apache / apache/hop

[Feature Request]: Auto Layout should align the items to the grid

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awaiting triage Hop Gui P3
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Description

### What would you like to happen?

When you use Auto Layout and then want to manually move an item, it will align itself and end up out of alignment with the others.

### Issue Priority

Priority: 3

### Issue Component

Component: Hop Gui

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start in the Hop Gui component and reproduce the issue by applying Auto Layout, then manually moving an item. Read the existing Auto Layout and grid-alignment behavior there; the work is done when manually moved items remain aligned with the others on the grid.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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