beautiful visual menu to change anchors

will you dare to try it? :)
because, I'd check previous commit msgs if I were you..

tools/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp

@@ -1910,12 +1910,20 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 		List<Node*> &selection = editor_selection->get_selected_node_list();
 
+		bool all_control=true;
+		bool has_control=false;
+
 		for(List<Node*>::Element *E=selection.front();E;E=E->next()) {
 
 			CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
 			if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible())
 				continue;
 
+			if (canvas_item->cast_to<Control>())
+				has_control=true;
+			else
+				all_control=false;
+
 			CanvasItemEditorSelectedItem *se=editor_selection->get_node_editor_data<CanvasItemEditorSelectedItem>(canvas_item);
 			if (!se)
 				continue;
@@ -1932,6 +1940,13 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 		}
 
+		bool show_anchor = all_control && has_control;
+		if (show_anchor != !anchor_menu->is_hidden()) {
+			if (show_anchor)
+				anchor_menu->show();
+			else
+				anchor_menu->hide();
+		}
 
 		for(Map<ObjectID,BoneList>::Element *E=bone_list.front();E;E=E->next()) {
 
@@ -1974,6 +1989,32 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 		ungroup_button->set_icon(get_icon("Ungroup","EditorIcons"));
 		key_insert_button->set_icon(get_icon("Key","EditorIcons"));
 
+
+		//anchor_menu->add_icon_override("Align Top Left");
+		anchor_menu->set_icon(get_icon("Anchor","EditorIcons"));
+		PopupMenu *p=anchor_menu->get_popup();
+
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignTopLeft","EditorIcons"),"Top Left",ANCHOR_ALIGN_TOP_LEFT);
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignTopRight","EditorIcons"),"Top Right",ANCHOR_ALIGN_TOP_RIGHT);
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignBottomRight","EditorIcons"),"Bottom Right",ANCHOR_ALIGN_BOTTOM_RIGHT);
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignBottomLeft","EditorIcons"),"Bottom Left",ANCHOR_ALIGN_BOTTOM_LEFT);
+		p->add_separator();
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignLeftCenter","EditorIcons"),"Center Left",ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER_LEFT);
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignTopCenter","EditorIcons"),"Center Top",ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER_TOP);
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignRightCenter","EditorIcons"),"Center Right",ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER_RIGHT);
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignBottomCenter","EditorIcons"),"Center Bottom",ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER_BOTTOM);
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignCenter","EditorIcons"),"Center",ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER);
+		p->add_separator();
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignLeftWide","EditorIcons"),"Left Wide",ANCHOR_ALIGN_LEFT_WIDE);
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignTopWide","EditorIcons"),"Top Wide",ANCHOR_ALIGN_TOP_WIDE);
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignRightWide","EditorIcons"),"Right Wide",ANCHOR_ALIGN_RIGHT_WIDE);
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignBottomWide","EditorIcons"),"Bottom Wide",ANCHOR_ALIGN_BOTTOM_WIDE);
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlVcenterWide","EditorIcons"),"VCenter Wide ",ANCHOR_ALIGN_VCENTER_WIDE);
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlHcenterWide","EditorIcons"),"HCenter Wide ",ANCHOR_ALIGN_HCENTER_WIDE);
+		p->add_separator();
+		p->add_icon_item(get_icon("ControlAlignWide","EditorIcons"),"Full Rect",ANCHOR_ALIGN_WIDE);
+
+
 	}
 
 	if (p_what==NOTIFICATION_READY) {
@@ -2179,6 +2220,27 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_update_scroll(float) {
 
 }
 
+void CanvasItemEditor::_set_anchor(Control::AnchorType p_left,Control::AnchorType p_top,Control::AnchorType p_right,Control::AnchorType p_bottom) {
+	List<Node*> &selection = editor_selection->get_selected_node_list();
+
+	undo_redo->create_action("Change Anchors");
+	for(List<Node*>::Element *E=selection.front();E;E=E->next()) {
+
+		Control *c = E->get()->cast_to<Control>();
+
+		undo_redo->add_do_method(c,"set_anchor",MARGIN_LEFT,p_left);
+		undo_redo->add_do_method(c,"set_anchor",MARGIN_TOP,p_top);
+		undo_redo->add_do_method(c,"set_anchor",MARGIN_RIGHT,p_right);
+		undo_redo->add_do_method(c,"set_anchor",MARGIN_BOTTOM,p_bottom);
+		undo_redo->add_undo_method(c,"set_anchor",MARGIN_LEFT,c->get_anchor(MARGIN_LEFT));
+		undo_redo->add_undo_method(c,"set_anchor",MARGIN_TOP,c->get_anchor(MARGIN_TOP));
+		undo_redo->add_undo_method(c,"set_anchor",MARGIN_RIGHT,c->get_anchor(MARGIN_RIGHT));
+		undo_redo->add_undo_method(c,"set_anchor",MARGIN_BOTTOM,c->get_anchor(MARGIN_BOTTOM));
+	}
+
+	undo_redo->commit_action();
+
+}
 
