Dialog Box streamlining?

This is one of my first attempts at using dialog boxes. If you load it
you'll see that there is so much space between the labels and the fields.
How can I fix that?

Len Miller

TribInputs : dialog
{
label = "SculptureText Inputs";

: edit_box {
label = "Text File Pathname:";
key = "Filepath";
edit_width = 70;
edit_limit = 250;
allow_accept = true;
}

: row {
: edit_box {
label = "Text File Prefix:";
key = "FilePrefix_GL";
edit_width = 25;
edit_limit = 250;
allow_accept = true;
}

: edit_box {
label = "Text File Extension:";
key = "FileExt_GL";
edit_width = 15;
edit_limit = 50;
allow_accept = true;
}}

: row {
: edit_box {
label = "Lettering Height:";
key = "TextHt_GL";
edit_width = 10;
edit_limit = 10;
allow_accept = true;
}
: edit_box {
label = "Lettering Width Factor:";
key = "TextWd_GL";
edit_width = 10;
edit_limit = 10;
allow_accept = true;
}
}

: row {
: edit_box {
label = "Lettering Min Squeeze Factor:";
key = "TextMinFactor_GL";
edit_width = 10;
edit_limit = 10;
allow_accept = true;
}
: edit_box {
label = "Squeeze or Extend Override:";
key = "OverrideDelta_GL";
edit_width = 6;
edit_limit = 6;
allow_accept = true;
}
}

: row {
: edit_box {
label = "Space Between Records:";
key = "PadTween_GL";
edit_width = 6;
edit_limit = 6;
allow_accept = true;
}
: edit_box {
label = "Vertical Lettering Ht Factor:";
key = "TextLineHtFactor_GL";
edit_width = 6;
edit_limit = 6;
allow_accept = true;
}
}

: row {
: edit_box {
label = "Lettering Slant:";
key = "TextSlant_GL";
edit_width = 6;
edit_limit = 6;
allow_accept = true;
}
: edit_box {
label = "List Limit:";
key = "ListLimit_GL";
edit_width = 5;
edit_limit = 5;
allow_accept = true;
}
}

: row {
: edit_box {
label = "Font Name:";
key = "StyleName_GL";
edit_width = 10;
edit_limit = 10;
allow_accept = true;
}
: edit_box {
label = "Font Extension:";
key = "StyleExt_GL";
edit_width = 4;
edit_limit = 4;
allow_accept = true;
}
}

: boxed_radio_row {
label = "Estimate or Quit";
: radio_button {
label = "Estimate ";
key = "su_man";
}
: radio_button {
label = "Quit";
key = "su_auto";
}
}
ok_cancel;
}

 

Fatfreek,
This has always been a problem with DCL.

This is about as good as I can get it with the current arrangement:

TribInputs : dialog
{
label = "SculptureText Inputs";

: edit_box {
label = "Text File Pathname:";
key = "Filepath";
edit_width = 70;
edit_limit = 250;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}

: row {
: edit_box {
label = "Text File Prefix:";
key = "FilePrefix_GL";
edit_width = 25;
edit_limit = 250;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}

:spacer_0 {}

: edit_box {
label = "Text File Extension:";
key = "FileExt_GL";
edit_width = 15;
edit_limit = 50;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}
}

: row {
: edit_box {
label = "Lettering Height:";
key = "TextHt_GL";
edit_width = 10;
edit_limit = 10;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}
:spacer_0 {}
: edit_box {
label = "Lettering Width Factor:";
key = "TextWd_GL";
edit_width = 10;
edit_limit = 10;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}
}

: row {
: edit_box {
label = "Lettering Min Squeeze Factor:";
key = "TextMinFactor_GL";
edit_width = 10;
edit_limit = 10;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}
:spacer_0 {}
: edit_box {
label = "Squeeze or Extend Override:";
key = "OverrideDelta_GL";
edit_width = 6;
edit_limit = 6;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}
}

: row {
: edit_box {
label = "Space Between Records:";
key = "PadTween_GL";
edit_width = 6;
edit_limit = 6;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}
:spacer_0 {}
: edit_box {
label = "Vertical Lettering Ht Factor:";
key = "TextLineHtFactor_GL";
edit_width = 6;
edit_limit = 6;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}
}

: row {
: edit_box {
label = "Lettering Slant:";
key = "TextSlant_GL";
edit_width = 6;
edit_limit = 6;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}
:spacer_0 {}
: edit_box {
label = "List Limit:";
key = "ListLimit_GL";
edit_width = 5;
edit_limit = 5;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}
}

: row {
: edit_box {
label = "Font Name:";
key = "StyleName_GL";
edit_width = 10;
edit_limit = 10;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}
:spacer_0 {}
: edit_box {
label = "Font Extension:";
key = "StyleExt_GL";
edit_width = 4;
edit_limit = 4;
allow_accept = true;
fixed_width = true ;
}
}

: boxed_radio_row {
label = "Estimate or Quit";
fixed_width = true ;
: radio_button {
label = "Estimate ";
key = "su_man";
}
: radio_button {
label = "Quit";
key = "su_auto";
}
}
ok_cancel;
}


You may be able to re-arrange the tiles to look better.
More of an art than a science.



Bill

 

Bill,

That looks mighty good to me. Thanks very much.

Len

 

You're welcome.



Bill