wxSizer problem.

[James Bigler]

Hi,

Tommy W wrote:
> Hi, I have a small problem
> 
> I'm using the following layout
> _____
> |         |
> |         |   <-- wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL)
> |-------|
> |_|___|  <--- wxFlexGridSizer(2,2,0,0);
> |_|___|
> |_|___|
> | TEXT|   <--- wxStaticText added to the wxVERTICAL-box sizer
> |_____|
> 
> And everything is added to a wxPanel which is added to a wxFrame.
> 
> The problem is the following code
> 
> void MyFrame::SetText(const wxString &text)
> {
>   m_text->SetLabel(text); 
>   m->Layout();
>   m->Fit();
> }
> 
> I've tried calling them in different order but nothing seems to work.
> Under wxMSW it seems to be resized very very sporadic.
> Under wxGTK it works most of the time, but not all the time.
> 
> What I want to happen is, if the text is too long for the window to display it 
> all, the window should be resized.
> But the thing is, it doesn't work all the time. for some reason.
> What could be the reason?
> do I have to call panel->Layout(); panel->Fit();
> I'm not quite sure how this should work ...

Have you tried calling Layout() on the parent ( I guess this would be 
panel or the flex grid sizer)?  I know if you hide or unhide widgets you 
need to call Layout() on the parent to get things to look proper.

James