size_request


Description:

[ HasEmitter ]
public virtual signal void size_request (out Requisition requisition)

This function is typically used when implementing a Container subclass.

Note:

Use gtk_widget_get_preferred_size instead.

Obtains the preferred size of a widget. The container uses this information to arrange its child widgets and decide what size allocations to give them with size_allocate.

You can also call this function from an application, with some caveats. Most notably, getting a size request requires the widget to be associated with a screen, because font information may be needed. Multihead-aware applications should keep this in mind.

Also remember that the size request is not necessarily the size a widget will actually be allocated.

Parameters:

requisition

a Requisition to be filled in

widget

a Widget