Dock is a great improvement but it does not always behave as expected.
Or maybe I expect the wrong behaviour:

* For a TLabel with Dock=dtRight and Top=5, Top is set to 0 during
align. Also Height cannot be changed for a TLabel. Therefore I cannot
place the label in the middle/right side of a TPanel

* When I set a TImage.Dock=dtRight, I cannot change the Width anymore
(in Object inspector)
..
* The TPanel.OnResize happens before child controls are docked
correctly. So where do I put code, that is called after this happened?
E.g. because I need to place a control based on the position of a
docked control.

* Margins (like in Delphi): This would be perfect...


cu Christian

Christian,

<< * For a TLabel with Dock=dtRight and Top=5, Top is set to 0 during align.
Also Height cannot be changed for a TLabel. Therefore I cannot place the
label in the middle/right side of a  TPanel >>

Docking <> anchoring:  when you dock something to the right, it will then
consume all available space on the right from top to bottom.

<< * When I set a TImage.Dock=dtRight, I cannot change the Width anymore (in
Object inspector) >>

I'm not seeing this here.  Can you send me a project that reproduces what
you're seeing ?

<< * The TPanel.OnResize happens before child controls are docked correctly.
So where do I put code, that is called after this happened? E.g. because I
need to place a control based on the position of a docked control. >>

That's not what I'm seeing here, or what the code indicates
(TControl.ApplyBounds):

  if TempSize and NotifyChanges then
     begin
     SizeChanged;  <<< Actual resizing
     DoResize;  <<< Calls the event handler
     end;

<< * Margins (like in Delphi): This would be perfect... >>

Anchoring and margins are coming next.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

>Docking <> anchoring:  when you dock something to the right, it will then
>consume all available space on the right from top to bottom.

You are right, I missed that. So my problem is that there is no
VerticalAligment (Layout) property for TLabel.

>I'm not seeing this here.  Can you send me a project that reproduces what
>you're seeing ?
I think the problem is, that my TLabel and TImage initially have
Visible=False. Then docking is not done in the IDE.

>That's not what I'm seeing here, or what the code indicates
>(TControl.ApplyBounds):

Not sure, what I changed - First the event was not fireing at all, but
now it works.

>Anchoring and margins are coming next.
Great!

I really like your tool. Somehow it feels like 15 years ago with
Delphi 1: Coming from Dos/Clipper I was looking for a tool to write
Windows programs. I tried different ones before Delphi - everthing was
a nightmare.

With your Web Builder it's the first time I could think of having fun
when writting a web application!

cu Christian

Christian,

<< I think the problem is, that my TLabel and TImage initially have
Visible=False. Then docking is not done in the IDE. >>

Yes, this is fixed now, and will be in the next build.

<< I really like your tool. Somehow it feels like 15 years ago with Delphi
1: Coming from Dos/Clipper I was looking for a tool to write Windows
programs. I tried different ones before Delphi - everthing was a nightmare.
>>

Yeah, same here.

<< With your Web Builder it's the first time I could think of having fun
when writting a web application! >>

It's a got some ways to go, but it's getting there.

Thanks,

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com