Re: get size of widget before first draw

[Markus Lausser <sgop users sourceforge net>]

On Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 03:34:29PM -0500 Steve & Patti Getzinger wrote:

> 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


  win = create_window();

  gtk_widget_realize(win);

  // maybe set window decoration
  if (win->window)
    gdk_window_set_decorations(win->window, 0);

  // center it on the screen
  gtk_window_set_position(GTK_WINDOW(win), GTK_WIN_POS_CENTER);

  gtk_widget_show(win);

Markus.