[Glade-users] hello there
Damon Chaplin
damon@ximian.com
Mon, 12 Feb 2001 12:06:33 +0000
Michael wrote:
>
> Hello there , its the first time I send mail to this list . I find Glade
> very , very useful to me .
>
> I am a Windows Programmer and I aim to port my application ( TurboIRC 2000
> , http://www.turboirc.com ) to Linux . I was able to create the basic
> interface (window , menu , toolbars ) . However I haven't quite understood
> the mechanism of the widget placement in a window .
>
> For example , I create a window and if i put a checkbox , it will take
> whole space of the window . How can I limit its space and position
> (x,y,w,h)?
This is in the FAQ (at glade.pn.org):
1.1 When I add a widget to a window, it fills the whole window and I can't
add any other widgets.
A: This is not a bug in Glade! In GTK+ you use containers to lay out your
widgets. The commonly-used containers are at the bottom of the main
page on the palette. Try adding a vertical box to a window in Glade.
Now add a table to one of the positions in the vertical box.
Do you get the idea now?
If you really want to position widgets at specific coordinates, try the
Fixed container. However, this isn't recommended since your
windows/dialogs will not look good when resized, and if you translate
the text in the labels and buttons into other languages they may not fit.
Damon