How to size a widget for optimal presentation?

[Magnus]

Hello,

I have a Widget "SelectionField", which extends Composite and contains a label and a button, within a HorizontalPanel.

The label should always occupy all the horizontal space that is available besides the button.

I tried to set its width to "100%". I also tried around with RequiresResize and onResize, but nothing worked.

How would you do this?

Thanks
Magnus

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public class SelectionField extends Composite implements
{
 private HorizontalPanel pnl = new HorizontalPanel ();
 private Label           lbl_Tournament = new Label ();
 private PushButton      btn_Select = new PushButton (">");
 
 public SelectionField()
 {
  super ();
 
  initWidget (pnl);

  pnl.setBorderWidth(1);
  pnl.setVerticalAlignment(HasVerticalAlignment.ALIGN_MIDDLE);
 
  pnl.add (lbl_Tournament);
  pnl.add (btn_Select);

  lbl_Tournament.setWidth("200px");
 }
}

[Jens]

First

pnl.setWidth("100%");

and instead of lbl_Tournament.setWidth("200px") I think you should do pnl.setCellWidth(btn_Select, "50px"); btn_Select.setWidth("100%");

This should limit the cell that contains the button to fixed 50px width and as you have not specified any width for the label cell and the label itself it should take the remaining space.

-- J.

[Magnus]

Hm,

this showed no effect...

Magnus