For more information on layout groups, please see the corresponding help topic.
You can nest as many levels of groups as you wish. Next to the label of the layout group in the tree of form components, the number of all contained form components is shown in bold font. Form components in nested groups are counted as well.
Sometimes, enclosing groups and sibling groups span a cell that cannot be entirely filled with a layout group. With the "Anchor" property you can determine where the layout should be placed. By default, horizontal form components are anchored "West" and vertical form components are anchored "North-West".
Layout groups have a configurable cell spacing. For vertical layout groups, this is the vertical gap between two form components (0 pixels by default), for horizontal layout groups this is the horizontal gap between two adjacent form components (5 pixels by default)
For each layout group, you can specify insets that are inserted around the entire layout group. By default, the insets a zero in all directions.
By default, horizontal layout groups align a leading label of the first form component in the group with other form components from a direct vertical parent group. This is usually appropriate when horizontal groups are used to attach additional form components to the right side. If this alignment is not desired, you can use the "Align first label" property of a horizontal layout group to switch off the alignment.
Vertical layout groups always break alignment of leading labels. Within a vertical group, leading labels are aligned, but between vertical groups, the width of leading labels is unrelated.
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The configurable properties of tabbed panes and single tabs are:
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