The following code, based on an example in http://learnperl.scratchcomputing.com/tutorials/wxperl/, is a minimum example which is supposed to put up a StaticText control with its legend centred. Instead it is resolutely left-aligned. I have tried everything I can think of, including putting wxALIGN_CENTRE on the sizer add, calling the CentreOnParent method of the text box ... and a dozen other things I can't remember.

What am I doing wrong?

#!/usr/bin/env perl

use warnings;
use strict;

use Wx;
use wxPerl::Constructors;

package MyApp;

use base 'Wx::App';

use Wx qw( wxALIGN_CENTRE wxVERTICAL wxEXPAND );

sub OnInit {
  my $self = shift;

  my $frame = wxPerl::Frame->new(undef, 'A wxPerl Application');
  $frame->SetMinSize([120,40]);

  my $sizer = Wx::BoxSizer->new(wxVERTICAL);
    
  my $text = wxPerl::StaticText->new( $frame, "This is text",
                      style => wxALIGN_CENTRE );
    
  $sizer->Add( $text, 1, wxEXPAND );

  $frame->SetSizer($sizer);

  $frame->Show;
}

MyApp->new->MainLoop;

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In reply to Centring text in a WxPerl static text box by HenryLaw

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