Re: window get_size not correct

[RvdKorput <gtkverden gmail com>]

Jonathon Jongsma schreef:
> On 7/16/07, RvdKorput <gtkverden gmail com> wrote:
> > Hiya there,
> >
> > Im currently encountering a problem with retrieving the size of a
> > window. I have a window with no set_size_request set and a drawingarea
> > on it (and some other widgets). I do a set_size_request on the
> > drawingarea and the whole window resizes this is correct. But now i want
> > to retrieve the size of the window I get a wrong value. I do a
> > set_size_request on the drawing area (800x800) and then the get_size on
> > the window(returns 265,20).
> >
> > Why doesnt the window returns its actual size?
>
> Are you calling the window's get_size() immediately after setting the
> size request on the drawing area?  Because I'm not sure that the size
> allocation gets updated synchronously.  You may be checking the size
> of the window before it actually gets re-allocated.  Do you get the
> correct values if you check the size of the window in a handler for a
> signal such as signal_size_allocate() or signal_configure_event()?
I probably found the error. The maximize is a request and not executed 
immidiately. After the maximize the size is probably correct (didn't 
check it yet)