[RESOLVED] Set Location of controls on a flowlayoutpanel

[Clutch001]

Hello
Once again my Googling skills have failed me. Is there a way to set the location of controls that are inside a flowlayout panel? I would like a label to be centered (from top and left) on a dynamically created flowlayoutpanel. I'm trying to make very simple shop drawings (yes I am using a flowlayout panel to make shop drawings) and I'd like the label in the middle. I have 2 text boxes that set the width and height of the panels, 1 that sets the Number of panels, and 1 that sets the Label of the panel. Forgive the code I have been trying many things I've found.

Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        'generate panels

        Dim pc As Integer = TxtPanelCount.Text
        GeneratePanels(pc)
    End Sub
  Private Sub GeneratePanels(ByVal totalPanels As Integer)
        Dim psw As Integer = TxtWidth.Text
        Dim psh As Integer = TxtHeight.Text
        Dim lbw As Integer = psw / 2
        Dim lbh As Integer = psh / 2
        For i As Integer = 1 To totalPanels
            Dim fl As New FlowLayoutPanel

            fl.Size = New Size(psw, psh)
            fl.BackColor = Color.Khaki
            fl.Margin = New Padding(0)
            'fl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
            fl.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.FixedSingle
            fl.Cursor = Cursors.Hand
            Dim lbl As New Label
            lbl.Text = TxtLabel.Text
            lbl.AutoSize = False
            lbl.Anchor = AnchorStyles.None
            lbl.Location = New Point(lbw, lbh)
            'lbl.Left = fl.Width - lbl.Width / 2
            'lbl.Top = fl.Height - lbl.Height / 2
            'lbl.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
            fl.Controls.Add(lbl)
            Flpanels.Controls.Add(fl)


        Next
    End Sub

That code works but everything I've tried always puts the label at the top.
Thanks for any help.

[jmcilhinney]

The whole point of a FlowLayoutPanel is that the layout flows. If that's not what you want then don't use a FlowLayoutPanel. Why exactly are you using a FlowLayoutPanel in the first place? Please provide ALL the relevant information.

[Clutch001]

Thanks! I forgot the controls inside the flowlayoutpanel also flows. I just made the label half the size of the panel and set it's textalign to bottom. I just needed a simple way to make shop drawings for my business without using graphics. Set the flowlayoutpanels border to fixed single and it works great