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sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

I try to set a ListBox, TreeBox, or TableBox to a size so the scroll bars don`t show.
Adjust the width of the GUI and it`s size jumps back and forth the size of the vert. scroll.
This then triggers the hoz. scroll bar to appear also as the vert. scroll bar took up the space.
With plenty of space, make the width size 1 number smaller and the vert. scroll bar appears.
So some of the gtkDialog boxes will never give up the space needed for the vert. scroll bar.

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843

This behavior could be related to the gtk version and may differ from one major version to another.

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

Hi technosaurus ; I didn`t bother to go back and try, but I seem to recall this years ago.
So it`s likely that gtkDialog2 and maybe gtkDialog1 have the same issue also.
The only possibility for a fix would be something like: <table no_vert_scroll>

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843

sorry, I meant the actual gtk+ package not the gtkdialog version, have you tried it with gtk-2.18.X?

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

I hadn`t thought of that technosaurus, but for an app. like DriveMan it would complicate it?
I assume that any Puppy distro. using DriveMan would have to install gtk-2.18.X ? Dicey...

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843

but may be yet another reason to jump to a higher version of gtk in base - there has been some discussion of additional functionality with later versions as well

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

My thoughts exactly. It should be interesting...