# Containers **URL:** \ **Category:** Generic Design Discussion\ **Created:** [August 16, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97 "2019-08-16T16:55:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KGTM](https://forum.realdash.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/977dab/32.png) [@KGTM](https://forum.realdash.net/u/KGTM)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/1 "2019-08-16T16:55:52Z")
HI Yani, To me the The Container do not work right or may be I do not know how to use them First the + sign does not do any thing, it should expand or collapse the items so for large number of field it would be easier to manage then. it would be nice if Container opacity and other items like XY and size effect all the items in it, so that can be removed by setting opacity to zero and moved/offset ted , this should work for all warning levels. thanks. ---
**Author:** ![popc0rnx](https://forum.realdash.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/9de053/32.png) [@popc0rnx](https://forum.realdash.net/u/popc0rnx)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/2 "2019-08-29T03:35:58Z")
+1, can someone explain how to use containers? ---
**Author:** ![realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/realdashdev/32/6_2.png) [@realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/u/realdashdev)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/3 "2019-08-29T04:22:30Z")
Containers are though just as a handy way to tie multiple gauges together. If you have requests of new functionality, please post them on feature requests. ---
**Author:** ![popc0rnx](https://forum.realdash.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/9de053/32.png) [@popc0rnx](https://forum.realdash.net/u/popc0rnx)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/4 "2019-08-29T20:03:36Z")
> [@rfreug](#): > > Containers are though just as a handy way to tie multiple gauges together. If you have requests of new functionality, please post them on feature requests. How do we use them? Clicking the + does nothing, can’t drag or drop gauges into the container either. I would love to be able to group gauge elements together. Are containers treated as a single gauge for animation purposes? ---
**Author:** ![realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/realdashdev/32/6_2.png) [@realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/u/realdashdev)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/5 "2019-08-30T03:39:39Z")
Select the gauges and the container and open context menu Arrange-\>Add to Container. To remove gauges from container, select the gauge inside the container and select context menu Arrange-\>Remove from container. Container can be animated the same way as other gauges. ---
**Author:** ![Shivashish90](https://forum.realdash.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Shivashish90](https://forum.realdash.net/u/Shivashish90)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/6 "2019-09-24T05:16:28Z")
excellent thread… ---
**Author:** ![CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/cotech/32/8_2.png) [@CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/u/CoTECH)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/7 "2019-09-30T11:31:27Z")
And ??? Has anyone found out anything? ---
**Author:** ![CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/cotech/32/8_2.png) [@CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/u/CoTECH)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/8 "2019-09-30T11:31:59Z")
Let’s figure it out ---
**Author:** ![realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/realdashdev/32/6_2.png) [@realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/u/realdashdev)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/9 "2019-09-30T13:15:13Z")
> [@Clubsport](#): > > Select the gauges and the container and open context menu Arrange-\>Add to Container. To remove gauges from container, select the gauge inside the container and select context menu Arrange-\>Remove from container. > > Container can be animated the same way as other gauges. Was there something else you would like me to explain about containers? ---
**Author:** ![KGTM](https://forum.realdash.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/977dab/32.png) [@KGTM](https://forum.realdash.net/u/KGTM)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/10 "2019-09-30T22:36:25Z")
it would really be nice if expand or collapse was working, this could reduce the length of Item list a lot. Thanks, Mostafa ---
**Author:** ![realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/realdashdev/32/6_2.png) [@realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/u/realdashdev)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/11 "2019-10-01T08:21:42Z")
Yea, I know. But for sure you have noticed that our entire UI system is custom, and making new collapsible UI element inside a list is not a fun task ☹ ---
**Author:** ![CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/cotech/32/8_2.png) [@CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/u/CoTECH)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/12 "2019-10-01T21:00:39Z")
I am always attracted to new information. But as I understand it, this is all about containers) ---
**Author:** ![CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/cotech/32/8_2.png) [@CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/u/CoTECH)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/13 "2019-10-09T12:31:50Z")
~~[quote=cws176 post\_id=523 time=1570472097 user\_id=54]~~ Does anyone have a pic of what a Container looks like plz? 😉 [/quote] Do not be kidding! :lol: this is a component that combines several visual components, in other words, it is a container where you can put anything! ---
**Author:** ![CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/cotech/32/8_2.png) [@CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/u/CoTECH)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/14 "2019-10-09T12:39:12Z")
[https://youtu.be/HlgLyt6-7Jc](https://youtu.be/HlgLyt6-7Jc) ---
**Author:** ![CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/cotech/32/8_2.png) [@CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/u/CoTECH)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/15 "2019-10-09T12:51:05Z")
[https://youtu.be/kg8U74XMEHQ](https://youtu.be/kg8U74XMEHQ) ---
**Author:** ![CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/cotech/32/8_2.png) [@CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/u/CoTECH)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/16 "2019-10-09T12:53:22Z")
This is actually a very cool thing! You can make such tricks! Eh😎 It’s a pity that I am now busy with the formation of data transfer! Attacks would be played with Photoshop, with great pleasure! ---
**Author:** ![manlaan](https://forum.realdash.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@manlaan](https://forum.realdash.net/u/manlaan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/17 "2019-10-10T15:13:16Z")
The only thing that really bugs me about containers is that it draws a box that really doesn’t have anything to do with the items in it. (Except that I can resize them all at once, I guess.) I know its silly, but this is the only thing that stops me from using this feature. I dont know the limitations of the api you’re using, but it would be nice if the container box auto sized to fit all the components in it. I wouldn’t think it’d be too bad to check the x/y of all the component corners, then set the container size based on max/min of those values. ---
**Author:** ![CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/cotech/32/8_2.png) [@CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/u/CoTECH)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/18 "2019-10-10T19:28:09Z")
What’s the point of this? ---
**Author:** ![CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/cotech/32/8_2.png) [@CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/u/CoTECH)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/19 "2019-10-10T19:28:49Z")
What’s the point of this? ---
**Author:** ![CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/cotech/32/8_2.png) [@CoTECH](https://forum.realdash.net/u/CoTECH)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/containers/97/20 "2019-10-11T06:42:04Z")
Ну! Это дело сугубо индивидуальное. ![:mrgreen:](https://forum.realdash.net/uploads/default/original/1X/683e6e6bb670bc005ee53129f28bd708e4eae697.gif "Mr. Green")