GnoMenu does not use the X, Y cordinates when centering a label text

[technoshaun]

Okay I was remaking a menu to meet GnoMenu 2.5 coding standards and was trying to center a "whoami" text label. However, instead of centering from the X, Y cordinates in the XML code (which should define the top and left margines for the label) it centered on the start-menu.png size.

[Helder Fraga (whise)]

why does it work on other themes and not on yours?

[Helder Fraga (whise)]

can you send me the theme ?

[Helder Fraga (whise)]

well i have some bad news,

unfortunatly this is the best way that labels can actually work with text alignment, short version : gtk labels dont have their own window so without a container they will expand indefinatly so there is no way to actually get the "center" of the label.

if you notice buttons have a fixed width set to their image so setting alligment to right is automatic, we cant do this with labels

[technoshaun (shaun-marolf)]

Well is there a way we can define a container?

[Helder Fraga (whise)]

we would have to define the width (and height) manually, do you think its worth it?

[technoshaun (shaun-marolf)]

On Sat, 2010-03-20 at 13:26 +0000, whise wrote:
> we would have to define the width (and height) manually, do you think
> its worth it?
>
Yes because it will allow expansion of theme looks.