I suggest a new container widget, elm_cell, which makes resizing and adding padding outside convenient. This widget allows developers to make a complex layout without edc, but doesn't try to replace it. It provides a middle level difficulty and flexibility between EFL novices and experts. https://phab.enlightenment.org/D3262
Assume that you are an app developer who receives the layout specification like the next. http://imgur.com/E1HfxJF It has outside padding between window and its main contents, and subobjects have different padding size between them. Of course, you can make this with edc & elm_layout clearly. However, if you try to implement this with basic containers like box, grid or table, you will have a great difficulty. Moreover, the implemented one can have problems because of complex structures. Following problems will occur when existing containers are used. 1. Grid: If child object is resized after packed, grid does not reflect change. 2. Box, Table: Different padding size between children is not supported. Learning EDC becomes a high barrier to newcomers to EFL. I agree that expert EFL developer should learn edc. However, the developers who make EFL application first should have an easier way than now not to make them give up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
