Re: Resizing a widget

[Tristan Van Berkom <tvb gnome org>]

Hans Oesterholt wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> In Gtk+ there is a function to set the size of a window.

The closest you'll get afaik is gtk_window_set_default_size(),
your window might end up bigger if any child widgets have
a larger "size request"

> Is it also possible to resize a widget, *after* it has been
> showed?

   You can always ask for a minimal widget size with
gtk_widget_set_size_request (i.e. widget-request/height-request
widget properties), but I am not aware of any way to make
your widgets shrink; since gtk+ works with relative coordinates
and resizable containers designed for the desktop; precise
widget sizes dont really fit into the philosophy. (ofcourse
there is GtkFixed, which is not good for use in desktop apps,
I'm not sure if you can achieve widget shrinking with that though).

Cheers,
                                -Tristan