[Newbies] Morphic Layout Managers

[Kenneth Payne]

Todd -

Nothing is more irritating than the lack of documentation for squeak.

If I do ever sort out how to layout sub-morphs, I will certainly write it up 
for others and in words of one syllable so people like me can understand it.

By the way, that proportional layout code that Bert pointed out seems to do 
what I want. (Thanks again, Bert). Now I just have to understand it.

- Ken  


On Monday 09 October 2006 02:57, Todd Blanchard wrote:
> There is enough horsepower in the morphic layout controls to do most
> common layouts.
>
> However, most people find the terminology bizarre and it is not at
> all straightforward to tap that power.
>
> When you figure it out, it would be really nice if you would write up
> what you learn.
>
> -Todd Blanchard
>
> On Oct 8, 2006, at 11:08 AM, Kenneth Payne wrote:
> > Bert-
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> >> This should actually work. I think you must not set the container to
> >> shrinkWrap.
> >
> > I've been experimenting with layout by embedding morphs and using
> > the morph
> > menu to change layout etc.
> >
> > I think I've tried every combination of layouts and child layouts
> > but I've
> > never got a sub-morph fill a cell or to change size with its
> > container. I
> > must be doing something wrong.
> >
> >> Right, you must give it a layout frame. Perhaps this helps:
> >>
> >> 	http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/2141
> >
> > I've looked at the example. I'll do some experimenting with it this
> > week.
> >
> > Thanks again for your help.
> >
> > - Ken
> >
> > On Sunday 08 October 2006 14:48, Bert Freudenberg wrote:
> >> Am 08.10.2006 um 13:28 schrieb Kenneth Payne:
> >>> Am I right in thinking there is way to get a sub-morph to
> >>> automatically resize
> >>> as its owner morph resizes?
> >>>
> >>> I've experimented with TableLayout and it seems to work the
> >>> opposite way. You
> >>> can get a morph to "shrink-wrap" around its components but you
> >>> cannot get
> >>> submorphs to expand or shrink automatically to fill a table cell.
> >>>
> >>> You'd think that using "space fill" on the child layout menu
> >>> might do
> >>> something like this - but it doesn't.
> >>
> >> This should actually work. I think you must not set the container to
> >> shrinkWrap.
> >>
> >>> As for Proportional Layout - I can't even understand what it's
> >>> supposed to do.
> >>> Nothing as far as I can tell.
> >>
> >> Right, you must give it a layout frame. Perhaps this helps:
> >>
> >> 	http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/2141
> >>
> >> - Bert -
> >>
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