Wish padding on views

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sorex

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• Jan 29, 2014

• #1

Hello,

linked with this problem/thread

http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/button-with-icon-text.37240/#post-219531

I request additional padding options on buttons and maybe on other views where it might be usefull.

 

Erel

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• Jan 29, 2014

• #2

Note that you can call setPadding with JavaObject:

B4X:

Sub SetPadding(v As View, Left As Int, Top As Int, Right As Int, Bottom As Int)
 Dim jo As JavaObject = v
 jo.RunMethod("setPadding", Array As Object(Left, Top, Right, Bottom)
End Sub

 

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sorex

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• Jan 29, 2014

• #3

I know but it would be handy if we could do it in the designer and that during compile
the above code gets added if the padding is not filled in with the defailt value (not 0;0;0;0 apparently)

 

stevel05

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• Jan 29, 2014

• #4

You can get the current padding values again using javaobject with

B4X:

LeftPadding = JO.Runmethod("getPaddingLeft",Null)

And:
getPaddingTop
getPaddingRight
getPaddingBottom
getPaddingStart
getPaddingEnd

although the documentation isn't clear on the differences between Start and Left and End and Right.

 

Dave O

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• Feb 6, 2015

• #5

I second the suggestion to add padding as a property in the designer. Would be easier (obviously) and much more discoverable.