# tuning of server-manager panel layouts?
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tuning-of-server-manager-panel-layouts/6484
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tuning-of-server-manager-panel-layouts/6484 "2021-02-17T13:46:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@olesenm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/olesenm)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tuning-of-server-manager-panel-layouts/6484/1 "2021-02-17T13:46:52Z")
For a custom reader plugin I have a custom pqPropertyWidget that I currently only using to provide better layout of my items. Instead of a somewhat long vertical list of checkboxes and losing lots of vertical screen real estate, I have some of them paired up as a two columns layout. Is there any way to do this directly with the server manager XML specification? This allow me to save a layer of cruft.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tuning-of-server-manager-panel-layouts/6484/2 "2021-02-17T13:47:27Z")
Sadly not supported.
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### Author:  [@olesenm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/olesenm)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tuning-of-server-manager-panel-layouts/6484/3 "2021-02-17T13:48:03Z")
On the upside, that was probably the fastest answer ever!