--- a/ModalBox.st	Wed May 29 11:29:33 1996 +0200
+++ b/ModalBox.st	Wed May 29 12:21:42 1996 +0200
@@ -430,7 +430,13 @@
      visible in myself. This should be redefined in
      subclasses."
 
+    preferredExtent notNil ifTrue:[
+        ^ preferredExtent
+    ].
+
     ^ self class defaultExtent
+
+    "Modified: 29.5.1996 / 12:11:26 / cg"
 ! !
 
 !ModalBox methodsFor:'show / hide'!
@@ -803,6 +809,6 @@
 !ModalBox class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview/ModalBox.st,v 1.43 1996-05-28 20:06:03 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview/ModalBox.st,v 1.44 1996-05-29 10:21:09 cg Exp $'
 ! !
 ModalBox initialize!

--- a/SimpleView.st	Wed May 29 11:29:33 1996 +0200
+++ b/SimpleView.st	Wed May 29 12:21:42 1996 +0200
@@ -4644,28 +4644,60 @@
 
 preferredExtent
     "return my preferred extent - this is the minimum size I would like to have.
-     The default here is the actual extent, the receiver currently has."
-
-    "mhmh - if I have components, collect their
-     preferred bounds ..."
-
-    |maxX maxY|
-
-    subViews isNil ifTrue:[^ self extent].
-"/    ^ self extent.
-
-    maxX := maxY := 0.
+     If the preferredExtent has been set, that one is returned.
+     Otherwise, if there are any components, a rectangle enclosing them
+     is returned. Otherwise, the actual extent is returned."
+
+    |maxX maxY ext x y|
+
+    preferredExtent notNil ifTrue:[
+        ^ preferredExtent
+    ].
+
+    "/ mhmh - if I have subViews, collect their
+    "/ preferred bounds ...
+
     subViews notNil ifTrue:[
-	subViews do:[:aSubView |
-	    |org corn|
-
-	    org := aSubView computeOrigin.
-	    corn := org + aSubView preferredExtent.
-	    maxX := maxX max:corn x.
-	    maxY := maxY max:corn y.
-	]
+        maxX := maxY := 0.
+        subViews do:[:aSubView |
+            |org corn|
+
+            org := aSubView computeOrigin.
+            corn := org + aSubView preferredExtent.
+            maxX := maxX max:corn x.
+            maxY := maxY max:corn y.
+        ]
     ].
+
+    "/ mhmh - if I have components, collect their
+    "/  preferred bounds ...
+
+    components notNil ifTrue:[
+        maxX isNil ifTrue:[
+            maxX := maxY := 0.
+        ].
+        components do:[:aComponent |
+            |bounds org corn|
+
+            bounds := aComponent preferredBounds.
+            corn := bounds corner.
+            maxX := maxX max:corn x.
+            maxY := maxY max:corn y.
+        ]
+    ].
+
+    "/ nothing found - return the actual size
+
+    maxX isNil ifTrue:[
+        ext := self extent.
+
+        maxX := ext x.
+        maxY := ext y.
+    ].
+
     ^ maxX @ maxY.
+
+    "Modified: 29.5.1996 / 12:09:55 / cg"
 !
 
 sizeFixed
@@ -6139,6 +6171,6 @@
 !SimpleView class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview/SimpleView.st,v 1.112 1996-05-29 09:29:33 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview/SimpleView.st,v 1.113 1996-05-29 10:21:42 cg Exp $'
 ! !
 SimpleView initialize!

--- a/TopView.st	Wed May 29 11:29:33 1996 +0200
+++ b/TopView.st	Wed May 29 12:21:42 1996 +0200
@@ -250,7 +250,12 @@
      however many subclasses redefine this to compute the actual value
      depending on the sizes of the contents or subcomponents."
 
+    preferredExtent notNil ifTrue:[
+        ^ preferredExtent
+    ].
     ^ self class defaultExtent
+
+    "Modified: 29.5.1996 / 12:10:32 / cg"
 !
 
 type
@@ -370,5 +375,5 @@
 !TopView class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview/TopView.st,v 1.24 1996-05-25 10:10:02 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview/TopView.st,v 1.25 1996-05-29 10:20:36 cg Exp $'
 ! !