screen layout with multiple textboxes

HI attached is a screenshot from the Bridge Solver app. I am trying to imitate the screen layout. what would be the best way?  The screen should accommodate any card distribution which is not known when the screen is initially laid out  . I would like to use textboxes but they cannot be shifted around or created  by the blocks. A textbox is  required to change text background to show that a card has been played. I resorted to

image sprites because over 200 textboxes would be needed to cover all possible distributions. Suit symbols also need to be shown. Thanks for any advice  David

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how many textboxes should be visible in the screen at the same time? this is the number of textboxes you need 

define these textboxes and reuse them to display different values

btw. you only need a textbox, if the user needs to edit its value, else to only display something a label would be the better component to use

A textbox is  required to change text background to show that a card has been played

that probably sounds, like a button could be used instead? there is no click event for textboxes or labels...

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Hi I need only 52 textboxes or buttons, the problem is that when designing the screen I do not know the card distribution so I don't know where to locate these textboxes. A player could have  all 13 cards of a suit

 so each player would need an allotment of 52 boxes 13 for each suit and for 4 players that would add up to 204 boxes. The problem is that buttons and boxes cannot be shifted around by the program like sprites  Of course only 52 boxes will be used but 204 boxes would have to be prepared to cater for any card distribution

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???

let's take this example...

I can see 4 images and 4 labels

label1 has the values K Q 9 7 3 

label2 has the values 10 6 3 2

etc.

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Hi   , once the card distribution is placed it is required to animate the play sequence and this is done by changing the background of each individual card as it is played. To do that each card needs a   separate label

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The more granular you get, the more code you will need.

How about flashing the label at a larger font size for a second to catch the player's eye?

Or flashing the background color for a second, then resetting it?

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