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ð Size and Coordinates

Left

Specifies the left (horizontal) ordinate pixel of the object

Top

Specifies the top (vertical) ordinate pixel of the object

Width

Specifies the object width, in pixels  

Height

Specifies the object height, in pixels

Align

Specifies the alignment of the object. The options are:

None - Object can be moved anywhere because it is not aligned to the parent object

Client - Aligns itself to the available client area by expanding to fill the parent object that it is in

Left - Aligns itself to the left side of the parent object growing or shrinking to match parent height

Right - Aligns itself to the right side of the parent object growing or shrinking to match parent height

Top - Aligns itself to the top side of the parent object growing or shrinking to match parent width

Bottom - Aligns itself to the bottom side of the parent object growing or shrinking to match parent width

 

ð Options

Allow Floating Groups

Specifies whether layout groups may be left floating (not docked) when dragged, and allows rearranging groups even if Allow Quick Customize is unchecked

Allow Quick Customization

Specifies whether end-users can drag and drop layout elements

Auto Control Area Alignment

Specifies the manner in which a linked control is resized within an item. When checked, this property override the property setting for individual layout items. If this property is checked, linked controls in layout items are resized automatically, so that they will be aligned to an item whose caption is the largest (widest or tallest, depending on the item's caption layout) in the layout content. Resizing is performed either horizontally or vertically (depending on the caption layout) and only for the following items:

 

Items with assigned captions

Items with the matching caption layout

Items with the matching item position (i.e. only those items whose relevant edges are lined up)

Items whose alignment settings and alignment constraints correspond to the item’s caption layout

 

If the property is unchecked, each control is resized individually, based on its item caption.

 

Auto Control Tab Orders

Specifies whether to automatically manage the tab order of controls within the control

Focus Control On Item Caption Click

Specifies whether a control can be focused when the item's caption is clicked

Horizontal Resizing

Specifies whether layout elements can be resized horizontally. When checked, the property overrides the Horizontal Resize property for each element. This setting is not in effect for separator and splitter items.

Vertical Resizing

Specifies whether layout elements can be resized vertically. When checked, the property overrides the Vertical Resize property for each element. This setting is not in effect for separator and splitter items.

Focus On Click

Specifies whether the control gets a focus when it has been clicked

Parent Background

Forces the control to follow the color attributes of its parent control, working like a transparency, in taking the parent object as the background

Show Hint

Displays the defined layout group hint

 

ð Component ID

Unique identifier used when passing property parameters in statements

 

 

LayoutManager_Prop