On Tue, 2008-05-13 at 13:24 -0400, Dave Foster wrote: > Hi, > > I'm currently developing an application which has a lot of input widgets to > it. After consulting the HIG [1], specifically the portion about Window > Layout [2], it left me quite confused with exactly how I should implement > the guidelines it suggests. I understand the importance of alignment and > good visual flow here, but I'm not sure which containers/widgets I should be > using in order to achieve a nice, aligned layout. > > Originally, I was using a GtkTable but I am not convinced that it is the > proper container. I was led to use this by the fact that I wanted labels > (in a column) to be all aligned based on the largest size of the labels, and > the controls on the right (in another column) to be aligned to the left > there, all making a neat line. However, working with a GtkTable in glade-3 > has been a bit problematic, and I'm seeking suggestions as to how other > people would lay out a dialog, using what containers, etc.
GtkSizeGroup might be of interest: http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk/2.12/GtkSizeGroup.html I'm afraid I'm not so current on GTK stuff that I can offer a more detailed explanation. Best regards, -- Peter Clifton Electrical Engineering Division, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, 9, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!) _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
