Difference between revisions of "The Positioning Sequence"

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==Overview==
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==The Position Script==
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Every visual container possesses a "position" script, which means the script is possessed by every template, layout, panel, and sheet. The Position script serves one specific purpose - to properly size, position, and configure all of the child elements within the visual container. Not every visual container needs to define a position script, since the HL engine performs some actions automatically, but most visual containers will perform at least some operations within their Position, and some will perform extensive operations to properly setup the visual elements within them.
  
 
==Recursive Descent Through Hierarchy==
 
==Recursive Descent Through Hierarchy==
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The HL engine imposes a strict sequence for positioning all
  
 
==Rendering Layouts and Templates==
 
==Rendering Layouts and Templates==

Revision as of 03:30, 20 November 2008

[Context: HL KitBasic Concepts and TerminologyManipulation of Visual Elements]

The Position Script

Every visual container possesses a "position" script, which means the script is possessed by every template, layout, panel, and sheet. The Position script serves one specific purpose - to properly size, position, and configure all of the child elements within the visual container. Not every visual container needs to define a position script, since the HL engine performs some actions automatically, but most visual containers will perform at least some operations within their Position, and some will perform extensive operations to properly setup the visual elements within them.

Recursive Descent Through Hierarchy

The HL engine imposes a strict sequence for positioning all

Rendering Layouts and Templates