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Bug 204337

Summary:	Arrows keys to position controls
Product:	guibuilder	Reporter:	dmarmieri
Component:	App Framework	Assignee:	issues@guibuilder <issues>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3
Version:	6.x
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 7 x64
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

Description dmarmieri 2011-10-27 14:40:05 UTC

I have a dialog with many jCheckboxes without text (only the small square is visible) below 1 character labels (just an example).

It is almost impossible to properly align the controls (I tried with all available layouts).

At last I choose Absolute layout and hand modified the .form and .java files since moving the controls with the mouse does not allow proper alignement.

A very simple solution would be to allow positioning the controls using the arrow keys (exactly like Visual Studio does).

Thanks