You can group widgets so that they can be manipulated all at once. This is also useful for creating reusable components. Hit Ctrl+G to group the selected widgets. Use Ctrl+Shift+G to ungroup. You can assign a name to a widget group. This is useful when creating reusable components.
You can “enter groups” to edit their contents using double-click. Hit Escape to exit group editing.
It’s possible to control how widgets behave when their parent group is resized. This is done by anchoring widgets to the edges or the center of the group. There are 5 possible anchor settings for each direction. These are None, Left, Center, Right and Left Right (or Fill) for horizontal direction, and Top, Middle, Bottom and Top Bottom (or Fill) for vertical direction. By combining vertical and horizontal anchors it’s possible to make the widget stay in corners, center or fill the parent group which is useful when designing reusable components.
Anchor settings have the following interpretation:
Anchors are specified by using Object > Anchors… entry from the top menu or using the anchor drop-down in Properties View. The anchor drop-down offers quick access to the most useful (but not all) anchor combinations. Click the anchor icon for more fine grained control.
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