I was looking to create a multi-panel fixed form in wxPerl, however I'm not sure that I chose the right path anymore. I used wxSashWindow with fixed positions and sizes, but I feel that using this defeats the point of sizers in widgets. I wonder whether I should just have used a GridBagSizer with embedded panels.

I borrowed it from and mutilated a wxSashWindow example in Python which relies heavily on wxSashLayoutWindow, (not implemented in wxPerl), instead I have used the position and size parameters in the creator to position the panes. In my actual application, I have created a scrolling body by embedding a ScrollingWindow pane within the wxSashWindow.

Anyway here it is, judge for yourselves. Is it salvageable? Any opinions gratefully received.

#!/usr/bin/perl -w -- 

use Wx 0.15 qw[:allclasses];
use strict;

package MyFrame;

use Wx qw[:everything];
use base qw(Wx::Frame);
use strict;

sub new {
    my( $self, $parent, $id, $title, $pos, $size, $style, $name ) = @_
+;
    $parent = undef              unless defined $parent;
    $id     = -1                 unless defined $id;
    $title  = ""                 unless defined $title;
    $pos    = wxDefaultPosition  unless defined $pos;
    $size   = wxDefaultSize      unless defined $size;
    $name   = ""                 unless defined $name;

    $style = wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE 
        unless defined $style;

    $self = $self->SUPER::new( $parent, $id, $title, $pos, Wx::Size->n
+ew(1300,768), $style, $name );

# Create some layout windows

# A red window at the top like a toolbar
    $self->{topwin} = Wx::SashWindow->new($self, -1, [0,0], Wx::Size->
+new(1000, 30), wxNO_BORDER );
    $self->{topwin}->SetBackgroundColour(Wx::Colour->new(255, 0, 0));
#    $self->{topwin}->SetSashVisible(wxSASH_BOTTOM, 1);

# A blue window at the bottom like a statusbar
    $self->{bottomwin} = Wx::SashWindow->new($self, -1, [0,630], Wx::S
+ize->new(1000, 30),wxNO_BORDER);
    $self->{bottomwin}->SetBackgroundColour(Wx::Colour->new(0, 0, 255)
+);
#    $self->{bottomwin}->SetSashVisible(wxSASH_TOP, 1);

# A green window to the left of the client window
    $self->{leftwin1} = Wx::SashWindow->new($self, -1, [0,30], Wx::Siz
+e->new(120, 300),wxNO_BORDER);
    $self->{leftwin1}->SetBackgroundColour(Wx::Colour->new(0, 255, 0))
+;
#    $self->{leftwin1}->SetSashVisible(wxSASH_RIGHT, 1);


# Another window to the left (turquoise) of the client window
    $self->{leftwin2} = Wx::SashWindow->new($self, -1, [0,330], Wx::Si
+ze->new(120, 300),wxNO_BORDER);
    $self->{leftwin2}->SetBackgroundColour(Wx::Colour->new(0, 255, 255
+));
#    $self->{leftwin2}->SetSashVisible(wxSASH_RIGHT, 1);


# White will occupy the space not used by the Layout Algorithm
    $self->{remaining_space} = Wx::Panel->new($self, -1, [120,30], Wx:
+:Size->new(880, 600), wxSUNKEN_BORDER);
    $self->{remaining_space}->SetBackgroundColour(Wx::Colour->new(255,
+ 255, 255));

#
#    Video tab - right-hand pane.
#
    $self->{Ctl_Lbl} = Wx::StaticText->new($self->{remaining_space}, w
+xID_ANY, "Label", wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, );
    $self->{Ctl_Ref_0_Txt} = Wx::TextCtrl->new($self->{remaining_space
+}, wxID_ANY, "", wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxTE_READONLY);
    $self->{Ctl_Description_Txt} = Wx::TextCtrl->new($self->{remaining
+_space}, wxID_ANY, "Name", wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxTE_REA
+DONLY);
    $self->{Ctl_Change_Btn} = Wx::Button->new($self->{remaining_space}
+, wxID_ANY, "Button");
#
#    Sizers
#
    $self->{Ctl_Sizer_1b} = Wx::BoxSizer->new(wxHORIZONTAL);
    $self->{Ctl_Sizer_2} = Wx::BoxSizer->new(wxHORIZONTAL);
    $self->{remaining_space}->SetSizer($self->{Ctl_Sizer_1b});
    $self->{Ctl_Sizer_2}->Add($self->{Ctl_Lbl}, 0, wxALL, 5);
    $self->{Ctl_Sizer_2}->Add($self->{Ctl_Ref_0_Txt}, 0, wxALL, 5);
    $self->{Ctl_Sizer_2}->Add($self->{Ctl_Description_Txt}, 0, wxALL, 
+5);
    $self->{Ctl_Sizer_2}->Add($self->{Ctl_Change_Btn}, 0, wxALL, 5);
    $self->{Ctl_Sizer_1b}->Add($self->{Ctl_Sizer_2}, 1, wxEXPAND, 0);
#    $self->{Ctl_Sizer_1b}->Fit($self);
    $self->{Ctl_Sizer_1b}->Layout();
# end wxGlade
    return $self;

}

1;

package main;

unless(caller){
    local *Wx::App::OnInit = sub{1};
    my $app = Wx::App->new();
    Wx::InitAllImageHandlers();

    my $frame_1 = MyFrame->new();

    $app->SetTopWindow($frame_1);
    $frame_1->Show(1);
    $app->MainLoop();
}

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