wip shit probably broken

demo/main.lua

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ local debugDraw = false
 
 function love.load()
     pop = require "pop"
+    ---[[
     local c = pop.box():align("center", "center"):setSize(300, 300)
     pop.box(c, {255, 0, 0, 255}):setSize(100, 50)
     pop.box(c, {0, 255, 0, 255}):align("center"):setSize(100, 100)
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ function love.load()
     pop.skin(pop.text("Here's easier-to-code test text in the center!"):align("center", "center", true)) -- 'true' means align to pixel!
     w = pop.box(nil, {255, 255, 255, 255}):align(false, "bottom"):setSize(150, 150)
     b = pop.box(w, {0, 0, 0, 255}):setMargin(5):setSize(100, 100)
+    --]]
 
     --c:move(100)
 
@@ -39,9 +41,13 @@ function love.load()
 
     local test = lg.newImage("test.png")
     G = pop.element():align("right"):move(-2, 2)
-    pop.box(G, test):align("right")
-    pop.box(G, test):align("right"):move(-25):setWidth(40)
-    pop.box(G, test):align("right"):move(0, 25):setHeight(40)
+    a = pop.box(G, test):align("right")
+    b = pop.box(G, test):align("right"):move(-25):setWidth(40)
+    c = pop.box(G, test):align("right"):move(0, 25):setHeight(40)
+
+    print(a.horizontal, a.vertical)
+    print(b.horizontal, b.vertical)
+    print(c.horizontal, c.vertical)
 
     --TODO make rounding to nearest pixel DEFAULT BEHAVIOR
     --TODO make debugDraw better

dummy/main.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+local lg = love.graphics
+local pop, parts
+
+-- pretend parts has been defined
+
+function love.load()
+    pop = require "lib.pop"
+    local width4 = lg.getWidth()/4
+    local height2 = lg.getHeight()/2
+    local PartList = pop.scrollbox():setSize(width4, height2)--:setSizeControl(true) --defaults to true
+    local PartInfo = pop.scrollbox():setSize(width4, height2):move(nil, height2)
+    local CraftInfo = pop.box():setSize(width4, height2):move(lg.getWidth()*3/4)
+    local columns = math.floor(PartList:getWidth()/128)
+    local rows = math.floor(#parts/columns)
+    local grid = pop.grid(PartList, columns, rows)
+    for i = 1, #parts do
+        -- pretend that parts.gui is a box designed to fix in here properly
+        grid:add(parts[i].gui) -- pretend by default, adding something to a grid like this adds it to first available spot
+        -- also, grids auto-resize their children
+    end
+    PartList:add(grid) -- BULLSHIT ?!
+end
+
+-- parts.gui is something like this:
+
+gui = pop.box(newImage()) -- assumes a box can take 'userdata' as first arg and know it is an image
+gui.clicked = function(x, y, button)
+    -- don't care about x/y
+    if button == "l" then --left
+        selected = gui.partReference -- or something
+    elseif button == "r" then --right
+        displayPartInfo() -- something happens to display it in the proper spot
+    end
+end

src/pop/elements/element.moon

@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ class element
 
         return @
 
+    addChild: (child) =>
+        @child[#@child+1] = child
+        child.parent = @
+
+        return @
+
     move: (x, y) =>
         if x
             @x = @x + x

src/pop/init.moon

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ pop.load = ->
 
 -- creates an element with specified parent (parent can be false)
 pop.create = (element, parent=pop.screen, ...) ->
+    -- 1: if parent is object, use it, 2: if parent is false, use it (use false), 3: if parent is nil, use pop.screen as parent
     element = pop.elements[element](parent, ...)
 
     if parent