HBOX container

Packs child layout elements horizontally.

Syntax

HBOX [identifier]  [ ( attribute [,...] ) ]
  layout-container
  [...] 
END
  1. identifier defines the name of the element.
  2. attribute is an attribute for the element.
  3. layout-container is another child container.

Attributes

COMMENT, FONTPITCH, HIDDEN, STYLE, SPLITTER, TAG.

Can hold

VBOX, HBOX, GROUP, FOLDER, GRID, SCROLLGRID, TABLE, TREE.

Usage

The HBOX container automatically packs the contained elements horizontally from left to right.

Contained elements are packed in the order in which they appear in the LAYOUT section of the form file.

No decoration is added when you use a HBOX container.

By combining VBOX and HBOX containers, you can define any alignment you choose.

Example

HBOX
  GROUP ( TEXT = "Customer" )
  {
   ...
  }
  END
  TABLE
  {
   ...
  }
  END
END