Re: "HELP/About" was :: [Re: suggestions on user config?]

[Gary Kline <kline thought org>]

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 04:26:37PM -0700, Michael Torrie wrote:
> Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:26:37 -0700
> From: Michael Torrie <torriem gmail com>
> Subject: Re: "HELP/About" was :: [Re: suggestions on user config?]
> CC: gtk-app-devel-list gnome org
>
> On 02/19/2012 02:25 PM, Gary Kline wrote:
> > i've been looking for code to learn from.  i spotted this botton
> > layout from the game 'Iagno' but could only find part of its source.
> > lucky for me that i know c++.  be nice if there were some macro like 
> > "GTK_BUTTONBOX_LEFT"!
>
> GtkButtonBox is just a special type of layout widget that keeps the
> buttons all the same size.  You can adjust it to put all the buttons to
> the right, left, center, or evenly across the dialog box.  Or you can
> use a regular hbox, set the padding and margins the way you want, and
> use gtk_box_pack_start() to put them towards the left, and
> gtk_box_pack_end() to put them towards the right.  And if set the
> HOMOGENEOUS property, they will all be the same size.
>
> I suggest you run glade-3 and just play with the layouts to get a feel
> for how you can use layouts to accomplish what you want.  You can drag
> and drop the layouts, put layouts in layouts, and drop buttons and
> things in to see how they space out, etc.
> http://www.micahcarrick.com/gtk-glade-tutorial-part-1.html, particularly
> part 7 that talks about packing and layout.
>
> You might even want to use glade to develop your GUIs and then use
> GtkBuilder to build them in your program without using code (it is
> easier once you figure out how it works).  Building GUIs with code is
> still okay, but for large programs it's just too much of a pain!

        the thing is that i'm almost done with the program.  well,
        modulo the options that the user has to set.  i  should have
        that worked out pretty soon.  the only thing in "File" is 
        "Want to Save" and "Quit".

        with these dialogs in Help, it is just a matter of how nice
        i want things to look; very nice or somewhat clumsy.
        --regarding the buttons, i figured that out about an hour
        ago except the buttons are on different levels.  i'll check
        out gtkbuttonbox and more.  just not now; time for a break:)

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