| $setSpacing(<spacing:uint>) | 
| Sets the default spacing of the widgets in pixels | 
| $setMargin(<margin:uint>) | 
| Sets the dimension of the layout margin : the distance from the border to the outermost child widget edges. | 
| $setStretchFactor(<widget:hobject>,<stretch:uint>) | 
| Sets the stretch factor of widget to stretch. | 
| $addStretch(<stretch:integer>) | 
| Adds a stretchable space with zero minimum size and stretch factor stretch to the end of this box layout. | 
| $setAlignment(<flag1:string>, <flag2:string>, ...) | 
| Sets the alignment for widget w to  flags, given as parameters. Valid flags are: Right, Left, Top, Bottom, HCenter, VCenter, Center, Justify |