Indeed using a single top level container should be the best approach, because "SpecLayout composed" doesn't have any layout - so adding multiple items into it are just placed one over the other.

Arguably it might be better to add new methods "SpecLayout rows/SpecLayout cols" or something like that so you have the base layout defined.

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view := DynamicComposableModel new.

models := #(

leftCol LabelModel

t11 LabelModel t12 LabelModel t13 LabelModel

t21 LabelModel t22 LabelModel t23 LabelModel

).

view instantiateModels: models.

models pairsDo: [ :lbl :m |

(view perform: lbl asSymbol) label: lbl.

].

layout := SpecLayout composed

newRow: [ :r |

r newColumn: [ :col | col add: #leftCol ].

r newColumn: [ :col |

col

newRow: [ :row |

row

add: #t11;

add: #t12;

add: #t13

];

newRow: [ :row |

row

add: #t21;

add: #t22;

add: #t23

]

]

];

yourself.

view openWithSpecLayout: layout.

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Peter

On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Nicolai Hess <nicolaihess@web.de> wrote:

2015-05-19 14:34 GMT+02:00 Craig Johnson <craig@hivemind.net>:

Hi,

Spec has me tearing my hair out again.

I'm using a composed layout with two columns in it.�� In the second column I'd like to place some rows which in turn contain columns.

There does not seem to be any way to do this.�� Everthing that I try only renders one of the two main columns.
Guidance would be spreciated.

I don't know for sure, but I had a similar issue and solved it by using a single toplevel container

(only one call newRow/newColumn after "SpecLayout composed")

^ SpecLayout composed

newRow:[ :top |

top

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������ ������ ������ ������ ];
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������ ������ newColumn: [ :tcol |
������ ������ ������ ������ tcol newRow:[:trow |
������ ������ ������ ������ ������ trow ������ newColumn: [ :tcol2 | tcol2 add: #ddlfolder];
������ ������ ������ ������ ������ �������� ������ newColumn: [ :tcol2 | tcol2 add: #txtFolder].
������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ] height: 30.
������ ������ ������ ������ ].

]

��

defaultSpec
������ <spec: #default>
������
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������ ������ ������ ������ ];
������ ������ ������
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������ ������ ������ ������ ������ trow ������ newColumn: [ :tcol2 | tcol2 add: #ddlfolder];
������ ������ ������ ������ ������ �������� ������ newColumn: [ :tcol2 | tcol2 add: #txtFolder].
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������ ������ ������ ������ ].