Placement of Controls using Relative Positioning

[CE101]

This is a follow-on to my earlier posting....

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=116116

As I explained, I've just begun using this program, so my apologies if I am asking a very foolish question...

I am writing a script that automates the creation of a fax log.

There's a GUI that contains a number of GUIControls (radios and buttons) as follows...

GUICreate("Export Type Selection", 500)

GuiCtrlCreateLabel("This script accomodates two types of exports, each with its own set of fields", 10, 10)

GuiCtrlCreateLabel("< TBD - More stuff to go here > ", 10, 40 )

GuiCtrlCreateLabel("Which one do you want? ", 10, 160)

GuiCtrlCreateGroup("Export Types", 10, 220, 140, 70)

$Radio_Export1 = GUICtrlCreateRadio(" Failed Fax Log", 20, 240, 120, 20)

$Radio_Export2 = GUICtrlCreateRadio(" Full Fax Log", 20, 260, 120, 20)

GUICtrlCreateGroup ("",-99,-99,1,1) ;close group

$Button1_Continue = GuiCtrlCreateButton("Continue", 100, 300, 120, 20)

$Button2_Quit = GuiCtrlCreateButton("Quit", 100, 320, 120, 20)

GUISetState()

I still have some more controls to add after line two, but I am finding it very tedious doing the positioning. Adding a control there may conflict with others.

I noticed a brief remark in one of the Help files hinting that there are better ways to do positioning.

Can you please explain what they mean.

Can you give me an example.

Perhaps you can touch up my code accordingly.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Gary

[GEOSoft]

Welcome to the forums

Please stay in the same thread and wait for a reply instead of starting new threads. You were given an answer in your previous topic.

[sleepydvdr]

If I am understanding you correctly, you want a better way of designing the GUI interface, correct? You can use Koda to lay out your interface.

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=32299

[CE101]

Hi sleepydvdr:

Thank you for your help.

[GEOSoft]

Relative positioning is covered.

Opt("GUICoordMode", 2)

When using it, you should familiarize yourself with GUISetCoord() at the same time, it will save you from those awkward situations like creating a group and then wanting the next set of controls inside the group not positioned relative to the group.

[CE101]

Hi GEOSoft:

Thank you very much for the comments you added to this thread on June22.

I'm afraid I haven't seen your material till now - I forgot to set "email notification" on my posting.

Sorry about that.

[GEOSoft]

No problem.