Re: [Synaptic-devel] Testversion 1 for 0.53 available

[Leendert Meyer]

On Monday 02 August 2004 00:14, Sebastian Heinlein wrote:
> Am Sonntag, den 01.08.2004, 23:40 +0200 schrieb Leendert Meyer:
> > On Sunday 01 August 2004 22:53, Sebastian Heinlein wrote:
> > > Am Sonntag, den 01.08.2004, 20:28 +0200 schrieb Leendert Meyer:
> > > > On Sunday 01 August 2004 18:34, Michael Vogt wrote:
> > > > >  - Properties of the package can optionally be shown in main window
> > > >
> > > > Hmmm, this probably needs a minimal size restriction. Some weird
> > > > things happen at the bottom if the size is shrunk to the smallest
> > > > possible (i.e. height=0), especially with the 'Common' tab. With
> > > > 'weird things' I mean: the statusbar at the bottom is disturbed or
> > > > covered by other widgets.
> > >
> > > There are some problems in Glade, that we use to draw some windows. If
> > > we disallow to shrink parts of the window the application might hang up
> > > under some circumstances.
> >
> > Disallow? Hmm, perhaps I was not clear enough? I meant restrict the
> > height of the properties widget to a minimum.
>
> I think that I was a little bit to unclear. Restricting the height to a
> minumum is to disallow shrinking.

Aha.

> > > > The 'Common' tab needs a vertical scrollbar. All other tabs have one,
> > > > and it appears if needed, but not the 'Common' tab.
> > >
> > > Same as above. But scrolling native widgets is a bad decision - we
> > > haven't had the time (yet) to implement a text field in the common tab.
> >
> > I suppose one needs to put the controls on a container widget, and
> > provide that container widget with a vertical scrollbar...
>
> You are right. I was talking about the ideal way.

Hmm, could also mean an end to the drawing problems (disturbance of the 
statusbar)...

> Hey, I am a busy person :)

;)

Cheers,

Leen