Re: [gtk-list] widgets not always resizing????????????

[Owen Taylor <owt1 cornell edu>]

> Has anyone had the problem where they create a drawing area, then call
> gtk_drawing_area_size() on it an dit doesn't resize?
> I've gotten around this by after the area size doing a hide then show..
> but its ugly as hell. and then the callback signal for the configure
> event on the drawing area does get called.. but the area isn't resized,
> and so the widget isn't sized properly and the drawing is all wrong...
> anyone got workarounds/hints/tips ?

drawing_area_size merely changes the _requested_ size. In fact,
even that requested size can be overriden by gtk_widget_set_usize().
(Drawing_area_size probably should be thought of as changing
the default size.)

Most likely, you need to change the policy on the toplevel window.

void       gtk_window_set_policy               (GtkWindow           *window,
						gint                 allow_shrink,
						gint                 allow_grow,
						gint                 auto_shrink);

But if the configure event gets called with a size the widget
doesn't have, that is a bug.

Regards,
                                        Owen