PhotonUI

photonui.GridLayout is a layout widget that allows you to align widgets on a 2D grid.

Global Options

photonui.GridLayout provides options to define its look and feel. Global options are applied to the layout itself.

verticalSpacing

Defines the vertical spacing between the widgets (5px by default).

horizontalSpacing

Defines the horizontal spacing between the widgets (5px by default).

verticalPadding

Defines the spacing between the widgets and the left and right edges of the layout (0px by default).

horizontalPadding

Defines the spacing between the widgets and the top and bottom edges of the layout (0px by default).

Layout Options

photonui.GridLayout allows widgets to set plenty of options to customize the way they are displayed in the layout. Layout options are associated with only one widget of the layout.

x, y

Defines the widget’s position on the grid.

rows

Defines the number of rows the widget will fill (default = 1).

cols

Defines the number of columns the widget will fill (default = 1).

verticalAlign

Defines how the widget must be vertically aligned in the layout.

Possible values:

• stretch (default, alias: expand): the widget is stretched to use all the available vertical space in its box,

• start (alias: top): the widget is placed at the top of its box,

• center (alias: middle): the widget is vertically centered in its box,

• end (alias: bottom): the widget is placed at the bottom of its box.

horizontalAlign

Defines how the widget must be vertically aligned in the layout.

Possible values:

• stretch (default, alias: expand): the widget is stretched to use all the available horizontal space in its box,

• start (alias: left): the widget is placed at the left of its box,

• center (alias: middle): the widget is horizontally centered in its box,

• end (alias: right): the widget is placed at the right of its box.

width

Defines the fixed width of the widget (default = null, null means “auto”).

minWidth

Defines the minimum width of the widget (default = null, null means no limitation).

maxWidth

Defines the maximum width of the widget (default = null, null means no limitation).

height

Defines the fixed height of the widget (default = null, null means “auto”).

minHeight

Defines the minimum height of the widget (default = null, null means no limitation).

maxHeight

Defines the maximum height of the widget (default = null, null means no limitation).

Class Reference

• GridLayout class reference