From: Drake C. <mi...@mi...> - 2003-06-30 03:25:49
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At 10:12 AM 6/29/03 -0500, jeroen wrote: >You need to pass LAYOUT_FIX_WIDTH in addition to the width! Doh! How many times am I going to forget that?!? Thanks. >I suggest to use an FXFrame as a "strut". 1-pixel high FXFrames can be >useful for >propping up GUI's in many cases. Remember that FXHorizontalFrame sizes >the children proportional to their "default size". So, if you ensure >that this default size is predictable, then you can ensure the relative >sizes of two widgets, even when they're stretched! In my tests I was using an FXLabel with " " text, but obviously an FXFrame is less overhead. > > An example or two of some of the nested FXMatrix ideas that have been > > mentioned in the past might be useful to answer layout questions like > > this. They seem to come up fairly regularly. > >Yes; howver it is impossible to give a complete, exhaustive set of >examples as the layout system is very flexible. I realize you can't show everything. But it sounds like you have a coupla common tricks up your sleeve that others might find useful. That is, if there's anything more complicated than the tricks you listed. Thanks for the suggestions. Drake Christensen |