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Reference for unit 'fpGUI' (#fpgui)

TLayout

The fpGUI layout system provides a simple and powerful way of specifying the layout of child widgets

Declaration

Source position: layouts.inc line 48

`type TLayout = class(TContainerWidget)`
`protected`
`FWidgets: TCollection;`
`FBorderSpacing: Integer;`
`IsRecalcingLayout: Boolean;`
`function GetChildCount; override;`
`function GetChild(); override;`
`procedure AddFixedChild();`
`property BorderSpacing: Integer; [rw]`
`public`
`constructor Create(); override;`
`destructor Destroy; override;`
`function ContainsChild(); override;`
`end;`

`TLayout`		The fpGUI layout system provides a simple and powerful way of specifying the layout of child widgets
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`TContainerWidget`		TContainerWidget is an abstract class that defines the interface for containing other widgets
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`TWidget`		The TWidget class is the base class of all user interface objects.
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`TComponent`
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`TObject`

The fpGUI layout system provides a simple and powerful way of specifying the layout of child widgets.

By specifying the logical layout once, you get the following benefits:

Positioning of child widgets.
Sensible default sizes for windows.
Sensible minimum sizes for windows.
Resize handling.
Automatic update when contents change:
- Font size, text or other contents of child widgets.
- Hiding or showing a child widget.
- Removal of child widgets.

TBoxLayout		Lays out widgets in a horizontal or vertical position.
TGridLayout		The TGridLayout class lays out widgets in a grid.
TDockingLayout
TFixedLayout		The TFixedLayout allows you to arrange widgets at set x and y co-ordinates