Feature Request: Layout elements

[minutekiwi]

It would be great for making UI (and other things) to have the ability to create layout containers (parents) that arrange elements (children). These containers could have the following attributes:

• Container type: Horizontal box, Vertical box, Grid
• Container size: _xpos _ypos _zpos (_width) (_height)
• Spacing of elements: Either an integer (15 pixels) or "Evenly" (calculate available space given if _width or _height is provided and spread elements evenly)

For use cases:

1. A series of buttons in a choice menu
2. Laying out options settings evenly
3. Creating an inventory system

They could be combined for strong effects like this as well.

[hsdk123]

This is a great suggestion.
About (_width) (_height), what would happen if the elements inside the box

1. don't fill the box
2. overflow

[minutekiwi]

1. In the case of integer spacing, the extra space is simply left alone. In the case of "even" spacing, the spacing would be adjusted to ensure they fill the box evenly.
2. A scrollbar could be implemented?
3. Either they are visibly cut off (users must adjust these settings), or they are allowed to overflow (perhaps the user can be presented with an alert? (See example below)

[hsdk123]

hbox vbox implemented in Lightvn 17.2 - thank you for the UI example, it made it clear that having this would also make UI placement a lot simpler too. (instead of ex. needing to specify coordinates for each individual button within a set of buttons)

[minutekiwi]

Tested this out, and this works great!! Thank you so much! ^^

[hsdk123]

Great to hear this has been useful! Reopening as I'm still pondering on the grid layout.