Custom Control Design Tutorial

[Scott Rossi]

Recently, Len Morgan wrote:

> This actually brings up another question though: There are some cases of
> tanks in the current system that display the feet of water in the tank
> next to the tank, and some where the number is shown IN the tank.  If we
> temporarily ignore how I'd let the user move around the component parts
> of a tank (assuming I'd let them), what are the "locations" of the
> components in the group (i.e., oval and rectangle for water graphic,
> text box for numeric level, etc) telling me?  Are they the physical
> locations on the screen at that instant or are they (or can they be)
> relative to the location of the group as a whole?

If I understand your question, locations are always relative to the card.
But you can use the dimensions/locations of elements in the group as
reference points.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, UX Design