public void PlaceWidget(WidgetControl widget)
{
var colSpan = Grid.GetColumnSpan(widget);
AppCell cell = App.WindowManager.Matrix.GetFreeCell(colSpan);
Grid.SetColumn(widget, (int)cell.Column);
Grid.SetRow(widget, (int)cell.Row);
widget.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Right;
App.WindowManager.Matrix.ReserveSpace(cell.Column, cell.Row, colSpan);
widget.Width = colSpan * Envi.MinTileWidth - Envi.TileSpacing * 2;
widget.Height = Envi.MinTileHeight - Envi.TileSpacing * 2;
}
/// <summary>
/// Finds free cell with enough horizontal space
/// </summary>
/// <param name="length">Required horizontal space</param>
/// <returns>Index of cell where widget can be placed. If there is no free cell, returns -1.</returns>
public AppCell GetFreeCell(int length)
{
for (var i = 0; i < maxCols; i++) //looks up in columns
{
var index = GetFreeRow(i, length);
if (index != -1)
{
var cell = new AppCell(i, index);
return cell;
}
}
return new AppCell(-1, -1);
}
