Hi again,
Oliver-Rainer Wittmann - Software Engineer - Sun Microsystems wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Michael Brauer wrote:
>> Andreas, Oliver,
>>
>> I'm not sure if you use the same definition of "to clip".
>>
>> Andreas: I think for you it does mean that one those parts of an
>> object are painted that are within the bounds of the table cell. That
>> is, the object's position is not touched. If the object does not fit
>> into the table cell, it is only partially visible, or not visible at
>> all. Is that correct?
>>
>> Oliver: I think for you "to clip" means that the object is forced to
>> stay within the table cell, either by enlarging the table cell, or
>> maybe (I'm not sure) by adapting its position. Is that correct?
> Correct.
Thus, in general I call this "to capture an object inside a certain area".
Regards, Oliver.