Hello, On GTK(+) there is a support for control layout that can mirror and expand forms and components depending on their content and direction. Theoretically, it can not be done in Lazarus, because it is based on left, top, width and height, however, I'm looking for a way to add additional properties that could add such support (for any widget that support it). Any idea how can I achieve such a thing ?

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:58:38 +0300 ik wrote: > Hello, > > On GTK(+) there is a support for control layout that can mirror and > expand forms and components depending on their content and direction. > > Theoretically, it can not be done in Lazarus, because it is based on > left, top, width and height, however, I'm looking for a way to add > additional properties that could add such support (for any widget that > support it). > > Any idea how can I achieve such a thing ? Either you don't know the LCL anchors or you don't like them. Do you know http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Autosize_/_Layout http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Anchor_Sides http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/LCL_AutoSizing ?

Mattias Gaertner schreef: > On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:58:38 +0300 > ik wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> On GTK(+) there is a support for control layout that can mirror and >> expand forms and components depending on their content and direction. >> >> Theoretically, it can not be done in Lazarus, because it is based on >> left, top, width and height, however, I'm looking for a way to add >> additional properties that could add such support (for any widget that >> support it). >> >> Any idea how can I achieve such a thing ? > > Either you don't know the LCL anchors or you don't like them. > > Do you know > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Autosize_/_Layout > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Anchor_Sides > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/LCL_AutoSizing > ? What is probably meant: Assume the following layout: --------- ------------------ | Label1| | Edit1 | --------- ------------------ Now change the BidiMode property of both controls (or maybe the form) to bdRightToLeft. Then the layout should change too: ------------------ --------- | Edit1 | | Label1| ------------------ --------- (at least it is mirroring) Vincent _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus

Yes, that what I ment :) Ido On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 8:53 PM, Vincent Snijders wrote: > Mattias Gaertner schreef: > > > On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:58:38 +0300 > > ik wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> On GTK(+) there is a support for control layout that can mirror > >> and expand forms and components depending on their content and > >> direction. > >> > >> Theoretically, it can not be done in Lazarus, because it is > >> based on left, top, width and height, however, I'm looking for > >> a way to add additional properties that could add such support > >> (for any widget that support it). > >> > >> Any idea how can I achieve such a thing ? > > > > Either you don't know the LCL anchors or you don't like them. > > > > Do you know > > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Autosize_/_Layout > > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Anchor_Sides > > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/LCL_AutoSizing > > ? > > What is probably meant: > > Assume the following layout: > --------- ------------------ > | Label1| | Edit1 | > --------- ------------------ > > Now change the BidiMode property of both controls (or maybe the > form) to bdRightToLeft. > > Then the layout should change too: > ------------------ --------- > | Edit1 | | Label1| > ------------------ --------- > > (at least it is mirroring)