Suspend Parent Alignments Command
If it is difficult positioning docking controls to meet your requirements when the
When this command is unchecked (the default), the alignContainer and alignChildren properties of controls behave as normal.
To suspend the alignment of parents to position controls to meet your requirements
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Select the Suspend Parent Alignments command from the Layout menu.
The alignment of parent controls is then suspended and a check mark symbol is displayed at the left of the Suspend Parent Alignments command.
If you attempt to save the form when the command is checked, a message box is displayed asking if you want to continue. If you indicate that the save process is to continue, the form is saved using the current control positions that could differ from those that apply when normal alignment operations are in effect. If you do not want to continue, the save process is cancelled.
Suspending alignment applies only to the alignContainer and alignChildren properties and it does not affect the behavior of the
To resume normal behavior
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Select the Suspend Parent Alignments command from the Layout menu.
The check mark symbol is then removed from the left of the command and the required alignments are applied.
2020.0.02 and higher
