Announcing embedded-layout 0.1.0
The first stable version of embedded-layout is available for download. embedded-layout
extends embedded-graphics with tools to align objects to each other and make it easier to compose
complex screen layouts more easily.
To install, add the following to your Cargo.toml dependencies:
embedded-layout = "0.1.0"
This release marks the first stable release of embedded-layout. The biggest goal of this release
was to introduce LinearLayout, provide code examples and improve the documentation.
A LinearLayout has a primary orientation and a secondary alignment. Orientation
selects between top-to-bottom and left-to-right layout, while alignment works in the other direction,
i.e. to horizontally center views that are laid out vertically.
LinearLayout also supports different element spacings. These can be used to specify a margin
between the views, or to distribute views in a given space.
LinearLayout is implemented on top of the new ViewGroup. When a layout is finalized by calling
arrange, it returns a ViewGroup. A ViewGroup is a View object that can contain multiple
number of other View objects.
Compared to 0.0.1, there are a number of other changes, like new alignments
(for example, horizontal::LeftToRight), and many more internal changes.
For more information, examples, and documentation, see the embedded-layout repository on GitHub
and the docs.rs page.
I really hope you give embedded-layout a try! If you have any questions, suggestions, issues,
feature requests, or if you’d like to contribute, feel free to open an issue or a pull request on
the GitHub repository!