> >> smart_n, I've played with Glade and I can't find a way to do this >> either, >> so I'm CCing gtk-list in case anyone there has ideas. >> >> smart_n would like A GtkEntry to expand vertically in a container, such >> as >> a GtkTable or a GtkHBox. For instance, in a GtkHBox: >> >> --------------------- >> | | Some | >> | GtkEntry | Big | >> | | Widget | >> --------------------- >> >> At the moment, the GtkEntry just centers itself vertically, regardless >> of >> what packing options I use, without changing its size. I guess that >> smart_n would like either >> - the GtkEntry's box to fill the whole of the available space with the >> text aligned inside the box. >> - the GtkEntry's box to fill the whole of the available space with the >> text stretched vertically to fill the box. >> >> (I don't personally think that would be very useful or attractive, but I >> guess he has his reasons.) >> > I use the entry widget for displaying the path of the some file, and > there is also "Browse" button, which is used for specifying this path > using Gtk::FileChooserDialog. > And they(entry & button) must have the same height. The height of the > button depends from the icon, which it contain. > You can understand what i want if you look on Gtk::ComboBox widget. > > ----------------------------------------------- > | Gtk::Entry | Gtk::Button | > ----------------------------------------------- In this case, Gtk::FileChooserButton might be helpful. Here's a picture: http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/GtkFileChooserButton.html Murray Cumming murrayc@xxxxxxxxxxx www.murrayc.com www.openismus.com _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list