A GridColumn has the property "StretchToFit" which is very helpful. But
this property only refers to the last column.
It would be great to be able to stretch one of the other columns, e.g.:

ID | Name | Country               |
ID | Name               | Country |

Would that be possible?

Thanks Uli

Uli Becker wrote:

> It would be great to be able to stretch one of the other columns

It's been suggested before, and not yet possible. I too would love to see it... (Makes me think it would be good to have something where we could up-vote suggestions...)

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Matthew Jones

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Den 24-01-2017 kl. 17:27 skrev Matthew Jones:
> Uli Becker wrote:
>
>> It would be great to be able to stretch one of the other columns
> It's been suggested before, and not yet possible. I too would love to see it... (Makes me think it would be good to have something where we could up-vote suggestions...)
>

Uli,

<< A GridColumn has the property "StretchToFit" which is very helpful. But this property only refers to the last column. It would be great to be able to stretch one of the other columns, e.g.: >>

Stretch it how ?  The reason why it only works for the last column is that it results in the column stretching rightward to fill the available client width in the parent grid.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Tim Young [Elevate Software] wrote:

> << A GridColumn has the property "StretchToFit" which is very helpful. But this property only refers to the last column. It would be great to be able to stretch one of the other columns, e.g.: >>
>
> Stretch it how ?  The reason why it only works for the last column is that it results in the column stretching rightward to fill the available client width in the parent grid.

I think the idea is that the code would work out that there is more space, and then apply it to an inner column, rather than the last. It fits the general idea better, as you typically have a more important thing on the left, and would prefer that to be enlarged if anything.

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Matthew Jones

Tim,

> Stretch it how ?

GridColumns are positioned by using the layout functionality, aren't they?
So IMHO it could be possible to fill the available space with a column
<> the last column.

I attached a small sample with panels instead of columns to demonstrate
what I mean.

Thanks Uli

Forgot to mention that there is a sizer for each "row"  to test the responsive design.

Matthew,

<< I think the idea is that the code would work out that there is more space, and then apply it to an inner column, rather than the last. It fits the general idea better, as you typically have a more important thing on the left, and would prefer that to be enlarged if anything. >>

I get what you're saying, but that's not really something that the layout functionality in EWB is equipped to deal with.  The client area is the client area, and stretching always means "stretch to the edge of the client area", hence that normally excludes there being any other UI elements to the *right* of the stretched element.

Furthermore, you're going to get into all sorts of trouble trying to do such a "stretch" operation when you take into account that the grid's scrolling is both generated by, and responsive to, the total width taken up by the columns.  Trust me when I say this - I just spent a couple of months fighting this very chicken and egg issue with auto-sizing.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com