[MonoDevelop] Stetic question - widget size

[Zac Bowling]

Also see http://www.go-mono.com/GtkSharpBeginnersGuide 

On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 17:55 -0500, Zac Bowling wrote:
> Think of it liked a flowed layout mode (its like like
> system.windows.form but all you can use is control docking). Static
> layouts are nasty and sometimes dangerous, but if you must, there is a
> static layout container (but I really discourage you from using it).
> 
> On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 18:05 +0200, Lluis Sanchez wrote:
> > 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.
> > 
> > 
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