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diff --git a/src/quick/doc/src/concepts/positioning/topic.qdoc b/src/quick/doc/src/concepts/positioning/topic.qdoc index 25fc6eaab7..bae6a7f71b 100644 --- a/src/quick/doc/src/concepts/positioning/topic.qdoc +++ b/src/quick/doc/src/concepts/positioning/topic.qdoc @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Visual items in QML can be positioned in a variety of ways. The most important positioning-related concept is that of anchoring, a form of relative positioning where items can be anchored (or attached) to each other at certain boundaries. Other positioning concepts include absolute positioning, -positioning with coordinate bindings, and layouts. +positioning with coordinate bindings, positioners, and layouts. \section1 Manual Positioning @@ -134,21 +134,20 @@ positioning, whereas a "contaminated" anchor layout is one which uses both anchoring and bindings (either on position-related [x,y] properties or on dimension-related [width,height] properties) to determine the position. -\section1 Layouts - -Qt Quick also provides some built-in layout items. For many use cases, the -best layout to use is a simple grid, row, or column, and Qt Quick provides -items which will layout children in these formations in the most efficient -manner possible. +\section1 Positioners -There are many well-known layouts which work well in user-interfaces, such as -grids and lists, rows and columns. Qt Quick supports these sort of pre-defined -layouts, which can often be more performant to draw than anchor or -binding-based layouts. See the documentation on -\l{qtquick-positioning-layouts.html}{layout types} for more -information about utilizing pre-defined layouts. +Qt Quick also provides some built-in positioner items. For many use cases, the best +positioner to use is a simple grid, row, or column, and Qt Quick provides items which +will position children in these formations in the most efficient manner possible. +See the documentation on \l{qtquick-positioning-layouts.html}{item positioners types} +for more information about utilizing pre-defined positioners. +\section1 Layouts +From Qt 5.1, the module \l {Qt Quick Layouts} can also be used to arrange Qt Quick +items in a user interface. Unlike positioners, the types in Qt Quick Layouts manage +both the positions and sizes of items in a declarative interface. They are well +suited for resizable user interfaces. \section1 Right-To-Left Support |