[Glade-users] how to change ComboBoxEntry height in toolbar?

Ye Wenbin wenbinye at gmail.com
Thu Aug 2 11:27:43 EDT 2007


On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:06:38 +0800, Nathan Rogowski  
<nathan.rogowski+glade-users at computer.org> wrote:

> I played around a bit with a sample I whipped up in Glade 2.12.1—it seems
> that having a combo box in a toolbar prevents you from not expanding that
> combo box. Moreover, the toolbar's height is determined by its tallest
> component, in this case your button. In order to restrict the height of  
> your
> combo box, I suggest putting it inside a Vertical Box. If you want the  
> combo
> box's vertical alignment top-justified or bottom-justified, use a
> two-element vbox and put an empty label in the other spot. If you want it
> vertically centered on your toolbar, use a three-element vbox and put a
> blank label in both the top and the bottom cells.
>

Thanks for the reply. I have also considered that trick. But it's not a  
good solution.
If I want set the toolbar style to 'icons', I have to hide the label again.
By the way, the deprecated widget Combo don't behave as ComboBoxEntry, It
does not expand when the toolbar style is 'both'.

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Best regards,
Ye Wenbin


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