either a certain way to lay out dialog items in a dialog or it fulfils a special task
such as wrapping a static box around a dialog item (or another sizer). These sizers will
be discussed one by one in the text below. For more detailed information on how to use sizers
-programmatically, please refer to the section \helpref{Programming with Sizers}{sizersprogramming}.
+programmatically, please refer to the section \helpref{Programming with Sizers}{boxsizerprogramming}.
\subsubsection{Common features}\label{sizerscommonfeatures}
don't have any natural width or height and thus require an explicit size. Some controls
can calculate their height, but not their width (e.g. a single line text control):
-\center{
-\image{}{sizer03.gif}
+\newcommand{\myimage}[1]{\mbox{\image{0cm;0cm}{#1}}}
-\image{}{sizer04.gif}
-
-\image{}{sizer05.gif}
-}
+\begin{center}
+\myimage{sizer03.eps}\gifsep
+\myimage{sizer04.eps}\gifsep
+\myimage{sizer05.eps}
+\end{center}
{\bf A border:} The border is just empty space and is used to separate dialog items
in a dialog. This border can either be all around, or at any combination of sides
explicitly, typically 5 points. The following samples show dialogs with only one
dialog item (a button) and a border of 0, 5, and 10 pixels around the button:
-\center{
-\image{}{sizer00.gif}
-
-\image{}{sizer01.gif}
-
-\image{}{sizer02.gif}
-}
+\begin{center}
+\myimage{sizer00.eps}\gifsep
+\myimage{sizer01.eps}\gifsep
+\myimage{sizer02.eps}
+\end{center}
{\bf An alignment:} Often, a dialog item is given more space than its minimal size
plus its border. Depending on what flags are used for the respective dialog
sample shows a listbox and three buttons in a horizontal box sizer; one button
is centred, one is aligned at the top, one is aligned at the bottom:
-\center{
-\image{}{sizer06.gif}
-}
+\begin{center}
+\myimage{sizer06.eps}
+\end{center}
{\bf A stretch factor:} If a sizer contains more than one child and it is offered
more space than its children and their borders need, the question arises how to
whereas the other two buttons have a stretch factor of zero and keep their
initial width:
-\center{
-\image{}{sizer07.gif}
-}
+\begin{center}
+\myimage{sizer07.eps}
+\end{center}
Within wxDesigner, this stretch factor gets set from the {\it Option} menu.
The following sample shows the same dialog as in the last sample,
only the box sizer is a vertical box sizer now:
-\center{
-\image{}{sizer08.gif}
-}
+\begin{center}
+\myimage{sizer08.eps}
+\end{center}
\wxheading{wxStaticBoxSizer}
\helpref{wxStaticBoxSixer}{wxstaticboxsizer} is the same as a wxBoxSizer, but surrounded by a
static box. Here is a sample:
-\center{
-\image{}{sizer09.gif}
-}
+\begin{center}
+\myimage{sizer09.eps}
+\end{center}
\wxheading{wxGridSizer}
of columns or the number or rows is fixed and the grid sizer will grow
in the respectively other orientation if new children are added:
-\center{
-\image{}{sizer10.gif}
-}
+\begin{center}
+\myimage{sizer10.eps}
+\end{center}
For programming information, see \helpref{wxGridSizer}{wxgridsizer}.
a size different from that which it requested. The following sample shows
the same dialog as the one above, but using a flex grid sizer:
-\center{
-\image{}{sizer11.gif}
-}
+\begin{center}
+\myimage{sizer11.eps}
+\end{center}
\wxheading{wxNotebookSizer}
-\helpref{wxNotebookSizer}{wxnotebooksizer} can be used in
-connection with notebooks. It calculates the size of each
+\helpref{wxNotebookSizer}{wxnotebooksizer} can be used
+with notebooks. It calculates the size of each
notebook page and sets the size of the notebook to the size
of the biggest page plus some extra space required for the
notebook tabs and decorations.
In order to query the size of notebook page, this page needs to have its
own sizer, otherwise the wxNotebookSizer will ignore it. Notebook pages
-get there sizer by assiging one to them using \helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}
+get their size by assigning one to them using \helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}
and setting the auto-layout option to TRUE using
\helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout}. Here is one
example showing how to add a notebook page that the notebook sizer is