How to use Block layout mode ?

[camcd93]

Hi,

I'm wondering how to compute a layout using the Block mode instead of Flex or Grid.
My understanding is that if I have two block nodes that are siblings, it should automatically stack on each other and compute the (x,y) based off this.

When adding nodes to a Taffy tree though, the only options I get are Display::Grid, Display::Flex, or Display::None.

.new_leaf(Style { 
  display: Display::Block, // Not an option ? 
 ..Default::default()
});

Thanks in advance.

[camcd93]

I did notice Taffy does have Display::Block in source and should be enabled by default or with the block_layout feature.

Setup a new project from scratch with just taffy installed (version 0.3.18), but when trying to use the "block_layout" feature, I'm getting an error from cargo saying it doesn't exist.

Cargo.toml:

[package]
name = "throwaways"
version = "0.1.0"
edition = "2021"

# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html

[dependencies]
taffy = { version = "0.3.18", features = ["block_layout"] }

Error:

the package `throwaways` depends on `taffy`, with features: `block_layout` but `taffy` does not have these features.

Could also just be a skill issue and would appreciate some help.

[nicoburns]

@camcd93 Block layout was only added in a more recent version of Taffy than the one you are using. And there hasn't been a stable crates.io release since then. If you want this kind of layout your options are:

• Wait for the Taffy 0.4 release
• Use Taffy's main branch
• Use a Flexbox layout with flex_direction: FlexDirection::Column and justify_content: JustifyContent::Start set, which will give you a similar vertical layout.

[camcd93]

Thanks ! Grabbing main branch and using locally for now.