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From: krs0@gte.com (Rod Stephens)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: Pain resizing XmPanedWindowPanes
Message-ID: <10969@bunny.GTE.COM>
Date: 11 Apr 91 13:48:11 GMT
Reply-To: krs0@bunny.GTE.COM (Rod Stephens)
Organization: GTE Laboratories, Waltham, MA
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(Running X11R4, Motif 1.1.1 on DECstation 3100)

I am trying to resize the panes in an XmPanedWindow from
within my program. I have set XmNallowResize = TRUE for the
panes and I have set XmNrefigureMode = TRUE for the
XmPanedWindow.

If I try to use XtSetValues to change XmNheight of the
panes, there is no effect.

If I try to use XtMakeGeometryRequest to change the height,
I get XtGeometryNo for an answer.

If I use XtResizeWidget, the child resizes but the pane does
not so the child is chopped at the bottom (if I grow the
child) or I am left with a big empty area (if I shrink the
child):

    +--------------------+
    |+------------------+|
    ||     child 1      ||  <-- shrunk child 1
    |+------------------+|
    |                    |
    |                    |  <-- empty area
    |                    |
    |                    |
    +--------------------+  <-- sash
    |+------------------+|
    ||     child 2      ||  <-- child 2
    |+------------------+|
    +--------------------+

Does anyone know how this is supposed to be done?

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