wxPerl Static Text alignment

einhverfr has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I am writing a point of sale program in wxPerl and having an issue with formatting text using the StaticText control.

I am trying to get labels and numbers to align right, but currently it is not working. I have tried this:

    Wx::StaticText->new($self->{WxPanel}, -1, 'Total: ',
                                 [10, 280], [90, 24]
    )->SetWindowStyleFlag(wxALIGN_RIGHT);
    $self->{total} = Wx::StaticText->new($self->{WxPanel}, -1,
                                 $self->{parent_window}->{total}->GetL
+abel,
                                 [100, 280], [90, 24]
                    );
    $self->{total}->SetWindowStyleFlag(wxALIGN_RIGHT);
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and this

    Wx::StaticText->new($self->{WxPanel}, -1, 'Total: ',
                                 [10, 280], [90, 24], 
           wxALIGN_RIGHT);
    $self->{total} = Wx::StaticText->new($self->{WxPanel}, -1,
                                 $self->{parent_window}->{total}->GetL
+abel,
                                 [100, 280], [90, 24],
                    wxALIGN_RIGHT);
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I have also tried refreshing the current pane, all to no avail. What am I doing wrong? What's the preferred way to do this?

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Re: wxPerl Static Text alignment by Anonymous Monk on Nov 08, 2013 at 09:16 UTC
What am I doing wrong? What's the preferred way to do this? You're not using sizers	[reply]
Re^2: wxPerl Static Text alignment by einhverfr (Friar) on Nov 08, 2013 at 10:46 UTC
I tried, and couldn't find a way that would still allow me to place things in specific locations elsewhere in the window. When I tried this no matter what I tried, the sizers took over and put everything near the top of the window. I may just have to rethink my design a bit.	[reply]
Re^3: wxPerl Static Text alignment by Anonymous Monk on Nov 08, 2013 at 11:57 UTC
Example Read more... (3 kB) Instead of WxPanel try naming your panel label_panel or left_label_panel ... naming your widgets/controls descriptively is important One way of keeping track (what goes where) is naming your sizer/container elements by position, and incorporating the parent/child relationship into the name. Afterwards you incorporate your action elements (text/buttons) and name then by purpose/property/action (email_input/email_text,submit_button,cancel_button... ) I like Wx :) Re: wxPerl: is BitmapFromImage implemented? (no;sleep;docs), my wxWidgets / wxPerl / wxGlade tutorial, http://www.wxperl.it/p/wxperl-primer.html , wxperl_usage / wxperl-usage / wxPerl::Usage / Class Method Browser , available methods, method invocation syntax, link to docs, Re^8: How to use wxHtmlEasyPrinting (On debugging, verify everything, talk to teddybear ... and links and links , Tutorials: Perl documentation documentation, Searching Perl Documentation you don't need to build wx yourself, http://www.citrusperl.com/, http://ppm.wxperl.it/ What Do These Sizer Things Do?	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: wxPerl Static Text alignment by Anonymous Monk on Nov 08, 2013 at 11:17 UTC
Um, use more panels, more sizers, more inside each other? `[ Draw a picture? ][ ] [ ][ ] [ ] :kinda ] [ ] :like ] [ like: [ ] [ this: [ ] [here: [ ]` [download]	[reply] [d/l]