How to use HorizontalDistributedLayout with Feathers UI containers
The HorizontalDistributedLayout class may be used to position the children of a container from left to right, in a single row — where the total width of the container is distributed equally to the widths of each child. In other words, each child will have the same width, and their sum is equal to the total width of the container.
The Basics
Create a LayoutGroup container, add it to the display list, and then add a few children to the container.
var container = new LayoutGroup();
this.addChild(container);
var child1 = new Button();
child1.text = "One";
container.addChild(child1);
var child2 = new Button();
child2.text = "Two";
container.addChild(child2);
var child3 = new Button();
child3.text = "Three";
container.addChild(child3);
Set the container's layout property to a new HorizontalDistributedLayout instance.
container.layout = new HorizontalDistributedLayout();
By default, the first child will be positioned in the top-left corner. Each additional child will be positioned to the right of the previous child — creating a single, horizontal row.
The following sections will introduce a number of properties that may be used to adjust the positioning and sizing of children in the layout.
Spacing
The padding is the space around the edges of the container that will contain no children. Padding may be added on each side, including top, right, bottom, and left.
layout.paddingTop = 10.0;
layout.paddingRight = 15.0;
layout.paddingBottom = 10.0;
layout.paddingLeft = 15.0;
The gap refers to the space, measured in pixels, between each child in the container.
layout.gap = 5.0;