From p.dalgaard at biostat.ku.dk  Wed Dec  6 20:11:21 2006
From: p.dalgaard at biostat.ku.dk (Peter Dalgaard)
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:11:21 +0100
Subject: [Rd] tcltk::tk_select.list has bad width (PR#9410)
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jhallman at frb.gov wrote:
> Full_Name: Jeff Hallman
> Version: 2.4.0
> OS: Linux
> Submission from: (NULL) (132.200.32.34)
>
>
> The window put up by tcltk::tk_select.list appears to be of fixed width (20
> chars), and is not wide enough to accomodate strings longer than 20 characters
> long.  This can be easily fixed by setting the option "width = 0" in the calls
> to tklistbox().  Width = 0 tells tk to make the listbox just wide enough to
> accomodate the items contained in the list.
>
>   
Hmm, maybe, but probably not unconditionally: What if someone puts in an 
item that is supercalifragilisticexpialidosiously long?

You can already scroll sideways using the arrow keys.



[Rd] tcltk::tk_select.list has bad width (PR#9410)
Peter Dalgaard