Re: gtk3: behavior of gtk_widget_set_size_request

[Allin Cottrell <cottrell wfu edu>]

On Sun, 13 Feb 2011, Tristan Van Berkom wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 5:49 AM, Allin Cottrell <cottrell wfu edu> wrote:
> > I'm using gtk_widget_set_size_request on a GtkTreeView that gets
> > embedded in a scrolled window which in turn is embedded in a
> > larger window -- setting the width to 120 and leaving the height
> > unset.
> >
> > This works as expected in gtk2, but in gtk3 the treeview's window
> > is much narrower (doesn't look like 120), and its width doesn't
> > respond even if I double the request. Am I missing some change in
> > the widget-sizing code?
>
> Yes that has changed, setting the size request now only effects
> the widgets requested size.
>
> We added gtk_scrolled_window_set_min_content_width() specifically
> for your purposes.

OK, got it, thanks.

Allin Cottrell