paneLayout

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Synopsis

paneLayout( [string] , [activeFrameThickness=int], [activePane=string], [activePaneIndex=int], [annotation=string], [backgroundColor=[float, float, float]], [childArray=boolean], [configuration=string], [defineTemplate=string], [docTag=string], [dragCallback=script], [dropCallback=script], [enable=boolean], [enableBackground=boolean], [exists=boolean], [fullPathName=string], [height=int], [isObscured=boolean], [manage=boolean], [numberOfChildren=boolean], [numberOfPopupMenus=boolean], [numberOfVisiblePanes=boolean], [pane1=boolean], [pane2=boolean], [pane3=boolean], [pane4=boolean], [paneSize=[int, int, int]], [paneUnderPointer=boolean], [parent=string], [popupMenuArray=boolean], [preventOverride=boolean], [separatorMovedCommand=script], [separatorThickness=int], [setPane=[string, int]], [staticHeightPane=int], [staticWidthPane=int], [useTemplate=string], [visible=boolean], [visibleChangeCommand=script], [width=int])

Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.

paneLayout is undoable, queryable, and editable.

Return value

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
exists(ex)	boolean
Returns true|false depending upon whether the specified object exists. Other flags are ignored.
defineTemplate(dt)	string
Puts a command in a mode where any other flags and args are parsed and added to the command template specified in the argument. They will be used as default arguments in any subsequent invocations of the command when templateName is set as the current template.
useTemplate(ut)	string
Force the command to use a command template other than the current one.
parent(p)	string
The parent layout for this control.
enable(en)	boolean
The enable state of the control. By default, this flag is set to true and the control is enabled. Specify false and the control will appear dimmed or greyed-out indicating it is disabled.
width(w)	int
The width of the control. The control will attempt to be this size if it is not overruled by parent layout conditions.
height(h)	int
The height of the control. The control will attempt to be this size if it is not overruled by parent layout conditions.
visible(vis)	boolean
The visible state of the control. A control is created visible by default. Note that a control's actual appearance is also dependent on the visible state of its parent layout(s).
visibleChangeCommand(vcc)	script
Command that gets executed when visible state of the control changes.
isObscured(io)	boolean
Return whether the control can actually be seen by the user. The control will be obscured if its state is invisible, if it is blocked (entirely or partially) by some other control, if it or a parent layout is unmanaged, or if the control's window is invisible or iconified.
manage(m)	boolean
Manage state of the control. An unmanaged control is not visible, nor does it take up any screen real estate. All controls are created managed by default.
numberOfPopupMenus(npm)	boolean
Return the number of popup menus attached to this control.
popupMenuArray(pma)	boolean
Return the names of all the popup menus attached to this control.
preventOverride(po)	boolean
If true, this flag disallows overriding the control's attribute via the control's right mouse button menu.
annotation(ann)	string
Annotate the control with an extra string value.
backgroundColor(bgc)	[float, float, float]
The background color of the control. The arguments correspond to the red, green, and blue color components. Each component ranges in value from 0.0 to 1.0. When setting backgroundColor, the background is automatically enabled, unless enableBackground is also specified with a false value.
enableBackground(ebg)	boolean
Enables the background color of the control.
docTag(dtg)	string
Add a documentation flag to the control. The documentation flag has a directory structure like hierarchy. Eg. -dt render/multiLister/createNode/material
dragCallback(dgc)	script
Adds a callback that is called when the middle mouse button is pressed. The MEL version of the callback is of the form: global proc string[] callbackName(string $dragControl, int $x, int $y, int $mods) The proc returns a string array that is transferred to the drop site. By convention the first string in the array describes the user settable message type. Controls that are application defined drag sources may ignore the callback. $mods allows testing for the key modifiers CTL and SHIFT. Possible values are 0 == No modifiers, 1 == SHIFT, 2 == CTL, 3 == CTL + SHIFT. In Python, it is similar, but there are two ways to specify the callback. The recommended way is to pass a Python function object as the argument. In that case, the Python callback should have the form: def callbackName( dragControl, x, y, modifiers ): The values of these arguments are the same as those for the MEL version above. The other way to specify the callback in Python is to specify a string to be executed. In that case, the string will have the values substituted into it via the standard Python format operator. The format values are passed in a dictionary with the keys "dragControl", "x", "y", "modifiers". The "dragControl" value is a string and the other values are integers (eg the callback string could be "print '%(dragControl)s %(x)d %(y)d %(modifiers)d'")
dropCallback(dpc)	script
