----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert J Williams" <clubbed@...>
To: <awnpipe@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 7:42 PM
Subject: Controlling gadget spacing


> Hi folks,
>
> I wonder if someone here would be kind enough to explain to me how the
> gadget weighting system works in AWNPipe GUIs.
>
> In my current GUI I have a horizontal layout group which contains
> three check boxes (each with a label) and a text gadget. I want the
> check boxes to take up the minimum width possible and the text gadget
> to fill the rest of the space (giving the user more room to enter
> their text). However if I just add the four gadgets they are spaced
> evenly across the window. I tried setting the weighted width (weiw)
> option for the text gadget to 100 but this doesn't seem to make any
> difference.
>
> Is weighted width the correct way to control this spacing? If so how
> do I need to set it to get the spacing I want.

i think the default weight is 100 so setting it to 100 still keeps them all at
weiw 100
try setting 'weiw 0' to the checkbox instead :)