Yep, it's a different mind set, but very cool and flexible. Cheers, -TH
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "scott_flex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes! It took me a few seconds to figure that out after you explained > it, my brain is fragile... > > When setting just one of the constraints, (left or right) or (top or > bottom) it makes perfect sense... but setting both (top and bottom) > or (left and right), i just figured it manually set the width or > height behind the scenes. > > I'm probably confusing constraint based layout with the > term "Docking" in .Net windows development. > > > > --Scott > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Hoff" <TimHoff@> wrote: > > > > Well, just one more point: constraints (similar to padding) have > > nothing to do with the dimensions of a container. They simply > > provide a mechanism for positioning. While using top, bottom, left > > and right can cause resizing, relative to the parent, they are more > > or less just a tool for placement. > > > > -TH > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "scott_flex" <skrause@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > I do agree that the vbox automatically grows based on it's > content > > is > > > a good thing sometimes, i am making use of that default behavior > > for > > > sure. > > > > > > However, the constraint based layout is designed so i don't have > > to > > > manually code changes for the width and height when the parent > > object > > > is resized... so I would have never expected this behavior nor > > does > > > it make sense (IMHO). > > > > > > I'll just continue on with what i've done, it's not that > > complicated, > > > just more work for me :). > > > > > > --Scott > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Hoff" <TimHoff@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Unless you explicitly set the height and width of a container, > > it > > > will > > > > automatically measure to include all of it's children; with no > > > scroll > > > > bars. This is a good thing in some situations. If you want > > the > > > scroll > > > > bars to show up, set the dimensions. clipContent is an > entirely > > > > different animal; and provides interesting reading in the help > > docs. > > > > > > > > -TH > > > > __________________________________ > > > > > > > > Tim Hoff > > > > Cynergy Systems, Inc. > > > > http://www.cynergysystems.com > > > > Office <http://www.cynergysystems.comoffice/> : 866-CYNERGY > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "scott_flex" <skrause@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any particualar reason why a Vbox won't correctly clip > content > > and > > > > show > > > > > scrollbars when the object is using constraint based layout > > > > positioning? > > > > > > > > > > I'm adding up to 50 child objects to the vbox and want the > > > scrollbars > > > > > to appear so the user can scroll to see them all. > > > > > > > > > > If i set the height, and width everything works as expected, > > so > > > i've > > > > > manually tapped into the resize event on my parent canvas and > > > manually > > > > > set the height and width to get the effect of a constraint > > based > > > > > layout. Doesn't seem like i should have to do this. > > > > > > > > > > If i used the top,left,right,bottom properties, my VBox just > > > expands > > > > > its size to include all child objects added... which then > > forces > > > the > > > > > scroll bars on it's parent container, not what i want. > > > > > > > > > > Maybe i'm doing something wrong... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