Adds a callback that is called when a drag and drop operation is released above the drop site. The MEL version of the callback is of the form: global proc callbackName(string $dragControl, string $dropControl, string $msgs[], int $x, int $y, int $type) The proc receives a string array that is transferred from the drag source. The first string in the msgs array describes the user defined message type. Controls that are application defined drop sites may ignore the callback. $type can have values of 1 == Move, 2 == Copy, 3 == Link. In Python, it is similar, but there are two ways to specify the callback. The recommended way is to pass a Python function object as the argument. In that case, the Python callback should have the form: def pythonDropTest( dragControl, dropControl, messages, x, y, dragType ): The values of these arguments are the same as those for the MEL version above. The other way to specify the callback in Python is to specify a string to be executed. In that case, the string will have the values substituted into it via the standard Python format operator. The format values are passed in a dictionary with the keys "dragControl", "dropControl", "messages", "x", "y", "type". The "dragControl" value is a string and the other values are integers (eg the callback string could be "print '%(dragControl)s %(dropControl)s %(messages)r %(x)d %(y)d %(type)d'")
fullPathName(fpn)	string
Return the full path name of the widget, which includes all the parents
numberOfChildren(nch)	boolean
Returns in an int the number of immediate children of the layout.
childArray(ca)	boolean
Returns a string array of the names of the layout's immediate children.
configuration(cn)	string
Set the layout configuration for the panes. Valid values are: "single", "horizontal2", "vertical2", "horizontal3", "vertical3", "top3", "left3", "bottom3", "right3", "horizontal4", "vertical4", "top4", "left4", "bottom4", "right4", "quad"
setPane(sp)	[string, int]
This flag allows you to put a child of this layout in a particular pane. The first argument is the full or short name of the control. The second argument is an integer value ranging from 1 to 4. Panes for any particular configuration are numbered clockwise beginning with the pane in the top left corner of the layout.
activePane(ap)	string
The active pane has a colored border surrounding it. Only one pane may be active at any one time. Using either of the flags -ap/activePane or -api/activePaneIndex will automatically deactivate the previously active pane. The argument is the full or short name of the child control.
activePaneIndex(api)	int
The active pane index. The active pane has a colored border surrounding it. Only one pane may be active at any one time. Using either of the flags -ap/activePane or -api/activePaneIndex will automatically deactivate the previously active pane. The argument is an integer value ranging from 1 to 4. Panes for any particular configuration are numbered clockwise beginning with the pane in the top left corner of the layout. If any other index is specified then the current active pane is deactivated.
activeFrameThickness(aft)	int
The thickness of the frame drawn around the active frame. Specify an integer value greater than or equal to 0.
separatorThickness(st)	int
The thickness of the separators between the panes. Specify an integer value greater than 0. This flag has no effect on Windows systems.
paneSize(ps)	[int, int, int]
The size of a pane in the current pane layout configuration. The first argument specifies the pane index and is an integer value ranging from 1 to 4. Panes for any particular configuration are numbered clockwise beginning with the pane in the top left corner of the layout. The width and height of the pane are specified by the last two arguments. Both are integer values and they indicate the percentage of the total pane layout size rather that the number of pixels.
pane1(p1)	boolean
pane2(p2)	boolean
pane3(p3)	boolean
pane4(p4)	boolean
Return the name of the control in the respective pane.
paneUnderPointer(pup)	boolean
Return the name of the child occupying the pane that the pointer is currently over. An empty string is returned if the pointer is not over a pane.
staticWidthPane(swp)	int
Set a pane to have a static width, i.e. its width will not change when the layout is dynamically resized. Only one pane can be set to have a static width at one time. This state will be retained even if another child is switched into the pane. Specify 0 to set a pane back to the default state. Any state will be lost if the pane configuration is changed.
staticHeightPane(shp)	int
Set a pane to have a static height, i.e. its height will not change when the layout is dynamically resized. Only one pane can be set to have a static height at one time. This state will be retained even if another child is switched into the pane. Specify 0 to set a pane back to the default state. Any state will be lost if the pane configuration is changed.
numberOfVisiblePanes(nvp)	boolean
Return the number of panes visible for the present configuration.
separatorMovedCommand(smc)	script
This command executed when the pane separators are moved.

Flag can appear in Create mode of command	Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command	Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

cmds.window()
cmds.paneLayout( configuration='quad' )
cmds.button()
cmds.textScrollList( append=['one', 'two', 'three'] )
cmds.scrollField()
cmds.scrollLayout()
cmds.columnLayout()
cmds.button()
cmds.button()
cmds.button()
cmds.showWindow()