Re: Vertically-expanded GtkEntry

["Murray Cumming" <murrayc murrayc com>]

>
>> smart_n, I've played with Glade and I can't find a way to do this
>> either,
>> so I'm CCing gtk-list in case anyone there has ideas.
>>
>> smart_n would like A GtkEntry to expand vertically in a container, such
>> as
>> a GtkTable or a GtkHBox. For instance, in a GtkHBox:
>>
>> ---------------------
>> |          | Some   |
>> | GtkEntry | Big    |
>> |          | Widget |
>> ---------------------
>>
>> At the moment, the GtkEntry just centers itself vertically, regardless
>> of
>> what packing options I use, without changing its size. I guess that
>> smart_n would like either
>> - the GtkEntry's box to fill the whole of the available space with the
>> text aligned inside the box.
>> - the GtkEntry's box to fill the whole of the available space with the
>> text stretched vertically to fill the box.
>>
>> (I don't personally think that would be very useful or attractive, but I
>> guess he has his reasons.)
>>
> I use the entry widget for displaying the path of the some file, and
> there is also "Browse" button, which is used for specifying this path
> using Gtk::FileChooserDialog.
> And they(entry & button) must have the same height. The height of the
> button depends from the icon, which it contain.
> You can understand what i want if you look on Gtk::ComboBox widget.
>
> -----------------------------------------------
> |       Gtk::Entry                         |  Gtk::Button  |
> -----------------------------------------------

In this case, Gtk::FileChooserButton might be helpful. Here's a picture:
http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/GtkFileChooserButton.html


Murray Cumming
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