+ // 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;
+
+ int cx, cy;
+ wxGetCharSize(GetHWND(), &cx, &cy, &GetFont());
+
+ // what should the height of the drop down list be? we choose 10 items by
+ // default and also 10 items max (if we always use n, the list will never
+ // have vertical scrollbar)
+ int n = GetCount();
+ if ( !n || (n > 10) )
+ n = 10;
+
+ height = (n + 1)* EDIT_HEIGHT_FROM_CHAR_HEIGHT(cy);
+
+ wxControl::DoMoveWindow(x, y, width, height);
+}
+
+wxSize wxComboBox::DoGetBestSize() const
+{
+ // the choice calculates the horz size correctly, but not the vertical
+ // component: correct it
+ wxSize size = wxChoice::DoGetBestSize();
+
+ int cx, cy;
+ wxGetCharSize(GetHWND(), &cx, &cy, &GetFont());
+ size.y = EDIT_HEIGHT_FROM_CHAR_HEIGHT(cy);
+
+ return size;