On 09/09/11 12:34, D. R. Evans wrote:
Harry van Haaren said the following at 09/08/2011 05:29 PM :
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 7:53 PM, D. R. Evans<[email protected]> wrote:
How do I set the precise size of a Label?
the Label expands to show the text
Why would you *not* want this? It would result in text going "off the edge",
and not being readable...
From the Gtk::Fixed documentation:
"The Gtk::Fixed widget is a container which can place child widgets at
fixed positions and with fixed sizes, given in pixels."
So it apparently can do exactly what I need.
Maybe I shouldn't be using Label? What's a good alternative that can indeed
be used in a Fixed with a fixed position and fixed size? I need the widget
to be able to display text and to accept events.
You seem to want a Label that may or may not display enough text to be
legible, which Gtk::Fixed will do for you. If the amount of text is
variable, then it's probably wise to put it in a scrolling widget( a
bog-standard TextView inside a ScrolledWindow would work nicely- as in
the book
<http://developer.gnome.org/gtkmm-tutorial/unstable/sec-textview-buffer.html.en>).
That way when the widget is too small to make out the words, you'll
still be able to scroll around. Have a look in the manual for a working
example.
If you want to capture events, you've got at least 2 options. You can
put an EventBox underneath the widget of interest- a textview or a
ComboBox with entry as in the book
<http://developer.gnome.org/gtkmm-tutorial/unstable/sec-comboboxentry.html.en>,
or you could create an empty Button and put the widget you want on it.
Ian
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