Opt "GUICoordMode" 2 - Please translate this mazy explanation

[Raik]

cell positioning relative to current cell. A -1 for left or top parameter don't increment the start.
So next line is -1, offset; next cell is offset,-1; current cell is -1,-1.
Obviously "offset" cannot be -1 which reserved to indicate the no increment. But if you can use a multiple of the width you choose to skip or go back.

First two rows i have already "translated" (rewritten):

Positioning relative to the lower right corner of the last control.

Exception: with "-1" you accept the top/left value of the last control.

But the second sentence of the thirt row leaves me completely perplexed:

But if you can use a multiple of the width you choose to skip or go back.

What (and why a ~) "multiple" of what "width" (and why not "height?), and where should i "jump over" (and how?), or "go back" to what?

Sounds completely nonsense to me.

The only explanation, i can think of, is to use GUISetCoord(), to set a new zero (reference) point.

If i misconceived this, i beg for another explanation and a example.

Edited January 12, 2018 by Raik

[Earthshine]

What are you talking about? Where did you get this text?

[Raik]

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/AutoItSetOption.htm

Option: GUICoordMode

Parameter: 2

[Earthshine]

now that could use some word-smithing for sure! wow. I guess you will just have to whip up some test scripts

[Raik]

Some "test scripts"? To test what? If somebody can translate this word salat to something meaningful?

 

[Earthshine]

use the code and find out exactly what it does through testing. that's what I would do if it mattered. I am hoping that the people who support the help file can make corrections to be honest. At this point, you will have to wait for them, or test. You choose.

I subscribe to test early, test often by the way. for everything. If this is purely academic, I don't know what to tell you.

Edited January 12, 2018 by Earthshine

[careca]

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    Opt("GUICoordMode", 2) ; relative to cell mode

    GUICreate("My GUI Set Coord", 200, 100)
    GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Check #1", 20, 10, 75)
    GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Notify #2", 10, -1) ; next cell in the line

    GUISetCoord(20, 60)

    GUICtrlCreateButton("OK #3", -1, -1)
    GUICtrlCreateButton("Cancel #4", 10, -1)
    GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_FOCUS)

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) ; will display an empty dialog box

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop

        EndSwitch
    WEnd

    GUIDelete()
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Remarks

To be used specifically in Opt ("GUICoordMode", 2). It allows you to set the current position to a precise point and from that position to create controls by row (x_offset,-1) or by columns (-1, y_offset).

See how controls are created and you'll understand.

[Raik]

If "Obviously "offset" cannot be -1 (which reserved to indicate the no increment).", then:

how can i position a control 1px higher/left then the reference point (lower right corner) of the last control by "using a multiple of the width" and "skip or go back."?

Please translate this (" multiple of the width" and "skip or go back.") to something meaningful!

"width" of what?

and why it needs to be a "multilple"?

And by wich parameter "skip" (jump over) what?

And "go back" by wich parameter?

Edited January 13, 2018 by Raik

[careca]

1px higher? You never set anything 1 px higher or to the left, because it's relative to the top left or the bottom right, depends on that you did in the previous line.

I didn't understand this very well too, but from what i understood, you will never need to set -1 as the offset, because a control is always bigger than 1px.

What did you try to do that didn't work, and what do you intend? Or is this just picking on the way the explanation is given? I'd suggest you post a suggestion in the FAQ help file really not sure where thread, asking to improve the explanation.

AS for the rest of the questions.. i think "width" of the control.

Multiple of the width, yes because you want it to repeat at least by as much as the original control size/width.

skip i think refers to going negative, jumping over the original control, if the relative position is in the bottom right.

Can also mean jumping over the original control when the relative position is the top left, i assume you have to set the offset by at least the control width + whatever you want.

Edited January 13, 2018 by careca

[Raik]

Yes, one pixel higher.

And what someone would, or would not do, is not the answer to my question.

My question is: What is the meaning of the text in the helpfile? In particular the meaning of row 3:  "Obviously "offset" cannot be -1 which reserved to indicate the no increment. But if you can use a multiple of the width you choose to skip or go back.".

What i understand, is that it should adress the question, how to position a control 1px higher/left then the reference point (lower right corner) of the last control, because the simple use of "-1" is impossible because of the special meaning of "-1".

I have no task to solve,

 

[Raik]

W.T.F.???

Why does this editor break my text after just tree chars???

Ok, i continue my text:

__________________________________________

I have no task to solve currently, i want to understand the text, so i can judge if it is useful for me someday. Therefore i ask here for a better explanation.

Edited January 13, 2018 by Raik

[careca]

When you play and experiment with the examples, for instance the example i posted, you can understand how it works, the explanation that exists, i think is the best one you'll get. Good luck.

[Raik]

I already understand positioning with GuiCoordMode=2 in general.

Your example and explanations do not adress the specific question, the case of positioning 1px higher/left.

And the help-text about this explains nothing, it is pure pointless stuttering.

Edited January 14, 2018 by Raik