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 </A>
<A NAME="IX_HINT_ORIENT_CHILDREN_HORIZONTALLY">
 </A>
The two hints <CODE>
HINT_ORIENT_CHILDREN_HORIZONTALLY</CODE>
 and <CODE>
HINT_ORIENT_CHILDREN_VERTICALLY</CODE>
, when used in a composite object, determine the orientation of the composite's children. A composite object can orient its children either horizontally or vertically. The geometry manager will determine the combined size of the children and any margins or spacing set up (none by default) and will size the composite to the minimum requ