Ethereal-dev: RE: [Ethereal-dev] Save As dialog height doesn't fit in 800x600 r esolution (fro

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From: "Ulf Lamping" <ulf.lamping@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 11:15:11 +0100
Ethereal development <ethereal-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb am 23.02.04 10:59:56:
> 
> |From: Ulf Lamping
> |
> |Olivier Biot schrieb am 23.02.04 09:56:14:
> |> 
> |> Hi list,
> |> 
> |> It looks like the Save As dialog doesn't fit anymore in
> |> a 800x600 resolution.
> |> 
> |> I am not a GUI programmer, but is it feasible to use 2 
> |> canvases in such a situation, and decide to draw the
> |> canvases side-by-side instead of vertically stacked
> |> if the height resolution doesn't allow to 
> |> see the latter layout?
> |
> |That's sad!
> |
> |The problem is: The GtkFileSelector we use has a fixed 
> |layout on this and can't be changed.
> 
> Do you mean the entire File Save dialog is a monolithic widget
> in GTK+ terms?
Exactly!
> 
> |We cannot easily change the layout of the whole box,
> |as we only have a single point to add our own Widget(s).
> 
> You mean that it is not possible to add the GtkFileSelector
> in one canvas and then add the other widgets in another canvas,
> and then decide to display both side-by-side if the vertical
> resolution doesn't allow displaying the dialog if/when both
> canvases are displayed the one on top of the other?

The GtkFileSelector is a dialog, not a widget. 
That's unfortunately different from the other predefined widgets (like the color selector).

> 
> |I don't see a good and easy solution to this. 
> |
> |One solution could be to put the "Packet Range" into it's own 
> |dialog, and print only a summary line in the save dialog "Save 
> |all captured packets" and a button "Range" to call the packet 
> |range dialog to change the setting.
> 
> So you mean we cannot add the Packet Range in a dedicated canvas
> because the GtkFileSelector only allows us to add widgets in one
> specific place/point?
Yes!
> 
> And we cannot "dock" the GtkFileSelector widget within a dialog,
> along with other widgets?
Exactly!
> 
> |This will require some more work on this, and will make the 
> |dialog even less intuitive :-(
> 
> I agree with you, but I'd not say 'even less',
> but just 'less' :)
> 
Regards, ULFL
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