Re: How can I wrap or scroll text inside a GtkLabel to keep the width?

[Michael Cronenworth <mike cchtml com>]

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Subject: How can I wrap or scroll text inside a GtkLabel to keep the width?
From: Guenther Meyer <d s e sordidmusic com>
To: gtk-app-devel-list gnome org
Date: 12/11/2008 02:22 AM

> hi,
>
> I have GtkLabels packed inside some vboxes or tables, the width of the box is 
> determined by the size of some other elements (buttons, listviews, ...).
> when the text inside the labels is changed, and this text is too long to fit, 
> the box automatically resizes, which distorts the whole window layout and 
> pushes some widgets "off the screen".
> so how can I fix the width of the GtkLabel (which I don't know at creation), 
> and let the text automatically wrap or scroll, if it doesn't fit?

gtk_label_set_line_wrap( GTK_LABEL( label ), TRUE );

However, for this to work you must set a maximum size on the label.

gtk_widget_set_size_request( GTK_WIDGET( label ), 100, -1 );

100 being 100 pixels wide. You will probably want to include an 
alignment and justify call so that the text always looks nice.