Re: problems with window size

[Dan McMahill <mcmahill mtl mit edu>]

Daniel Pekelharing wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I had this same problem with a dialog I created..
>
> I got it to look OK by just setting in a fixed size request
> on the GtkScrolledWindow like such:
>
> gtk_widget_set_size_request(scrolled_window, 300, 200);
>
> Of course this is not the perfect solution, but I find
> it a lot better than tiny sized windows which have to be
> manually enlarged each time..

I played around with this a bit, but unfortunately I'm not able to find 
a single size which is good.  Part of my problem is I have about 4-5 of 
these windows and the code is generated based on a ascii file which 
contains the data to go in the tables.  Each table has a different # of 
columns and rows so the "best" size varies.  Also I'm sure with 
different fonts or themes, the best size will vary.

Thanks for the tip though.  I wasn't actually sure at first which widget 
should get the gtk_widget_set_size_request().

-Dan

> On Sun, 2005-10-30 at 01:52 -0400, Dan McMahill wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have what is I'm sure is a fairly simple question.
> >
> > I have a dialog box created with
> >
> > window = gtk_dialog_new();
> >
> > Then I create a table containing a bunch of label widgets and stick it 
> > in the window with
> >
> >   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (GTK_DIALOG (window)->vbox),
> >                       table, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
> >
> > The problem I have is I have is that on some of these dialogs, the table 
> > is quite long and you end up with a window that is taller than the 
> > screen.  The dialogs with smaller tables look great though.
> >
> > So, I changed the code a bit and added scrollbars.  So now I do 
> > something like:
> >
> >   scrolled_window = gtk_scrolled_window_new (NULL, NULL);
> >   gtk_container_set_border_width (GTK_CONTAINER (scrolled_window), 10);
> >   gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy (GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW (scrolled_window),
> >           GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC, GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
> >
> >   table = gtk_table_new(0,0,FALSE);
> >
> >   /* create and add a bunch of label widgets to the table */
> >   [snip]
> >
> >   /* create and add gridlines */
> >   item=gtk_hseparator_new();
> >   gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table),item,0,7,0,1,
> >   GTK_FILL, GTK_FILL,1,1);
> >   [snip - lots more h and v separators added]
> >
> >
> >    /* put the table in the scrolled window */
> >     gtk_scrolled_window_add_with_viewport(
> >           GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW (scrolled_window), table);
> >     gtk_widget_show_all(scrolled_window);
> >
> >
> >   And finally I stick this scrolled_window into my dialog box in the 
> > same way that I used to put the table in.
> >
> > The problem I have now is the dialog boxes always come up very small, a 
> > tiny fraction of my screen size, and I always have to manually enlarge 
> > them before they are remotely useful.  The scroll bars a a big help on 
> > the table which had lots of rows.
> >
> > So my question is how to tell this dialog box, 'make your self big 
> > enough to avoid scroll bars unless you would be larger than [display 
> > size, some fixed size, something...] in which case just use the max 
> > allowed size'.
> >
> > I played around with gtk_widget_set_usize, but it makes the smaller 
> > tables ugly.
> >
> > Suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >        -Dan