how to draw four (or more) workareas horizontally?

Question

Here is a peace of code which draws 1/2/3/4 (depends on remarks) charts:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
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Answer 1

I think all the alignment properties actually are more about data aligning than about the areas themselves..

Looks like the default Position = Auto will win with its own ideas about how to use the space best, until you switch it off; so I believe that you have to set the Positions of the ChartAreas in code. Here is an example to play with:

float dist = 1f;
float h = 23f;
float w = 80f;

CA1.Position = new ElementPosition(dist, dist * 2 + h * 0, w, h);
CA2.Position = new ElementPosition(dist, dist * 3 + h * 1, w, h);
CA3.Position = new ElementPosition(dist, dist * 4 + h * 2, w, h);
CA4.Position = new ElementPosition(dist, dist * 5 + h * 3, w, h);

The four numbers of an ElementPosition are floats that hold percentages (!) of the total chart area. I have allowed a little distance and set the ChartAreas to 23% height and 80% width.

The good news is that these numbers will hold during resize..

Here is a screenshot (without data):

Isn't is strange that these things are so very hard to find out? (This is my 3rd try at it..)