Well, thank you for the answer, but I originally asked how I could eliminate padding =)
On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 3:49 AM, Ivan Wang <ivan.wang2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Just make the labels same height, and tuning its own padding. > I think it is sort of tricky, but Flex still can't make text alignment > perfect automatically, and you do always have to spend much effort to get > over this. > > <mx:HBox> > <mx:Label height="100%" text="LABEL1" fontSize="10" paddingTop = "2"/> > <mx:Label height="100%" text="LABEL2" fontSize="12" paddingTop = "0"/> > </mx:HBox> > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Alexander Tarelkin <alexander.tarel...@gmail.com> > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Saturday, September 05, 2009 2:38 AM > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Position elements with different font size against > baseline in HBox > > > > Hello, flexcoders. > > Let's pretend I have the following code: > > <mx:HBox> > <mx:Label text="LABEL1" fontSize="10"/> > <mx:Label text="LABEL2" fontSize="12"/> > </mx:HBox> > > What should I do to vertically position the buttons on the same baseline > without using padding? Referencing some constraint row from outside the HBox > does not work, since HBox abolishes absolute positioning. > > Thank you, > Alexander Tarelkin > > > > > > > > >