forcing window/widget sizes

[Teardrop Sky <sky icqus dyndns org>]

i'm trying to set the window sizes in a program,
but both of the methods i found via searching the archives didn't work..
(gtk_window_set_default_size and gtk_widget_size_request)
i was trying to force it to the current X setting, 1024x768
but i tried a few different sizes, but it always looked
the same as if i hadn't put any sizing function in it at all...
perhaps it's because i'm using sawfish(?) for my wm?

~sky