The secret trick to obtain complete control of locations of controls is to use Manipulate[None,....]
and then simply use Grid
to layout everything. The dynamic content itself, can now be placed anywhere, and the controls in any location in the main display area. I like to use this method since now the controls can be placed near the dynamics it is supposed to manipulate. I found this method sometime ago by accident when I was trying to figure how solve similar problem you are having. With this method, any possible layout can be made very easily. Forget about ControlPlacement
, and use the powerful Grid
:). ps. Also Item
can be very handy here.
Manipulate[None,
Grid[{{Grid[{{Control[{a, 1, 10}]},{"Caption of b"},{Control[{b, 1, 10}]}}],
Grid[{{Control[{c, 1, 10}]},{Dynamic@Plot[Sin[a x] + b c, {x, -2 Pi, 2 Pi}, ImagePadding -> 10,
AxesOrigin -> {0, 0}, Frame -> True]}}]}}, TrackedSymbols :> {a, b, c}]
![enter image description here](http://community.wolfram.com//c/portal/getImageAttachment?filename=5471Untitled.png&userId=89105)
Here is a demo that uses the above method DynamicAnalysisOfASecondOrderSystemWithHarmonicLoading