Re: setting min widget size?

[Paul Pogonyshev <pogonyshev gmx net>]

Dan McMahill wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a label widget which is used to show the coordinates of the 
> cursor position in a drawing program.  Unfortunately, the width of that 
> widget changes as I move the cursor around because the fonts are not 
> fixed width fonts and sometimes I have a larger number with more digits 
> and sometimes a smaller number.
>
> Is there a way to allow the label widget to grow if needed to hold a 
> larger string but then never shrink if the label text is changed to 
> something shorter?

Connect to 'size-request' signal and make sure requisition is not less
than some threshold.

Paul