Re: Left-justifying labels

[Benedikt Meurer <benedikt meurer unix-ag uni-siegen de>]

Jonathan Hayward wrote:
> How do I left-justify labels? I have labels of varying lengths packed 
> into a vbox:
>
>     result = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 0);
>
>     sprintf(text, "Ability to learn: %ld/%ld", ag, agm);
>     current_label = gtk_label_new(text);
>     gtk_label_set_justify(GTK_LABEL(current_label), GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT);
>     gtk_widget_show(current_label);
>     gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(result), current_label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
>
> [and identical (apart from the string) creation of other labels]
>
> This shows up centered. What should I do differently?

Use g_object_set(G_OBJECT(current_label), "xalign", 0.0f, NULL) instead 
of the gtk_label_set_justify() call.

greets,
Benedikt