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Aligning text field with group's children.



Q. I want to have a single-line text field line up with the children of a
   GenBooleanGroup (and have it easily localizable). Here is a "picture"
   of the desired effect:

   GenBooleanGroup Moniker:
       Boolean 1 > Off
     Another One > Off
           Again > On
         Scanner > On
     Text Field: ___________________

   Instead, what happens now is the text field lines up with the group as
   a whole, looking like this:

   GenBooleanGroup Moniker:
       Boolean 1 > Off
     Another One > Off
           Again > On
         Scanner > On
   Text Field: ___________________

   Do you know how to accomplish the desired effect, and still allow 
   for easy localization (i.e. putting the text field in an interaction
   and using HINT_INDENT_CHILDREN with a fixed pixel value isn't desirable).

A. Put HINT_CENTER_CHILDREN_ON_MONIKERS on the interaction surrounding
   the boolean group and text field. Then put HINT_ALIGN_WITH_CENTERED_-
   MONIKERS on the text object. Be sure to remove HINT_INDENT_CHILDREN
   from the boolean group, if you're using it.