Packed and unpacked grids

When you resize a window, the content will either grow with the window or be packed in the top left position. The window content is packed horizontally, vertically or in both directions, if nothing can grow in that direction.

The following widgets can grow horizontally:

• TABLE items
• IMAGE items (with STRETCH=BOTH or STRETCH=X)
• TEXTEDIT items (with STRETCH=BOTH or STRETCH=X)

The following widgets can grow vertically:

• TABLE items (without WANTFIXEDPAGESIZE attribute)
• IMAGE items (with STRETCH=BOTH or STRETCH=Y)
• TEXTEDIT items (with STRETCH=BOTH or STRETCH=Y)

In general, a GRID container can grow if any object inside the GRID can grow. The exception to this rule: If there is only one GROUP container (defined without the GRIDCHILDRENINPARENT attribute) inside a GRID and nothing else, the grid can grow.

This exception allows better rendering of a grouped grid.

Figure 1. Packed grid

Figure 2. Unpacked grid