[Gtk-sharp-list] Combo box drop down width

[David Anes]

HI James,

Well, you can ellipsize the string using pixels (I think) using Pango
layouts, but I am not sure how to do this. I think you can limit the size of
the string in pixels and it will auto-ellipsize if needed.

You can always measure the string in pixels, also, and make your own
routine, based in the current allocation of the cbox.

Regards,
David Anes.

2007/3/21, James Fitzsimons <james.fitzsimons at gmail.com>:
>
> Hi David,
>
> Thanks for your reply. The reason I wanted to avoid going for a solution
> like limiting the number of characters is because the combos resize as
> you resize the application window. I was hoping for a nice solution that
> would allow the drop down to take as much space as there was available
> but no more.
>
> Is it not possible to limit the width of the drop down list to the width
> of the combo box?
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
> On Wed, 2007-03-21 at 11:13 +0100, David Anes wrote:
> > Hi James.
> >
> > Why not limiting the number of characters or using ellipsis when
> > rendering with the text renderer?
> >
> > Regards,
> > David Anes.
> >
> > 2007/3/20, James Fitzsimons <james.fitzsimons at gmail.com>:
> >         Hi all,
> >
> >         I'm new to GTK programming and GTK#. I have a couple of combo
> >         boxes
> >         which contain two columns, a CellRendererPixbuf and a
> >         CellRendererText.
> >         If any of the strings in the text column are very long (which
> >         is only
> >         known at runtime), the width of the drop down can grow beyond
> >         the size
> >         of the screen.
> >
> >         I would like to know if there is a way of limiting the width
> >         of the drop
> >         down list to be the same width as the combo box?
> >
> >         Thanks for any help you can provide!
> >         James
> >
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> >
>
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