Containers and Layouts

Containers and Layouts

• {talk about what containers and layouts are, and how to use them}
• {talk about layout info}
• {note that layout info hints always apply to the layout which is the parent of the content which is the parent of this widget.}

LayoutInfo

Scrollable Area (ScrollableArea)

A layout that can be larger in size than the visible display area (viewport). The viewport can be moved to show other areas of the content of the layout. A scrollable area is typically is bordered by vertical and horizontal scrollbars which allow the user to move the viewport to change which part of the scrollable area is visible.

Name	Description
content	The widget or layout to render inside the box
verticalScrollbar	true if a vertical scroll bar should be displayed. Default is true.
horizontalScrollbar	true if a horizontal scroll bar should be displayed. Default is false.
preferredWidth	Preferred width of the total area.
preferredHeight	Preferred height of the total area.
stickToBottom	true if {unknown}. Default is false.

No layout hint properties are available for ScrollableArea.

Example images/layouts/ScrollableArea.png

Scrollable Area (ScrollableArea)

Relative (RelativeLayout)

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By-Row (RowLayout)

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By-Column (ColumnLayout)

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Flowing (FlowLayout)

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Card (CardLayout)

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Multi-Row (MultiRowLayout)

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Zoomable (ZoomableLayout)

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MiG Layout (MigLayout)

See MigLayout

Property (PropertyLayout)

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