Big C++: Chptr. 27 -- Graphical User Interfaces

27.6 Layout Management (cont.)

In wxWindows, use objects of the wxSizer class or one of its derived classes (such as wxBoxSizer) to specify the layout of user interface elements.

These buttons would be lined up horizontally:

wxBoxSizer* button_sizer = new wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL);
button_sizer->Add(hello_button);
button_sizer->Add(goodbye_button);

A second sizer places the text control on top of the button row.

wxBoxSizer* frame_sizer = new wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL);
frame_sizer->Add(text, 1, wxGROW);
frame_sizer->Add(button_sizer, 0, wxALIGN_CENTER);