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Setting a child of SashForm to a desired size [message #543987]

Thu, 01 July 2010 05:41

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EDIT: Sorry, wrong forum Embarrassed

[Updated on: Thu, 01 July 2010 05:49] by Moderator

Re: Setting a child of SashForm to a desired size [message #544800 is a reply to message #543987]

Mon, 05 July 2010 10:11

Eclipse User

SashForms have public field SASH_WIDTH which you can look at.

Grant

"Alexey Romanov" <alexey.v.romanov@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:i0hns6$gpf$1@build.eclipse.org...
>I have a piece of code which looks like this:
>
> SashForm sashForm = new SashForm(parent, SWT.VERTICAL);
> Composite mainPart = new Composite(sashForm, SWT.NONE);
> Composite second = new Composite(sashForm, SWT.NONE);
> sashForm.setWeights(new int[] {1, 0}); // normally the second child should
> be hidden
> // ...
> int totalHeight = sashForm.getSize().y;
> int desiredHeightOfSecond = ...;
>
> sashForm.setWeights(new int[] {totalHeight - desiredHeightOfSecond,
> desiredHeightOfSecond});
>
> However, this results in a bit smaller height than wanted, presumably
> because totalHeight includes the thickness of the separator. How can I
> find this thickness? Or is there a simpler way to achieve what I want?
> (I've tried using second.setSize(), but couldn't get it to work despite
> trying different combinations of pack and layout.)

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