Re: [gtk-list] Re: help with tables

[Aaron Walker <amwalker flinet com>]

Lee wrote:

> Aaron Walker wrote:
> >
> > I am trying to create my own text editor (just to help me learn more
> > about GTK+)
> > and am having trouble setting up tables to get the text widget and
> > scroll bar to align
> > properly.  I have looked at the GTK tutorial in the GtkText widget
> > section, where the
> > example uses tables.  I tried doing exactly what the example did, but
> > I could not duplicate it.
>
> I never saw that example. If I was you, I'd ditch tables for something
> as simple as a text box & vscrollbar.
> Just use a hbox, like so:
>
> editorbox = gtk_hbox_new (FALSE, 1);
>
> gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (editorbox), your_text_widget_here, TRUE,
> TRUE, 1);
> gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (editorbox), your_vscrollbar_here, FALSE,
> FALSE, 1);
>
> gtk_widget_show (text_widget);
> gtk_widget_show (vscrollbar);
> gtk_widget_show (editorbox);
>
> AFAIR, that should pack your scrollbar and text area into a box, and
> they should expand correctly when resized.

thanks very much...  I feel really stupid now, 'cause I didn't think of that.
I guess
I just thought it couldn't be that easy :)

thanks again,

Aaron

>
>
> > Here is a screenshot of what it looks like:
> >
> > [Image]
>
> .. snip.. just as a rule of thumb, it's better to post a URL to a
> screenshot, rather than posting it to the list.
>
> Hth!
>
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> Lee.
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