Layout attributes overivew

Remarks

All default layout attributes divided to the four namespaces:

• WpfHandler.UI.AutoLayout.Configuration - for attributes that affecting layout or autolayout hadndler.
• WpfHandler.UI.AutoLayout.Controls - for attributes that cause instiniating of extra controls to the layout.
• WpfHandler.UI.AutoLayout.Options - for attributes that affecting properties of the current control in the handler
• WpfHandler.UI.AutoLayout.Markups - for attributes that using as markups for handlers.

Provided attributes

Layout configuration

• BeginHorizontalGroup - starting a horizontal layout group. Could be closed by the EndGroup or LayoutLayer.GoUpper().
• BeginVerticalGroup - starting a vertical layout group. Could be closed by the EndGroup or LayoutLayer.GoUpper().
• EndGroup - close a last started layout group.

• HideInInspector - exclude a member from auto-builded inspector.
• Order - defines an order of the member into an auto-generated UI.

• Content - defines a GUIContent applied to the member.
• CustomControl - overrides a default control for a field type for the parent member.

Controls

• Header - adds a Header block element to the layout.
• Label - adds a label to the layout before the member's field.
• Space - adds the space before the member's field. Direction of the space depends from the layout's Orientation. Space is 10 points by default.

Options

• Background - defines a background brush of the control.
• Foreground - defines a foreground brush of the control.
• Style - defines a custom style from resources that will applied to the GUI element.

• FontSize - defines a text font size for the control.
• LabelWidth - redefines a label's width for the ILable objects.

• Width - defines a width of GUI element.
• MinWidth - defines a min width of the GUI element.
• MaxWidth - defines a max width of the GUI element.

• Height - defines a height of the GUI element.
• MinHeight - defines a min height of the GUI element.
• MaxHeight - defines a max allowed height of the GUI element.

• HorizontalAlign - defines a horizontal align of the GUI element.
• VerticalAlign - defines a vertical align of the GUI element.
• Orientation - defines an orentation of the UI element.

• AutoCollectionProperties - redefines default properties values for a control. Not affect any other controls.

Markups

• TypesCompatible - defines the types the compatible with the member (usually a class with implemented IGUIField interface).
• IGUIElementBinding - implementation of that interface marks the attribute as the one who using into specifying of a GUI element binding process.
• EnumsCompatible - marks a GUI element as compatible with enum source fields.
• IListCompatible - marks a GUI element as compatible with System.Collections.IList members.

Links

Realtive pages

• Creating a custom layout attribute