This section describes how to use the various layout managers in the Abaqus GUI Toolkit to arrange widgets in a dialog box. The following topics are covered:

• “An overview of layout managers,” Section 4.1

• “Padding and spacing,” Section 4.2

• “Horizontal and vertical frames,” Section 4.3

• “Vertical alignment for composite children,” Section 4.4

• “General-purpose layout managers,” Section 4.5

• “Row and column layout manager,” Section 4.6

• “Resizable regions,” Section 4.7

• “Rotating regions,” Section 4.8

• “Tab books,” Section 4.9

• “Layout hints,” Section 4.10

• “Layout examples,” Section 4.11

• “Tips for specifying layout hints,” Section 4.12