Re: [Bug-gnubg] Problems with current release and gtk 2.8

[Jim Segrave]

On Thu 02 Feb 2006 (08:01 +0000), Jon Kinsey wrote:
> Jim Segrave wrote:
> > On Sun 29 Jan 2006 (09:17 +0000), Jon Kinsey wrote:
> >> I have just had a quick look.  Try checking the value of nMaxWidth in
> >> gtkgamelist.c - line 287.  If this is wrong (i.e. huge - it's 158 here)
> >> that may be the cause...
> > 
> > Yes, the value of nMaxWidth was  all over the place  for the string '99' and
> > several thousand for the position ID string. A hack around was to put
> > arbitrary values in = 24 for the first string, 224 or somesuch for the
> > second, that returns me to a normal looking display.
> > 
> > Googling suggests that the code for setting the column widths is
> > deprecated and some reports about compiling ethereal also suggest
> > widget size errors.
> > 
> > gtk_style_get_font( psCurrent )
> >  is deprecated, and should be (I think) psCurrent->font
> > 
> > but gdk_string_width appears to be the real culprit- apparently you're
> > supposed to use a pango call, something like pango_layout() or somesuch
> 
> I've replaced these calls.

And it works a treat - thanks. 



-- 
Jim Segrave           address@hidden