Re: GTK+ question

[Marshall Lake]

> Some time ago, I was experimenting with GTK but couldn't
> get past a tedious problem. Namely, I wanted to create
> a GUI like this...
>
> It has 2 columns and 3 rows.
> The left column resizes (stretches) when the window is resized.
> The right column remains a fixed width.
> The top row remains a fixed height.
> The 2nd row resizes when the window is resized.
> The 3rd row is a fixed height.
>
> I tried using the table concept but it didn't work,
> and my other attempts using other containers also
> didn't work. GTK always ignored by requests for
> fixed width/height elements.
>
> Is there some trick to doing this?

Without taking the time to investigate I suspect
that is definitely doable. Ask your question on the
GTK mailing list gtk-app-d...@gnome.org (join at
gtk-app-devel...@gnome.org). There are very knowledgable
helpers there.

[Rainer Weikusat]

Marshall Lake <fa...@NS.net> writes:
>> Some time ago, I was experimenting with GTK but couldn't
>> get past a tedious problem. Namely, I wanted to create
>> a GUI like this...

[...]

> Without taking the time to investigate I suspect
> that is definitely doable. Ask your question on the
> GTK mailing list gtk-app-d...@gnome.org (join at
> gtk-app-devel...@gnome.org).

If you have nothing to say, why post it to USENET?

[Marshall Lake]

>> Without taking the time to investigate I suspect
>> that is definitely doable. Ask your question on the
>> GTK mailing list gtk-app-d...@gnome.org (join at
>> gtk-app-devel...@gnome.org).

> If you have nothing to say, why post it to USENET?

I thought I did say something. However, USENET is just as good as
anywhere else to say nothing.

[Jasen Betts]

On 2009-12-29, Qyz <questi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi all,

>
> Some time ago, I was experimenting with GTK but couldn't
> get past a tedious problem. Namely, I wanted to create
> a GUI like this...
>

> It has 2 columns and 3 rows.
> The left column resizes (stretches) when the window is resized.
> The right column remains a fixed width.
> The top row remains a fixed height.
> The 2nd row resizes when the window is resized.
> The 3rd row is a fixed height.
>
> I tried using the table concept but it didn't work,
> and my other attempts using other containers also
> didn't work. GTK always ignored by requests for
> fixed width/height elements.
>
> Is there some trick to doing this?

It's definately possible. I use the sledgehammer approach:
explicitly setting expand or no-expand for X and Y directions
apropriately on each widget.

stretching is confusing in GTK and I don't fully underastand it.

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