Whoops, I was using gtk_container_add for the menu rather than gtk_box_pack_start. That'd do it! Still curious about how to make the top-level window shrink when space is no longer needed. It expands just fine.... I know it may not be an ideal approach, and if I had time I'd explore other options, but I don't. ----- Original Message ----- From: richard boaz <ivor.boaz@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:20 am Subject: Re: Controlling resizing.... > play with the various options to gtk_box_pack_start(), or > whichever you use > in the family. > > these control how children behave when other children appear and > disappear. > having the uppermost window/container shrink and expand is bad > form, this > should be left to the user to decide. though that said, each > problem is > unique and requires its own solution. (not sure if this is what you > meant/intend anyway, just thought i'd throw it in.) > > richard > > On Feb 13, 2008 5:07 PM, Lindley M French <lfrench1@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > A couple of questions..... > > > > I have a GtkExpander containing a fairly large child. I have a > GtkMenuBar> above the expander (positionally, not hierarchically), > and a GtkTreeView > > below it. > > > > Ideally, I'd like the behavior to be the following: > > > > When the expander is collapsed, the GtkTreeView should jump > higher on the > > screen (to the extent possible given the widgets still existing > in the same > > hbox as the expander), and anything to the right of the expander > (including> the edge of the top-level window) should jump leftwards. > > > > What actually happens: > > > > The GtkTreeView stays right where it is, and the GtkMenuBar suddenly > > becomes vertically enormous. While widgets to the right of the > expander do > > move left, the size of the top-level window does not shrink, > leaving a big > > empty area on the right. > > > > Any ideas how I can fix this? > > _______________________________________________ > > gtk-list mailing list > > gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list > > > _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
