/*
 * Copyright 2010 Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
 *
 * Authors:
 *		Alex Wilson, yourpalal2@gmail.com
 *
 * Corresponds to:
 *		headers/os/interface/GroupLayout.h  rev 38207
 *		src/kits/interface/GroupLayout.cpp  rev 38207
 */


/*!
	\file GroupLayout.h
	\ingroup interface
	\ingroup layout
	\ingroup libbe
	\brief Describes the BGroupLayout class.
*/


/*! \class BGroupLayout
	\ingroup interface
	\ingroup layout
	\ingroup libbe
	\brief The BGroupLayout class is a simple BLayout subclass that
		arranges the items it holds within a vertical or horizontal box.

	In a horizontal BGroupLayout, each BLayoutItem is given the same vertical
	area, but different horizontal areas. In a vertical BGroupLayout, each
	BLayoutItem is given the same horizontal area, but different vertical areas.
	Despite this, because of alignment and size constraints, the items in a
	BGroupLayout may not all use the same vertical or horizontal area on screen.
	Some BLayoutItems may have alignments that cause them to sit at the bottom
	of the area they are given, for example. This is not a flaw or bug, but
	something that you may come across when using this class.

	In a BGroupLayout, each BLayoutItem or BView has a weight, the default
	weight is \c 1.0f. When a BGroupLayout is not given enough space to satisfy
	the minimum sizes of all items, then space is distributed according to
	weight, while still attempting to satisfy minimum size constraints.
	Weighting is scaled over the sum weight of all the items in this layout.
	If a particular item has half of the sum weight of all items, it
	will get half of the total space, unless this exceeds that item's maximum
	size. If the space for an item exceeds the items maximum size, the excess
	will be distributed to other items.

	\warning This class is not yet finalized, if you use it in your software
	assume that it will break some time in the future.
*/


/*!
	\fn BGroupLayout::BGroupLayout(orientation orientation, float spacing)
	\brief Creates a new BGroupLayout.

	\param orientation The orientation of this BGroupLayout.
	\param spacing The spacing between BLayoutItems in this BGroupLayout.
*/


/*!
	\fn BGroupLayout::~BGroupLayout()
	\brief Destructor method.

	Standard Destructor.
*/


/*!
	\fn BGroupLayout::BGroupLayout(BMessage* from)
	\brief Archive constructor.

	\param from The message to construct the BGroupLayout from.
*/


/*!
	\fn float BGroupLayout::Spacing() const
	\brief Get the amount of spacing (in pixels) between each item.
*/


/*!
	\fn void BGroupLayout::SetSpacing(float spacing)
	\brief Set the amount of spacing (in pixels) between each item.
*/


/*!
	\fn orientation BGroupLayout::Orientation() const
	\brief Get the #orientation of this BGroupLayout.
*/


/*!
	\fn void BGroupLayout::SetOrientation(orientation orientation)
	\brief Set the #orientation of this BGroupLayout.
	\param orientation The new #orientation of this BGroupLayout.
*/


/*!
	\fn float BGroupLayout::ItemWeight(int32 index) const
	\brief Get the weight of the item at \a index.
*/


/*!
	\fn void BGroupLayout::SetItemWeight(int32 index, float weight)
	\brief Set the weight of the item at \a index.
*/


/*!
	\fn BLayoutItem* BGroupLayout::AddView(BView* child)
	\brief Adds \a child to this layout as the last item. In a vertical
		BGroupLayout, \a child will be on the right, in a horizontal
		BGroupLayout, \a child will be at the bottom.

	\a child will have a weight of \c 1.0f.
*/


/*!
	\fn BLayoutItem* BGroupLayout::AddView(int32 index, BView* child)
	\brief Adds \a child to this layout at \a index.

	\a child will have a weight of \c 1.0f.
*/


/*!
	\fn BLayoutItem* BGroupLayout::AddView(BView* child, float weight)
	\brief Adds \a child to the end of this layout with a weight of
		\a weight.
*/ 


/*!
	\fn BLayoutItem* BGroupLayout::AddView(int32 index, BView* child, 
		float weight)
	\brief Adds \a child this layout at \a index with a weight of
		\a weight.
*/


/*!
	\fn bool BGroupLayout::AddItem(BLayoutItem* item)
	\brief Adds \a item to this layout as the last item. In a vertical
		BGroupLayout, \a item will be on the right, in a horizontal
		BGroupLayout, \a item will be at the bottom.

	\a item will have a weight of \c 1.0f.
*/


/*!
	\fn bool BGroupLayout::AddItem(int32 index, BLayoutItem* item)
	\brief Adds \a item to this layout at \a index.

	\a item will have a weight of \c 1.0f.
*/


/*!
	\fn bool BGroupLayout::AddItem(BLayoutItem* item, float weight)
	\brief Adds \a item to the end of this layout with a weight of
		\a weight.
*/


/*!
	\fn bool BGroupLayout::AddItem(int32 index, BLayoutItem* item, float weight)
	\brief Adds \a item this layout at \a index with a weight of
		\a weight.
*/