Re: Label justification in table cell

[Russell Shaw <rjshaw netspace net au>]

David Necas (Yeti) wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 03:54:10AM +1000, Russell Shaw wrote:
>
> > When i put GtkLabels into GtkTable cells, they get centered.
> > How do i get them left justified? I tried:
>
>
> You probably mean left aligned?
>
>
> >  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label),0,0.5);
> >  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(tab),label,0,1,0,1,GTK_SHRINK,GTK_SHRINK,0,0);
>
>
> Just let them fill the cell
>
>   gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(tab),label,0,1,0,1,
>                    GTK_SHRINK|GTK_EXPAND|GTK_FILL,GTK_SHRINK,0,0);
>
> Yeti

Hi,
What's the difference between expand and fill?

GTK_EXPAND the widget should expand to take up any extra space in its container
           that has been allocated.

GTK_FILL   the widget should fill the space allocated to it.