Re: get size of widget before first draw

[Steve & Patti Getzinger <steveandpatti wubs org>]

What about creating the widget and before showing it realizing it. Then
get it's size and do what you need to do and show it.

Steve




Rolf Schäuble wrote:
> Hi.
> I have to know how big a widget will be before it is drawn the first time. I need this to set its position 
> to the middle of the screen. If I ask for its size after creating it, i get some 20x22 size. If I check its 
> size after the first draw event, I get a reasonable size. Is there any way to get this before it's drawn, 
> so I can set its position without the user being able to see the movement of the widget?
>
> Thank for your time and help
>
> Rolf Schaeuble
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