Anchors

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Dec 16 2007, 1:47 am
It would be nice if, instead of specifying only percentages for anchors, we could specify exact pixel amounts. As an example, say I want the map anchored 5px from the top-left and 5px from the bottom-right to give a 5px padding at all sizes. Percents muff that up as the size expands and shrinks.

Hiead
Dec 16 2007, 10:17 am
Hiead wrote:
It would be nice if, instead of specifying only percentages for anchors, we could specify exact pixel amounts. As an example, say I want the map anchored 5px from the top-left and 5px from the bottom-right to give a 5px padding at all sizes. Percents muff that up as the size expands and shrinks.

You're not thinking of anchors the right way, then. If you want a constant 5px border, then you want to anchor to exactly the upper left and bottom right, and just start your control with a 5px distance from those edges.

Essentially anchors do have an exact pixel distance--from the corner of your control to the anchor point. This probably deserves a Dream Makers article to explain it better for people.

Lummox JR
Dec 17 2007, 10:55 am
In response to Lummox JR
The anchors are like on the corners of the control, not on the corners of the window.
Dec 18 2007, 3:30 pm
In response to Kaiochao2536
Kaiochao2536 wrote:
The anchors are like on the corners of the control, not on the corners of the window.

No, the anchors are at a specific place on the window, as specified by percentages. The corners of the control will always keep a constant distance to those anchors.

Lummox JR