Re: New question on address list in compose window

[Jack <ostroffjh sbcglobal net>]

On 2013.06.18 10:54, Peter Bloomfield wrote:
> On 06/17/2013 01:55:36 PM Mon, Jack wrote:
> > I know some things about the gtk3 version of the recipient list have  
> > been discussed, but I don't recall any mention of whether it would  
> > be possible (and reasonable) to allow vertical expansion of that  
> > widget.  Right now, I get just under three lines displayed.  If I am  
> > doing a Reply-all, and want to trim some of the addresses near the  
> > top of the list, I have to scroll up for each address, as after  
> > deletion of one, it again displays the bottom of the list.  Could a  
> > pane split be put between the recipients and subject?  Would it work?
>
> Shoulda read more closely: no, a pane split between the recipients  
> and the subject is tricky.  The headers are all packed in a GtkGrid  
> to keep vertical alignment.  So I put all the headers in the top  
> pane, and the content in the bottom pane.  They *could* be split as  
> you suggest (and that would be needed to get separate control over  
> the recipients and the attachments), but at the cost of losing  
> vertical alignment.
>
> Comments?

It will take me some time to try the version you mentioned in the  
previous response to see if that is good enough.  I have not done any  
gtk programming in years, so I'm just not currently familiar enough  
with the widget set to suggest anything else at the moment.  I'm  
tempted to say that if the attachments are moved above the subject,  
then losing vertical alignment between subject and the other fields  
might be OK, as the  others (from, recipients, attachments) can still  
stay together and aligned.

I also just noticed that if you add an attachment, and then delete it,  
the attachment list does not go away.  That is not a problem - I just  
wanted to be sure it was intentional.

Jack