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pulis · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 3

ok, when i create a new
GtkWidget *box = gtk_vbox_new (TRUE,0);
and add widgets in it, the widgets have exactly same height.
so, what command resizes those widgets?

openldev · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject:

If you add children to a GtkVBox with gtk_box_pack_start/end_defaults(), then all of the children will expand. You can use the widget's homogenous property to enforce the same size. If you want them to use different sizes, use gtk_box_pack_start/end(). (You can experiment with how the expand, fill, and padding parameters of this function work in Glade.)

You can force a widget to a size with gtk_widget_set_size_request(), although this request may not be honored if GTK+ sees fit (it is too big/small). Find out more about this function here: http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk/unstable/GtkWidget.html#gtk-widget-set-size-request

The GtkContainer has a small explaination about size allocation in GTK+: http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk/unstable/GtkContainer.html#id4092216

In addition, my book (Foundations of GTK+ Development) has a whole chapter dedicated to container widgets, and issues such as this. I hope this helps!