Grid layout with AnchorEditor?
lazarus / 10-Designer

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stem · 2019-12-31 13:27

Hi,

is it possible to create a "grid layout" with the AnchorEditor?

See the attachment: I would like to have my components like in
groupbox "Version 1", i.e. the second column begins at the right of
the longest item of the first column.

Unfortunately I only can create "Version 2", i.e. the x positions of
the items in the second column are not the same.

I'm testing my application with different scaling/DPI values of the
operating system.

Thank you!

stem

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wp · 2019-12-31 13:36

Use GroupBox' ChildSizing:
- ControlsPerLine = 2
- Layout = cclLeftToRightThenTopToBottom
- HorizontalSpacing = (some decent value), as well as LeftRightSpacing
- VerticalSpacing = (some decent value), as well as TopBottomSpacing

If you want to left-align the right column to the center of the
GroupBox I'd use the AnchorEditor instead and add a narrow helper
bevel (Shape = bsSpacer) which I'd center-align with the AnchorEditor
within the GroupBox. Then all labels of the first column will be left-
aligned to the Groupbox, and those in the second panel will be left-
aligned to the bevel.

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stem · 2020-01-02 12:07

Thank you for your help!