Re: Images in GTKmm

[Yann LEYDIER <yann leydier info>]

I would do this with a DrawingArea. It is possible to resize a Pixbuf to 
the size of the DrawingArea and render it in a callback plugged to the 
expose_event signal.

But I don't known if it is the best way! ;)
yann

On 02/08/11 12:51, Thomas Harty wrote:
> I want to put an image into a box in such a way that the image will
> shrink to fit into empty space in the box, whilst preserving its aspect
> ratio. Thus, the dimensions of the image should be determined by the
> dimensions of the objects around it. The image needs to shrink and
> expand with the box (e.g. if the user re-sizes the main window).
>
> For example, I want to put a few items in a VBox and have these items
> determine the width of the VBox. I then want to be able to add the image
> to the VBox in such a way that it doesn't resize the box, but rather
> fits into the space. If there is space left above/below the widget (due
> to the constraint of preserving it's aspect ratio), this should be
> filled with padding, rather than the image expanding to fill the space.
>
> What's the best way of accomplishing this in Gtkmm?
>
> Tom
>
>
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