 void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
@@ -2381,6 +2443,56 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 		case SPACE_VERTICAL: {
 			//space_selected_items< proj_vector2_y, compare_items_y >();
 		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_TOP_LEFT: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_BEGIN);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_TOP_RIGHT: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_BEGIN);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_BOTTOM_LEFT: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_END);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_BOTTOM_RIGHT: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_END);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER_LEFT: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_CENTER,ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_CENTER);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER_RIGHT: {
+
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_CENTER,ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_CENTER);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER_TOP: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_CENTER,ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_CENTER,ANCHOR_BEGIN);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER_BOTTOM: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_CENTER,ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_CENTER,ANCHOR_END);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_CENTER,ANCHOR_CENTER,ANCHOR_CENTER,ANCHOR_CENTER);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_TOP_WIDE: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_BEGIN);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_LEFT_WIDE: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_END);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_RIGHT_WIDE: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_END);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_BOTTOM_WIDE: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_END);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_VCENTER_WIDE: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_CENTER,ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_CENTER,ANCHOR_END);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_HCENTER_WIDE: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_CENTER,ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_CENTER);
+		} break;
+		case ANCHOR_ALIGN_WIDE: {
+			_set_anchor(ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_BEGIN,ANCHOR_END,ANCHOR_END);
+		} break;
+
 		case ANIM_INSERT_KEY:
 		case ANIM_INSERT_KEY_EXISTING: {
 
@@ -2999,6 +3111,14 @@ CanvasItemEditor::CanvasItemEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 	p->add_item("Center Selection", VIEW_CENTER_TO_SELECTION, KEY_F);
 	p->add_item("Frame Selection", VIEW_FRAME_TO_SELECTION, KEY_MASK_CMD|KEY_F);
 
+	anchor_menu = memnew( MenuButton );
+	anchor_menu->set_text("Anchor");
+	hb->add_child(anchor_menu);
+	anchor_menu->get_popup()->connect("item_pressed", this,"_popup_callback");
+	anchor_menu->hide();
+
+	//p = anchor_menu->get_popup();
+
 
 
 	animation_hb = memnew( HBoxContainer );

tools/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.h

@@ -90,6 +90,23 @@ class CanvasItemEditor : public VBoxContainer {
 		UNGROUP_SELECTED,
 		ALIGN_HORIZONTAL,
 		ALIGN_VERTICAL,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_TOP_LEFT,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_TOP_RIGHT,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_BOTTOM_LEFT,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_BOTTOM_RIGHT,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER_LEFT,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER_RIGHT,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER_TOP,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER_BOTTOM,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_CENTER,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_TOP_WIDE,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_LEFT_WIDE,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_RIGHT_WIDE,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_BOTTOM_WIDE,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_VCENTER_WIDE,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_HCENTER_WIDE,
+		ANCHOR_ALIGN_WIDE,
+
 		SPACE_HORIZONTAL,
 		SPACE_VERTICAL,
 		EXPAND_TO_PARENT,
@@ -225,6 +242,7 @@ class CanvasItemEditor : public VBoxContainer {
 	MenuButton *view_menu;
 	HBoxContainer *animation_hb;
 	MenuButton *animation_menu;
+	MenuButton *anchor_menu;
 
 	Button *key_loc_button;
 	Button *key_rot_button;
@@ -305,6 +323,8 @@ class CanvasItemEditor : public VBoxContainer {
 	void _viewport_input_event(const InputEvent& p_event);
 	void _viewport_draw();
 
+	void _set_anchor(Control::AnchorType p_left,Control::AnchorType p_top,Control::AnchorType p_right,Control::AnchorType p_bottom);
+
 	HSplitContainer *palette_split;
 	VSplitContainer *bottom_split;