[wxPython-users] Another sizer question

[Christopher Barker]

Alun Griffiths wrote:
> thanks for the quick reply but now I'm confused!  The first line of the 
> constructor for self.plot is
> 
>         wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, wx.ID_ANY, size=(320,100), 
> title='Production profile')
> 
> which I assumed set the size.  I also thought that

well, yes, but when you call SetSizerAndFit() you're asking the frame to 
fit itself, so if plot doesn't have a min size, it could get shrunk 
down. Try plot.SetSizeHints()


>         box.Add(lhsSizer, 0)
>         box.Add(self.plot, 1)
> 
> meant that if box got resized that alll the resizing would be done by 
> self.plot and lhsSizer would not change

yup -- but only in the direction of the box -- try:

          box.Add(self.plot, 1, wx.EXPAND)

it may help.


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