[gtk-list] Re: Panes behavior (a bug?)

[Patrice Fortier <Patrice Fortier aquarel fr>]

> On 02-Mar-98 Kenneth Albanowski wrote:
> >On Sun, 1 Mar 1998, Andy Tai wrote:
> >
> >> 
> >> The Panes behavior in gtk may be a bit odd.   Try testgtk, start the Panes 
> >> window, expand the window, drag one of the handles toward the right or
> >bottom
> >> then make the window small so the handle is now hidden.  I don't know if
> >this
> >> behavior is right or not, but it seems reasonable to have the handle always
> >in
> >> the visible area of the window.  This may be a bug, or is this the intended
> >> behavior?

> Just to stick my oar in, shouldn't the panes also resize themselves when you
> resize the window?  To me it would make more sense if they kept the
> same ratio...

maybe this is thew solution?

> >This reminds me of something else: is there any particular reason the pane
> >can't be resized by clicking anywhere on the separator bar? I realize the
> >"handle" is a useful focus, but the rest of the separator is essentially
> >wasted space, and it is physically easier to hit a long bar then a small
> >square with the mouse. 

easy answer:

because the gtk emulates the motif behviour.

technichal answer:

The only window of the paned widget in < 0.99.4, was the grip window.
So the grip is the only "object" to recieve events (except EXPOSE events
of course).


Patrice,
back from holidays :)