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From: marbru@attc.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: Re: sometimes I cannot resize my XmLabel widgets to the size I want
Message-ID: <955@attc.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jan 91 01:37:01 GMT
References: <11227@cae780.csi.com>
Reply-To: marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
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Organization: Auto-trol Technology, Denver
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In article <11227@cae780.csi.com> digger@csi.com  (Doug Selph) writes:
>	The GeometryManager of the axis widget says 'XtGeomentryNo'
>all the time.  The axis parent widget wants full control over
>all it's label children, all the time, no exceptions.
>
   May be we need a more detailed description of what you are trying
   to do.
   Is it the "axis" widget that is creating and controlling your
   labels ? Or are the labels put up by some other widget ?

   I would *think* that your axis widget creates and controls labels
   using XtConfigureWidget. The Geometry manager in your axis widget
   must respond to geometry requests from your labels. 
   Those come as a result of SetValues on the label, and since I'v
   seen (and wrote) widgets that for some reasons munge geometry both
   in "new" and "current" instance, my geometry managers ALWAYS
   configure widgets, even when they respond with XtGeometryNo.
   (Note XtConfigureWidget will do nothing if the geometry does not change).

   Also. Your geometry manager should NOT use XtQueryGeometry on the
   child requesting a change. You can do it in ChangeManaged (but keep
   on mind that Motif widgets not always return waht you would expect,
   even though I was beaten on this subject -).


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