[MonoDevelop] Stetic question - widget size

[Lluis Sanchez]

El dc 24 de 05 del 2006 a les 10:31 -0500, en/na Richard Hendershot va
escriure:
> FC5 using go-mono repo.
> 
> I add a label to the main window but it fills the entire window.  I
> set common widget properties for the label (width and height request)
> and even Can Default and Has Default but the problem persists.
> Dragging another widget to the main window is not possible.  I'm sure
> there are things about this that still are not expected to work.
> 
> How can I build a complex gui with stetic in its current form, or
> should I expect to wait until it matures further.  I just don't want
> to keep beating my head against it thinking I've got something wrong.
> And I'd like to fix it if that is possible  ;)

This is not a bug. In GTK widgets need to be packed into boxes, tables
or any other container (you'll find them under the Containers category
in the widget palette). You may find it complex and hard to use at the
beginning, but you'll get used to it, and it has many benefits, such as
automatic resizing.

Lluis.