MinWidth

Name

MinWidth, MinHeight, MinSize — Layout minimum size

Synopsis

`MinWidth (`	float\|integer `size` ,
	term `child` ,
	float\|integer `height` `)`;

`MinHeight (`	float\|integer `size` ,
	term `child` ,
	float\|integer `height` `)`;

`MinSize (`	float\|integer `size` ,
	term `child` ,
	float\|integer `height` `)`;

Parameters

float|integer size: minimum width (for MinWidth or MinSize) or minimum heigh (for MinHeight)
term child: The contained child widget

Optional Arguments

float|integer height: (only for MinSize)

Description

This widget makes sure its one child never gets less screen space than the specified amount. It implicitly makes the child stretchable in that dimension.

Usage

 	`MinWidth( 30, InputField(`id(`name), "Name" ) );

Examples

          // Simple example for MinWidth widget
{
    UI::OpenDialog(
	       `VBox(
		     // SelectionBox blown up with MinWidth
		     `MinWidth( 40, `SelectionBox( "",
						   [
						    "Napoli",
						    "Funghi",
						    "Salami"
						    ] )
				),
		     
		     // All hstretchable widgets in the same VBox will get
		     // at least as wide as specified with MinWidth
		     
		     `SelectionBox( "",
				    [
				     "Napoli",
				     "Funghi",
				     "Salami"
				     ] ),
		     
		     // The same SelectionBox with default width
		     // `Left is necessary to take away horizontal stretchability
		     
		     `Left( `SelectionBox( "",
					   [
					    "Napoli",
					    "Funghi",
					    "Salami"
					    ] )
			    ),
		     
		     `PushButton("&OK")
		     )
	       );
    UI::UserInput();
    UI::CloseDialog();
}

          // Simple example for MinHeight widget
{
    UI::OpenDialog(
		   `VBox(
			 `HBox(
			       // SelectionBox blown up with MinHeight
			       `MinHeight( 12, `SelectionBox( "",
							      [
							       "Napoli",
							       "Funghi",
							       "Salami"
							       ] )
					   ),
		     
			       // All vstretchable widgets in the same HBox will get
			       // at least as wide as specified with MinHeight

			       `MinWidth( 25, `SelectionBox( "",
							     [
							      "Napoli",
							      "Funghi",
							      "Salami"
							      ] )
					  ),
		     
			       // The same SelectionBox with default width
			       // `Top is necessary to take away vertical stretchability
		     
			       `Top( `SelectionBox( "",
						    [
						     "Napoli",
						     "Funghi",
						     "Salami"
						     ] )
				     )

			       ),
			 `PushButton("&OK")
			 )
		   );
    UI::UserInput();
    UI::CloseDialog();
}

          // Simple example for MinSize
{
    UI::OpenDialog( 
		   `VBox(
			 `MinSize( 50, 12,
				   `RichText( "<h3MinSize example</h3>"
					      + "<p>MinSize is particularly useful in connection with widgets"
					      + " that can scroll, such as"
					      + "<ul>"
					      + "<li>RichText"
					      + "<li>SelectionBox"
					      + "<li>Table"
					      + "<li>MultiLineEdit"
					      + "</ul>"
					      + "since those widgets don't have a reasonable default size."
					      + "</p>"
					      )
				   ),
			 `PushButton(`opt(`default), "&OK")
			 )
		   );
  UI::UserInput();
  UI::CloseDialog();
}


MenuButton		MultiLineEdit