Re: Interface Builder "layout" versus "frame"

FROM : Ken Ferry
DATE : Thu Nov 08 22:41:49 2007

Hi John,

Sorry; this is a long standing request, but this information isn't
available.  IB isn't retrieving the info from the frameworks, it has
its own internal rules.

-Ken
Cocoa Frameworks

On Nov 8, 2007 10:26 AM, John Stiles <<email_removed>> wrote:
> I've noticed that Interface Builder shows not only a "frame" value
> for object sizes, but also a "layout" value.
>
> I am trying to create a few controls programatically and it seems
> like I'd get results a lot closer to what I'm expecting if I could
> create them with a "layout" rectangle instead of a "frame" rectangle.
> For instance, if I make an NSTabView, it's significantly inset
> compared to the NSRect I've set. But if I go into IB and create a tab
> control and set up its "layout" rectangle to match what I want, the
> positioning is perfect.
>
> So programatically, how do I work with "layout" rectangles instead of
> "frames"?
>
> I know that technically I could just hard-code the margin sizes of
> controls but I am hoping to avoid this… it doesn't seem future-proof.
>
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