Automatic layouting within boundaries

[shock]

in bigger diagrams I use boundaries to structure the elements. But when I click automativ layouting, the elements are played without taking care of the boundaries I set. How is it possible to do automiatic layouting while leaving the elements inside the boundaries?

Regards,
S.

[qwerty]

AFAIK there is no API for "Layout Selected". So the ultima ratio would be to write you own layout :-/

But maybe you're simply after "Layout Selected"? Just select the elements in the boundary and from the context choose the above menu entry.

q.

[skiwi]

In earlier versions of EA you could select a boundary and items inside it and, say, centre the interior elements relative to the boundary.
In EA 11 and 12 this functionality was removed. I haven't got round to reporting it as a but, but I do find it immensely frustrating that I can no longer align elements relative to their enclosing boundary.