Removing panels from layout grips while resizing outer rectangle instead of just increasing spacing

Hi,

I'd like to create a vertical layout group that allows me to script specific panels to be removed based on button clicks. I know that with layout groups, this can be done; however, if for example, we have 3 panels laid out vertically, and we decide to remove panel 2 (the middle one), the layout group will just resize the spacing between panels 1 and 3 so that they are evenly distributed throughout the layout group. Is it possible instead to just resize the outer rectangle of the layout group so that the distance between panels 1 and 3 is the same as the distance was between 1 and 2/2 and 3 before? That way, there isn't a large distance between panels if multiple other panels are deleted on certain button clicks.

Thanks

 

This is controlled by the properties of the layout group, specifically those related to child control.