Hi,

I'm having trouble with the auto-layout of ShapeNodes inside ContainerNodes. All I get is the nodes arranged in a horizontal row at the top of the diagram, outside the containers. I've tried the FlowchartLayout & OrthogonalLayout. By the way, the nodes are connected using links to custom anchor points.

If I recall correctly, this used to work in the past (when I used the WinForms version).

Any ideas what I might be missing?

Thanks,
-Mihai

Hi Stoyan,

Thanks for the reply.

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Yes, that is correct.

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Thanks. Part of the problem was that I didn't include the links in the list passed to the layout algorithm.

I'm almost there now, but still having an issue. I have many nodes that are connected in pairs. If I use the FlowchartLayout with the Orientation set to Horizontal, then the first pair has its notes in a row, which is what I want, roughly. However, the next pair is positioned at the right of the first pair, and I want it below it instead. Any ideas on how to achieve this? Technically, I could have more than just pairs, say even triplets, but I'd still like these to be laid out one below the other.

So not like this:

A -> B, C -> D, E -> F etc.

but like this:

A -> B
C -> D
E -> F
etc.

Can this be achieved? Maybe I should try a different layout algorithm? Should I perhaps group the nodes manually, and layout each group separately? I still need them in a big container though.

Thanks again,
-Mihai

Hi Stoyan,

You're the man, thanks!
As a last bit, how do I make the nodes stay within the containers?

Thanks much,
-Mihai

Hi Stoyan,

Neat idea, but for some reason it didn't work for me. What I ended up doing is to move the nodes back into the container, after they have been arranged.

Thanks,
-Mihai