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Are Recursive Boxes Possible?
Aug 27th, 2005 at 5:25am
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How would I add a dashed box around a group of boxes?  I'm trying to create a "boundary diagram".  This diagram has items within the boundary, and outside of the boundary.  Arrows point into items in and out of the boundary.  Ideally, the box would be dynamic, to accomodate added boxes within the boundary.  Would this require recursive boxes?  Does FlowChartX do recursion? Roll Eyes
  
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Re: Are Recursive Boxes Possible?
Reply #1 - Aug 27th, 2005 at 11:03am
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I guess by dashed box you mean that its interior should not be filled, and its frame should be dashed. To make the box non-filled, set its FillColorAlpha property to 0, which makes the fill color transparent. Set the box' PenStyle to psDash to have the dashed frame. It might be useful also to set ZIndex to 0 so this box stays under the other boxes and doesn't hinder users from selecting them.
  
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Re: Are Recursive Boxes Possible?
Reply #2 - Aug 27th, 2005 at 11:13am
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If by recursive boxes you mean containing boxes within another box, check the bsContainer Style for boxes. At this time containers do not support absolute positioning. If you put a box into the container, it is arrange in a column or a row with the other boxes.

If that won't work for you, you could implement your own containment behaviour by using grouping and some event handling.
  
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