Re: Smooth window resizing

[Daniel Brockman <drlion deepwood net>]

Igor Gorbounov <igorbounov topazelectro ru> writes:

> Hi, All!
>
> I wonder if there is a way to resize a window gradually (as if
> animated) when a, for examle, set_size_request(...) is issued. Now
> the window is resized abruptly as a treeview is expanded (and that
> bothers the users).

That kind of thing is very annoying if you use a window manager that
insists on windows being a particular size (ratpoison, ion, etc.).  In
fact, it usually renders the application completely unusable (see
xmbdfed for a good example).

So I'd recommend against[1] trying to animate-resize windows.

-- 
Daniel Brockman
drlion deepwood net

[1] beg for the avoidance of