development with Code Generation

implementation

• TODO: PetraTools, codegeneration
  • ymlparser
  • using templates
• TODO: PetraForm, PetraModuleForm, etc

current features

• yaml file can inherit from other yaml files; eg. the menu structure can be inherited
• conventions: user control types by prefix: TODO
• the first panel, user control, tab page, group box will be the main content control
• Menu/Toolbarbutton order: AlwaysLast
• labels are automatically prepared for translation (Catalog.GetString)
• general functions go into a class derived from TFrmPetraUtils (eg. TFrmPetraModuleUtils)
• manual code for a screen goes into a partial class (eg. PartnerEdit.ManualCode.cs)
• See Documentation YAML for OpenPetra Forms for detailed documentation

TODO

• short cut keys for menus
• programmatically add to menu (recent partners)