Layout for interface

[David Raphael]

I've seen a number of ways to control the layout of the interface - which of the modules should I use as a best practices example? 

Right now this looks like sh*t.  I've attached a screen shot of the current progress, and I am not happy with how random the layout is. 

Maybe the answer will just be - you have to tweak it/season to taste....

But I'd really like to know if there is a little more of a baseline I can setup AND then tweak to my liking...

I hope that made some sense.

[Carlos Milovic]

The best way to go ussually is to work over something it is working

To keep things better organized I would use GroupBoxes. Also the Sizers let you organizaze things.
If you use Labels, make sure to use the SetFixedWidth( int ) function to force them all to have the same size. Define that at the start, as a variable as here: int labelWidth1 = fnt.Width( String( "Mechanical stimulus application frame:" ) + 'T' );

[David Raphael]

That was a huge help.  I have more to fix, but that really fixed the label alignment that was driving me nuts...

[David Raphael]

Ok - I'm stuck on this one now - I can't get these buttons to align to the top of the VerticalSizer...

[David Raphael]

And of course...I figure it out 1 minute after posting...

Code: [Select]

CameraListButtons_Sizer.AddStretch();

seems to fix the problem.

[Juan Conejero]

Very nice David

You need some more horizontal spacing between the vertical sizers but it's looking really nice. Good!  8)