Re: reduce the size of a Container

[Ian Martin <martin_id vodafone co nz>]

Hi,
You need to read the chapter in the gtkmm manual on multiple item 
containers. 
<http://developer.gnome.org/gtkmm-tutorial/stable/sec-multi-item-containers.html.en>  
There's a block in there explaining the basics of packing.  In short:

Gtkmm doesn't as a rule allow you to specify size of a widget, so that 
when you can afford that big screen you've been longing for all your 
widgets don't suddenly look lonely in a corner of the massive window 
they now open in- or, if you downsize, half the widgets don't disappear 
off the edge of the screen.

By using Gtk::PACK_SHRINK you'll be able to get the widget to its 
minimum size.  With a ComboBox, the default size is set by the length of 
the longest string you've packed into it, so if you want it shorter than 
that you're going to have to decide how to shorten the strings.


HTH,
Ian.

On 04/03/13 02:33, Doesnt Stop wrote:
> OS: Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit
> IDE: Microsoft Visual Studio
> Gtkmm: Version 2.22
>
>
> Is there a way to increase or reduce the size of a Container or a 
> combo box?
> A combo box inside a HBox takes too much of the Horizontal space, this 
> ruins the aesthetic of the application, it really looks uuugleey.
>
> Sorry, I fogot to add the subject :(
>
>
>
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