layouttype="border" - How to make it wor

[Paolo F Cantoni]

The EA Help says:

[size=12]Border[/size]

Border layout requires an additional argument to the addsubshape method to specify which region of the containing shape the subshape is to occupy: N, E, S, W or CENTER. Each region can only be occupied by one subshape.[/i]

Unfortunately, neither the Help nor the Context sensitive tooltip indicate where this additional parameter goes.  I tried (reasonably, I thought) adding it at the end, but all that happened was everything disappeared from the shape...

Can anyone supply the syntax for the addsubshape in border style)

By the way (Sparxian) Roy, both the Help and the Tooltips are deficient in the number of signatures that are applicable to the addsubshape method.

A code snippet showing the usage would be cool...

TIA,
Paolo

[KP]

A code snippet showing the usage would be cool...

Give this a go:

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shape main
{
      layouttype="border";
      rectangle(0,0,100,100);
      addsubshape("topbar","N");
      addsubshape("topbar","S");
      addsubshape("sidebar","E");
      addsubshape("sidebar","W");
      addsubshape("middlebit","CENTER");
      
      shape sidebar
      {
            preferredwidth=10;
            setfillcolor(255,0,0);
            rectangle(0,0,100,100);
      }
      
      shape topbar
      {
            preferredheight=20;
            setfillcolor(0,0,255);
            rectangle(0,0,100,100);
      }
      
      shape middlebit
      {
            ellipse(0,0,100,100);
      }
}We'll get the help and tooltips corrected.

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Thanks Neil...

Unfortunately, now that I see it in action, it doesn't do what I expected it to do.

I've since changed my mind about exactly what I thought I wanted to do with this part of the shapescript, so I'm not affected.

Could I suggest you pop that example in the Help?  It clearly communicates the intent of the border functionality.  For me, at least, the text, alone, as it stood gave me a different impression.

Paolo