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Layout Management

• You must include commands to turn on auto layout and tell the frame which sizer to use.

  SetAutoLayout(true);
  SetSizer(frame_sizer);
  

• The additional parameters in the Add function explain how the layout is maintained when the user resizes.

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

• The second parameter indicates the ratio of size used in vertical components.
  • 0 means don't resize.
  • If you had a component with parameter 1, and another with parameter 2, the second would always use twice as much (vertical) space as the first.
• The third parameter describes horizontal growth behavior.
  • The text control grows with the window.
  • The button bar doesn't grow, but should be centered.

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