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From: kit@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris D. Peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Resizing in Vpane widget
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Date: 19 Jan 89 18:42:27 GMT
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> Is it possible to :
>   a) disable any resize of the Form widget when the user uses the Grip 
>      to change the size of both text widgets
> while at the same time 
>   b) allow the Form widget to resize to its optimum size when the user 
>      resizes the entire Vpane widget (for example, making it bigger so 
>      that all buttons are on one row) ?

> If I use XtPanedSetMinMax(), I cannot get (b).
> If I use XtPanedAllowResize(), I cannot get (a).

Nope, this is one of those things that just isn't supported.  If anyone
out there would like to propose an extension to the VPaned widget
to allow this, we would be willling to listen.  As always if patches
are provided we will listen harder :-).
						Chris D. Peterson     
						MIT X Consortium /
						Project Athena 

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