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Fri, Sep 25 2015 11:29 AM | Permanent Link |
Matthew Jones | Okay, EWB 2 has a new "responsive" layout mechanism, and it is simply
lovely. However, there is one small little minor tweak which would be really lovely to have. Umm, centering a row. What I mean is, imagine you have simple TBasicPanels, and they are set to top right and consume right. Put them on a TScrollPanel with vertical scroll bars. Overflow set to bottom. You get a lovely bunch of panels in a nice responsive mode. However, they are all bunched up top-right, and there is lots of space to the right. It would be soooooo good if the rows could be centred so that the "empty space" is divided between left and right, thus giving a best-fit column in the middle. Now, this seems like it would be hard to do given the current layout options, so I'm not expecting a miracle, only asking for a wish-list. Me, I think it might come down to an option in the parent, and perhaps only certain components like TScrollPanel. Or, it is already there and I haven't work out the incantation to make it so. Thoughts? -- Matthew Jones |
Fri, Sep 25 2015 12:28 PM | Permanent Link |
Tim Young [Elevate Software] Elevate Software, Inc. timyoung@elevatesoft.com | Matthew,
<< What I mean is, imagine you have simple TBasicPanels, and they are set to top right and consume right. >> Do you mean "set to top *left*" and consume right ? I can't think of why you would want to set them to top right *and* consume space to the right. Normally you will consume space in the *opposite* direction of the positioning. Tim Young Elevate Software www.elevatesoft.com |
Sat, Sep 26 2015 11:06 AM | Permanent Link |
Matthew Jones | > Do you mean "set to top *left*" and consume right ? I can't think of why > you would want to set them to top right *and* consume space to the right. > Normally you will consume space in the *opposite* direction of the positioning. > Yes indeed. Top left, consume right. -- Matthew Jones |
Mon, Sep 28 2015 10:04 AM | Permanent Link |
Tim Young [Elevate Software] Elevate Software, Inc. timyoung@elevatesoft.com | Matthew,
<< Yes indeed. Top left, consume right. >> So, you *did* have everything set to Top-Left, Consume Right ? Tim Young Elevate Software www.elevatesoft.com |
Mon, Sep 28 2015 10:07 AM | Permanent Link |
Tim Young [Elevate Software] Elevate Software, Inc. timyoung@elevatesoft.com | Matthew,
And, if so, then yes, you can make it work, but it involves some calculations on your end in response to sizing events. Essentially you'll need to set the designated "middle" control's minimum constraint to the size that you want, and that will do the trick. Tim Young Elevate Software www.elevatesoft.com |
Mon, Sep 28 2015 11:21 AM | Permanent Link |
Matthew Jones | Tim Young [Elevate Software] wrote:
> And, if so, then yes, you can make it work, but it involves some > calculations on your end in response to sizing events. Essentially > you'll need to set the designated "middle" control's minimum > constraint to the size that you want, and that will do the trick. Okay, that will do nicely. I can fiddle the Padding sensibly - the constraints don't seem to do anything but the parent component is stretching automatically so that probably stops it. Padding is enough... -- Matthew Jones |
Tue, Sep 29 2015 7:39 AM | Permanent Link |
Matthew Jones | Matthew Jones wrote:
> I can fiddle the Padding sensibly And indeed it works very well. -- Matthew Jones |
Tue, Sep 29 2015 12:00 PM | Permanent Link |
Tim Young [Elevate Software] Elevate Software, Inc. timyoung@elevatesoft.com | Matthew,
<< Okay, that will do nicely. I can fiddle the Padding sensibly - the constraints don't seem to do anything but the parent component is stretching automatically so that probably stops it. Padding is enough... >> Did you use a min, max, or both constraint ? Tim Young Elevate Software www.elevatesoft.com |
Wed, Sep 30 2015 4:02 AM | Permanent Link |
Matthew Jones | Tim Young [Elevate Software] wrote:
> Did you use a min, max, or both constraint ? None of the above. Just surely left padding to shift it a bit: procedure TfrmShop.pnlProductListSize(Sender: TObject); var nPadding : Integer; nHowManyTimes : Integer; begin nHowManyTimes := (pnlProductList.Width div pnlProductMaster.Width); if nHowManyTimes < 1 then begin nPadding := 0; end else begin nPadding := ((pnlProductList.Width - (nHowManyTimes * pnlProductMaster.Width)) div 2) - 1; if nPadding < 0 then nPadding := 0; end; //frmWelcome.Report('Padding w=' + IntToStr(pnlProductList.Width) + ' h=' + IntToStr(nHowManyTimes) + ' p=' + IntToStr(nPadding)); pnlProductList.Client.Padding.Left := nPadding; end; -- Matthew Jones |
Wed, Sep 30 2015 10:52 AM | Permanent Link |
Tim Young [Elevate Software] Elevate Software, Inc. timyoung@elevatesoft.com | Matthew,
<< None of the above. Just surely left padding to shift it a bit: >> Yes, I got that part. I meant this part: "the constraints don't seem to do anything but the parent component is stretching automatically so that probably stops it" Tim Young Elevate Software www.elevatesoft.com |
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