RE: [gtk-list] Re: GtkLabel wrapping problems.

[Mario Antonio <orion07 wt net>]

On 17-Oct-99 Owen Taylor wrote:
> 
> Mario Antonio <orion07@wt.net> writes:
> 
>> I have tried to use the wrapping functionality of GtkLabel by using
>> gtk_label_wrap_set_line_wrap, but the programs do not wrap the text, the
>> text
>> just makes an expansion on the widget where it is being put.
>> 
>> I noticed that the testgtk test program does not wrap the text either (Run
>> testgtk and select labels).
>> 
>> Please confirm that this is a bug or something on my machine needs to be
>> configured. I use Gtk v. 1.2.4 / Linux Slackware 4.0
> 
> Your machine has an obsolete version of the C library which 
> is incapable of properly handling the code for detection
> of what characters are spaces.
> 
> There is some code in GTK+ to try to detect this situation
> and fall back to simpler methods, but it may not properly
> detecting all such configurations.
> 
> As a workaround, you should be able to configure GTK+
> with the folllowing command line:
> 
>  CPPFLAGS=-DG_HAVE_BROKEN_WCTYPE ./configure
> 
> Regards,
>                                         Owen
> 

Your suggested change worked perfectly, I really appreciate your help. This
suggestion might be adequate to be added to the GTK+ FAQ.

Regards,

Mario Antonio