There is something similar in FLTK 2. It has a virtual function named 
"layout()" that adjusts widgets sizes and available space. I am planning on 
using the layout mechanism in 3 - unless of course there is abetter way?!

On 01.12.2011, at 07:17, Lynn Quam wrote:

> I am a new user of FLTK3 who is migrating from using Tcl/Tk for GUI 
> development.  My software development is in Common Lisp (SBCL).  I have some 
> tests successfully running using FLTK3 in combination with OpenGL.
> 
> I like everything I am seeing in FLTK3, EXCEPT for (semi-)automatic layout of 
> widget arrangements.  Tk has simple, yet effective ways to control widget 
> placement.  I am willing to write layout class methods for FLTK, but some 
> basic infrastructure appears to be missing.
> 
> An outside_measure() method should be implemented for classes, such as Button 
> and all of its subclasses, so that the outside dimensions of those widgets 
> can be determined.  The existing measure() method returns the dimensions of 
> the label string and/or image.   I have implemented such methods for Menubar 
> and Widget, but the implementations are fragile, depending on FLTK internal 
> details.
> 
> Is there anything in the ROADMAP directed toward more advanced layout 
> infrastructure?
> 
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