From 07e9b399d5352b10ca5997f564903a36d5f0dd19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Clasen Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 12:58:54 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] scale: Document interaction between rounding and autoscrolling This is a bit of a gotcha, so better document it. --- gtk/gtkscale.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/gtk/gtkscale.c b/gtk/gtkscale.c index 895438cb85..6ae1844474 100644 --- a/gtk/gtkscale.c +++ b/gtk/gtkscale.c @@ -1116,6 +1116,11 @@ gtk_scale_new_with_range (GtkOrientation orientation, * Sets the number of decimal places that are displayed in the value. * Also causes the value of the adjustment to be rounded off to this * number of digits, so the retrieved value matches the value the user saw. + * + * Note that rounding to a small number of digits can interfere with + * the smooth autoscrolling that is built into #GtkScale. As an alternative, + * you can use the #GtkScale::format-value signal to format the displayed + * value yourself. */ void gtk_scale_set_digits (GtkScale *scale,