Re: Scrolled window unable to handle huge list ( > 1700 entries) in it

[John Cupitt ng-london org uk]

ehml wrote:
> I notice that when I have more than 1700 (exact number is around 167+)
> entries in a list (or tree), and the list is in a scrolled window, it will
> not be displayed correctly. Anyone know limitation on the number of entry
> (or height) a scrolled window can support, and is there a known way to
> workaround this?

Hi, GtkList and GtkTree use an X window to scroll. X windows have 16-bit 
coordinates, so you're probably running into a 32767 pixel limit.

I think GtkCList does not have this problem.

John





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