> -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Pogonyshev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 9:31 AM > To: Medora Schauer > Cc: gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: combobox internal padding > > Medora Schauer wrote: > > There seems to be more "dead space" above the text than below it. In > > fact it looks like there may only be 2 pixels below but more than 2 > > above. I wonder if controlling the y alignment of the text might help? > > The combobox properties list doesn't include a y-alignment setting but I > > think I'll keep looking for a way to set it. > > I assume that text drawing (combo box uses GtkCellView AFAIK, which uses > cell renderers in turn, which use Pango) requests height for full line of > text, including interline spacing. Or maybe not. In any case, I think > this padding is the result of font metrics and is impossible to chunk out > without some really major, far-stretching and ugly hacks. > > Paul
That is very disappointing. It means the resulting combobox is about 25% bigger (in height) than it needs to be. Besides taking up a lot of real estate, it is aesthetically unpleasing. Oh, well, it's an imperfect world... Thanks again for your help. Medora _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
