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.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

��

defaultSpec
������ <spec: #default>
������
������ ^SpecLayout composed
������ ������ newColumn: [ :tcol |
������ ������ ������ ���� tcol newRow:[:trow | trow add: #lblFolder ������ ] height: 30.
������ ������ ������ ������ ];
������ ������ ������
������ ������ newColumn: [ :tcol |
������ ������ ������ ������ tcol newRow:[:trow |
������ ������ ������ ������ ������ trow ������ newColumn: [ :tcol2 | tcol2 add: #ddlfolder];
������ ������ ������ ������ ������ �������� ������ newColumn: [ :tcol2 | tcol2 add: #txtFolder].
������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ] height: 30.
������ ������ ������ ������ ].