forge-auto-widget-layout

Automate widget layout for ForgeUiContext applications by replacing manual rect calculations with a stack-based cursor model that manages vertical and horizontal placement automatically. This model handles padding, spacing, and nested layouts through push and pop API calls.

A stack-based cursor model for immediate-mode UI layout tracks the current drawing position and direction using a stack. You push new layout regions to change direction or nesting level, place widgets sequentially with a cursor, and pop to return to the previous layout context.

Yes, you can nest vertical panels and horizontal button rows within the same ForgeUiContext layout. The stack-based model supports nested layouts by pushing a new layout region for a different direction, placing widgets, then popping back to the parent layout context.

Control padding and spacing in an immediate-mode UI layout engine by specifying adjustable padding and spacing parameters when pushing a new layout region. These values define the outer margin of the region and the gaps between sequentially placed widgets.

Yes, the ForgeUiContext layout API implements safe error handling semantics for mismatched pushes and pops. It enforces a maximum layout depth and returns errors when layout regions are popped without a matching push, preventing stack corruption.

The best way to structure mixed widget rows in immediate-mode UIs is using a layout engine with a stack-based cursor model. Push a horizontal layout region, place widgets sequentially using the cursor, and pop the region to return to the parent vertical flow.