+void wxChoice::DoMoveWindow(int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+ // here is why this is necessary: if the width is negative, the combobox
+ // window proc makes the window of the size width*height instead of
+ // interpreting height in the usual manner (meaning the height of the drop
+ // down list - usually the height specified in the call to MoveWindow()
+ // will not change the height of combo box per se)
+ //
+ // this behaviour is not documented anywhere, but this is just how it is
+ // here (NT 4.4) and, anyhow, the check shouldn't hurt - however without
+ // the check, constraints/sizers using combos may break the height
+ // constraint will have not at all the same value as expected
+ if ( width < 0 )
+ return;
+
+ wxControl::DoMoveWindow(x, y, width, height);
+}
+