Labelled Edit-Controls in RibbonBar aligned ?

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   Hi !

It's me again ... 

How can I align CXTPControlEdit controls in a RibbonBar group with different labels ? I would like to have the edit controls itself with the same width und left aligned. Like in this example:

But this is achieved by adding numerous spaces at the end of a label to align them. There must be a more elegant solution !
I tried "SetLabelWidth()" but I did not get it to work.

Any hints ?

Greetings,
Chris

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cpehonk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 27 April 2008 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote cpehonk Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Labelled Edit-Controls in RibbonBar aligned ? Posted: 19 October 2008 at 10:56am
	Hi ! It's me again ... How can I align CXTPControlEdit controls in a RibbonBar group with different labels ? I would like to have the edit controls itself with the same width und left aligned. Like in this example: But this is achieved by adding numerous spaces at the end of a label to align them. There must be a more elegant solution ! I tried "SetLabelWidth()" but I did not get it to work. Any hints ? Greetings, Chris

Oleg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 21 May 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 11234	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oleg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 October 2008 at 7:01am
	Hi, afraid there is no more elegant solution :-( We will add something.
	Oleg, Support Team CODEJOCK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

cpehonk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 27 April 2008 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote cpehonk Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 October 2008 at 8:51am
	Thanks, Oleg. Please, keep me informed about what you'll add.

DavidH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 24 March 2007 Status: Offline Points: 59	Post Options Post Reply Quote DavidH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 July 2009 at 9:25am
	I'm having the same problem. Is there any solution yet? David.

DavidH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 24 March 2007 Status: Offline Points: 59	Post Options Post Reply Quote DavidH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 September 2009 at 7:27am
	Dear CodeJock team, I'm trying to work out how to fix this but it would have been easier if more of the CXTPControlEdit methods were virtual. I do this by inheriting from CXTPControlEdit, and because of the lack of virtual methods, CXTPRibbonTheme. I really don't want to change your source code, as it will make any upgrade later very tricky. Anyway, I'm only halfway done, and feeling a bit uneasy about it. Are you intending to fix this in an upcoming release? If so, I'd really like to know as it will save me a mountain of work. Also, I'm sure that your solution will be better. Best regards from a satisfied customer, David.

Oleg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 21 May 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 11234	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oleg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 September 2009 at 1:24pm
	Hi, yes, we going to fix it, do you have suggestion how to make it more smart. SetLabelWidth is not really good solution, because it depends on selected font.
	Oleg, Support Team CODEJOCK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

DavidH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 24 March 2007 Status: Offline Points: 59	Post Options Post Reply Quote DavidH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 September 2009 at 2:02pm
	Hi Oleg, First, thanks for replying. The easiest way in my case would probably be to be able to set the minimum width for the 'edit' area of a CXTPControlEdit. Then, if there are multiple CXTPControlEdits in a column, CodeJock should find the greatest minimum width, and the greatest labelWidth. Add the two to get the overall column width. All this maybe under a 'xtpLineUp' flag for the items in a column? I'd really like this MinimumEditWidth, as I have multiple language versions, so the label text varies wildly in length. Alternatively, just a 'xtpLineUp' flag would be OK, where CodeJock simply uses the max labelWidth of the labels in the column. Of course, I have not thought through all the details with RtL languages etc. That might spoil the fun a bit. Thanks again, David. P.S. Currently, the SetLabelWidth is somewhat misleading, as it's always called by the framework itself just before drawing. So using this method has no effect at all for the library user. While you're at it, you might want to standardize on terminology in the code for 'Label' and 'Caption' for edit controls.

Oleg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 21 May 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 11234	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oleg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 September 2009 at 6:47am
	ok, thanks, checking what to do best :)
	Oleg, Support Team CODEJOCK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

Satyen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 22 December 2008 Location: India Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote Satyen Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 July 2010 at 7:14am
	Hello Oleg, Is there any progress on this problem. I am also facing similar issue wherein two edit boxes and a spinner control (all placed one below another and having labels) are messed up. There alignment is wrong for different locales. Further, the label is overriding control in front of it. Regards, Satyen.