I have a form holding a TableLayout with 1 column and 3 rows that holds 2 FlowLayoutPanels and a Text box. All Rows are AutoSize, and the column is set to Percentage=100%.
Each FlowLayoutPanel holds several TextBoxes. The FlowLayoutPanels are set: LeftToRight, AutoSize=true, GrowAndShrink, Docking=Fill.
The outline is:
Form
TableLayout (Dock=Fill)
FlowLayoutPanel(Dock=Fill, AutoSize=True, GrowShrink)
More controls
FlowLayoutPanel(Dock=Fill, AutoSize=True, GrowShrink)
More controls
TextBox(Dock=Fill, MultiLine=true)
The problem is if I place the FlowLayoutPanel inside a GroupBox which are also set to be AutoSize=true, the FlowLayoutPanel Height are not set correctly and it shows the TextBoxes in 1 line cutting some TextBoxes out of the form.
The outline is:
Form
TableLayout (Dock=Fill)
GroupBox (Dock=Fill, AutoSize=True, GrowShrink)
FlowLayoutPanel(Dock=Fill, AutoSize=True, GrowShrink)
More controls
GroupBox (Dock=Fill, AutoSize=True, GrowShrink)
FlowLayoutPanel(Dock=Fill, AutoSize=True, GrowShrink)
More controls
TextBox(Dock=Fill, MultiLine=true)
BTW,the same thing happens if I use instead of a GroupBox, a Panel or even a UserControl to hold the FlowLayoutPanel.
BTW 2, this happens even without the TableLayout. I tried placing the GroupBox (with the FlowLayoutPanel) on an AutoSized Form and I get the same behavior.
What I think the problem is that when the FlowLayoutPanel is in another container that is also AutoSized it fails to pass to it's container is preferred size.
What can be done to override this bug??
Please help Thanks, Yoram
p.s: I must use the GroupBox to have a nice frame around the TextBoxes.