Suggestion : allow aligning buttons in standard window actions frame

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#1

Hi
Sometimes we want them on the left (which is by default), but If we want to align them on center or right, we need to include the frame in a hbox and act on the hbox alignment.
I understand that frame is a static container, but the generated made-in frame ‘windowactions’ could put the buttons in a hbox inside itself so that we can change buttons alignment.
Mike

#2

Strange : once you have put the windowActions in a hbox, then remove it from the hbox and put it back in the root layout, suddenly setting the alignment on windowActions frame works.

#3

Hi,

When you adjust the align setting of the windowActions frame, you adjust its position on the layout. But when it has width = 100% and height = 100% it takes all the available space, so that is why you do not notice the changes.


<layout expand="windowActions"
            spacing="true">
        ....
        <frame id="windowActions"
               align="MIDDLE_CENTER"
               screen="editWindowActions"></frame>
    </layout>

If to specify a fixed size of the frame its align becomes noticeable.


<layout spacing="true">
       ...
        <frame id="windowActions"
               align="TOP_RIGHT"
               height="100px"
               screen="editWindowActions"
               width="200px"></frame>
    </layout>

But there is a better way to change buttons alignment.
You can extend the editWindowActions frame. Specify align for the hbox. And use the custom frame on your screens instead of default windowActions.
Descriptor:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<window xmlns="http://schemas.haulmont.com/cuba/window.xsd"
        class="com.company.untitled.web.newentity.RightEwaScreen"
        extends="/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/edit-window.actions.xml"
        messagesPack="com.company.untitled.web.newentity">
    <layout>
        <hbox align="TOP_RIGHT">
            <button id="windowCommit"></button>
            <button id="windowClose"></button>
        </hbox>
    </layout>
</window>

Part of screens.xml:


<screen-config xmlns="http://schemas.haulmont.com/cuba/screens.xsd">
    <include file="com/company/untitled/screens.xml"></include>
....
    <screen id="right-editWindowActions"
            template="com/company/untitled/web/newentity/right_ewa_screen.xml"></screen>
</screen-config>

Screen controller:


<layout spacing="true">
...
        <frame id="windowActions"
               align="TOP_RIGHT"
               screen="right-editWindowActions"></frame>
    </layout>
#4

Great, thanks Rostislav