Wish Designer's features

[LucaMs]

I think that some Designer's features similar to those of MS VS may be useful; like:

1) anchor set to None
2) MinimumSize and MaximumSize
3) anchoring by code

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/designer-anchors-video-example.36507/#post-367800

 

[Cableguy]

A thought on number one...

No anchors is just not possible... Why?
Because any view is placed relative to a 0 (zero) point, usually set by the views parent. A view with no anchors would have to have a meaningless left and top values... Which is... Impossible!
Default anchors are top and left, because it's where the parents zero points are!

 

[LucaMs]

No anchors is just not possible

similar to those of MS VS

that is, it is possible; and also it is useful to get the result you can see here.

 

[Cableguy]

that is, it is possible; and also it is useful to get the result you can see here.

as said in the linked page, they are "anchored to the nearest boundary", so none doesn't really exist!

 

[LucaMs]

as said in the linked page, they are "anchored to the nearest boundary", so none doesn't really exist!

It exists and it is useful in the case I linked. Try to obtain the layout I published there without a designer's script.

It does not means that the View will stay anchored to the nearest boundary (which should mean mantaining a fixed distance from); the View will be placed at a proportional distance from all boundaries (edges?).

 

[klaus]

I don't understand.
What do you expect with anchor none?
How should the view be positioned?
You have LEFT, RIGHT and BOTH what is NONE supposd to do different from LEFT?

 

[LucaMs]

Please, try to realize the layout as I did (at that time) using VS AND AS I POSTED THERE:

The three central buttons have anchor set to None, so they remain at center even if you change the form size.

 

[klaus]

Again, NONE means nothing.
In your case you should ask for anchor CENTER that's what you ask in your example..
Then how should Button5 and Button6 be placed?
With a distance to the CENTER or %x to the center?
Distance of Left, Middle or right to the center?
That's why I say that NONE means nothing.

 

[LucaMs]

Again, NONE means nothing.

Well, say it to Microsoft

In your case you should ask for anchor CENTER

That was an example. However in that example there isn't a View at center, but 3 views which "mantain proportional distances from the 4 edges".

If you use MS VS you can try and see how it works and what I mean.

b4a - central buttons with default anchoring (top-left)

 

[Erel]

Anchors are simple and useful. They are not supposed to solve all problems. This is exactly why there is also a built-in designer script engine. You can easily implement such a layout with the designer script.
You can also set the minimum width and height with the designer script:

'set min width
Button1.Width = Max(Button1.Width, 30dip)
'or
Button1.Width = Max(Button1.Width, Panel2.Width / 3)
'or
If ActivitySize < 5 Then mw = 30dip Else mw = 60dip
Button1.Width = Max(Button1.Width, mw)

For further discussions please start a new thread in the questions forum.

 

[LucaMs]

I know that the script engine is useful and that I can use it to solve many problems.

This was only a "Wish post"