gre.move control

February 22, 2021 16:37

gre.move_control(
    control_name,
    dx,
    dy,
    x,
    y,
    [ah],
    [av]
)

Move a controls to a new position. The control_name is the name of the control or a variable. Setting dx and or dy will move the layer by the specified delta from its current position. The dx and dy values can be 0 to set an absolute position using the x and y values only.

Optional anchors allow for automatic adjustment of x and y values:

Horizontal:

grd.LEFT anchor will not adjust the input. This is the default behavior.
grd.CENTER anchor will adjust the x input by half the control width.
grd.RIGHT anchor will adjust the x input by the full control width.

Vertical:

grd.TOP anchor will not adjust the input. This is the default behavior.
grd.CENTER anchor will adjust the y input by half the control height.
grd.BOTTOM anchor will adjust the y input by the full control height.

Parameters: control_name The model full path of the control to move dx A delta from the current x position or 0 to move using x dy A delta from the current y position or 0 to move using y x The x position to move to in absolute co-ordinates (omit to use dx) y The y position to move to in absolute co-ordinates (omit to use dy) ah The horizontal anchor, gre.LEFT, gre.CENTER , or gre.RIGHT (Optional, default: gre.LEFT) vh The vertical anchor, gre.TOP, gre.CENTER , or gre.BOTTOM (Optional, default: gre.TOP)