User Manual
Changing Margins
Set margin width to side
{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><block type=\"Styling_setMargin\"><field name=\"side\">CssSide.All</field></block></xml>"}
This block is used to set the margin width for the variable or layout.
Parameters:
- Screen Item
- Length
Display setting: all (Default)/top/right/bottom/left
Output: N/A
Sample code:
It will be combined with “create length” block.
{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><block type=\"Styling_setMargin\"><field name=\"side\">CssSide.Top</field><value name=\"item\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">textBlock</field></block></value><value name=\"width\"><block type=\"CssValues_createLength\"><field name=\"unit\">CssLengthUnit.PX</field><value name=\"value\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">30</field></shadow></value></block></value></block></xml>"}
{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><variables><variable>mainLayout</variable><variable>mainScreen</variable><variable>textBlock</variable></variables><block type=\"pxt-on-start\" x=\"20\" y=\"20\"><statement name=\"HANDLER\"><block type=\"variables_set\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainLayout</field><value name=\"VALUE\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"ScreenItem_createLayout\"/></value><next><block type=\"variables_set\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainScreen</field><value name=\"VALUE\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"Screen_create\"><value name=\"label\"><shadow type=\"text\"><field name=\"TEXT\">Main</field></shadow></value><value name=\"layout\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainLayout</field></block></value></block></value><next><block type=\"variables_set\"><field name=\"VAR\">textBlock</field><value name=\"VALUE\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"Control_createTextBlock\"><mutation xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\" _expanded=\"1\" _input_init=\"true\"></mutation><value name=\"text\"><shadow type=\"text\"><field name=\"TEXT\">This is text block with 30px to bottom side.</field></shadow></value></block></value><next><block type=\"Styling_setMargin\"><field name=\"side\">CssSide.Top</field><value name=\"item\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">textBlock</field></block></value><value name=\"width\"><block type=\"CssValues_createLength\"><field name=\"unit\">CssLengthUnit.PX</field><value name=\"value\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">30</field></shadow></value></block></value><next><block type=\"Styling_setBackgroundColor\"><value name=\"item\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">textBlock</field></block></value><value name=\"color\"><block type=\"CssValues_createColor\"><mutation xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\" _expanded=\"0\" _input_init=\"false\"></mutation><value name=\"r\"><shadow type=\"math_number_minmax\"><mutation min=\"0\" max=\"255\" label=\"Number\" precision=\"0\"/><field name=\"SLIDER\">255</field></shadow></value><value name=\"g\"><shadow type=\"math_number_minmax\"><mutation min=\"0\" max=\"255\" label=\"Number\" precision=\"0\"/><field name=\"SLIDER\">255</field></shadow></value><value name=\"b\"><shadow type=\"math_number_minmax\"><mutation min=\"0\" max=\"255\" label=\"Number\" precision=\"0\"/><field name=\"SLIDER\">0</field></shadow></value></block></value><next><block type=\"ScreenItem_Layout_add\"><value name=\"this\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainLayout</field></block></value><value name=\"item\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">textBlock</field></block></value></block></next></block></next></block></next></block></next></block></next></block></statement></block></xml>"}
When sets it to 30px to all side, the output:
When sets it to 30px to top side, the output:
When sets it to 30px to right side, the output:
When sets it to 30px to bottom side, the output:
