Re: [2008] Compact Framework Flow Layout Panel Equivilent

[Ogmius]

Hello,

I am looking for the windows mobile equivelent of a flow layout panel (or any other control that I can use to hold custom controls) any ideas?

Thanks!

[petevick]

Normal panel, 3rd party (such as OpenNetCF) group control are your only options, or roll your own.

To add buttons dynamically in my apps, I have had to work the positioning out manually - there is no other way I know in CF.

What are you trying to acheive?

[Ogmius]

I am basically looking to create a list of controls with unique information in them, but what I wanted was the ability to have them be able to select a different status for each item, which would require interaction and not just drawing (nor do I want to deal with drawing)... I was hoping there was some kind of flow layout equivilent, but that doesnt seem to exist and I am not skilled to write my own control with that much sophistication from scratch

[petevick]

Hi,
sorry - the only way really is to code the creation and positioning of the controls yourself.

You could create an array of buttons, for example, and create and position them at run-time, but that is about the best you can get - unless someone has a better suggestion

Pete