i2000-03-20 Christopher James Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>

        * e-table-group-container.c, e-table-group-container.h,
        e-table-group-leaf.c: Updated these to use the new ECanvas reflow
        infrastructure.

        * e-table-item.c, e-table-item.h: Updated these to use the new
        ECanvas reflow infrastructure.  Fixed the bounding box.

        * e-table.c, e-table.h: Made the header have no extra space around it.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=2124

19 files changed, 183 insertions, 274 deletions

diff --git a/widgets/e-table/ChangeLog b/widgets/e-table/ChangeLog
index ad3b798140..6b281a5964 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/ChangeLog
+++ b/widgets/e-table/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2000-03-20  Christopher James Lahey  <clahey@helixcode.com>
+
+	* e-table-group-container.c, e-table-group-container.h,
+	e-table-group-leaf.c, e-table-group.c, e-table-group.h: Updated
+	these to use the new ECanvas reflow infrastructure.
+
+	* e-table-item.c, e-table-item.h: Updated these to use the new
+	ECanvas reflow infrastructure.  Fixed the bounding box.
+	
+	* e-table.c, e-table.h: Made the header have no extra space around it.
+
 2000-03-19  Christopher James Lahey  <clahey@helixcode.com>
 
 	* e-table-header.c: Fixed a crashing bug when you close an
diff --git a/widgets/e-table/e-table-group-container.c b/widgets/e-table/e-table-group-container.c
index 4f11c75f41..ebe832c29f 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/e-table-group-container.c
+++ b/widgets/e-table/e-table-group-container.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "e-table-item.h"
 #include <libgnomeui/gnome-canvas-rect-ellipse.h>
 #include "e-util/e-util.h"
+#include "e-util/e-canvas.h"
 #include "e-util/e-canvas-utils.h"
 #include "widgets/e-text/e-text.h"
 
@@ -47,9 +48,7 @@ static gboolean etgc_remove (ETableGroup *etg, gint row);
 static void etgc_increment (ETableGroup *etg, gint position, gint amount);
 static void etgc_set_focus (ETableGroup *etg, EFocus direction, gint view_col);
 
-static void etgc_child_resize (GtkObject *object, gpointer data);
-
-static void etgc_queue_reposition (ETableGroupContainer *etgc);
+static void etgc_reflow (GnomeCanvasItem *item, gint flags);
 
 typedef struct {
 	ETableGroup *child;
@@ -506,6 +505,8 @@ etgc_realize (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 		(* GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_CLASS(etgc_parent_class)->realize) (item);
 
 	etgc = E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER (item);
+
+	e_canvas_item_request_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(etgc));
 }
 
 /* Unrealize handler for the etgc item */
@@ -580,9 +581,6 @@ static void etgc_add (ETableGroup *etg, gint row)
 			   GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(child_row_selection), etgc);
 	child_node->child = child;
 	child_node->key = e_table_model_duplicate_value(etg->model, etgc->ecol->col_idx, val);
-
-	gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(child), "resize",
-			   etgc_child_resize, etgc);
 	child_node->count = 1;
 	e_table_group_add(child, row);
 	if ( list ) {
@@ -591,7 +589,7 @@ static void etgc_add (ETableGroup *etg, gint row)
 	else
 		etgc->children = g_list_append(etgc->children, child_node);
 	compute_text(etgc, child_node);
-	etgc_queue_reposition(E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(etg));
+	e_canvas_item_request_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(etgc));
 }
 
 static gboolean etgc_remove (ETableGroup *etg, gint row)
@@ -610,11 +608,11 @@ static gboolean etgc_remove (ETableGroup *etg, gint row)
 			} else {
 				compute_text(etgc, child_node);
 			}
+			e_canvas_item_request_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(etgc));
 			return TRUE;
 		}
 	}
 	return FALSE;
-	etgc_queue_reposition(E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(etg));
 }
 
 static void etgc_increment (ETableGroup *etg, gint position, gint amount)
@@ -624,7 +622,6 @@ static void etgc_increment (ETableGroup *etg, gint position, gint amount)
 	for ( ; list; list = g_list_next(list) ) {
 		e_table_group_increment(((ETableGroupContainerChildNode *)list->data)->child, position, amount);
 	}
-	etgc_queue_reposition(E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(etg));
 }
 
 static void etgc_set_focus (ETableGroup *etg, EFocus direction, gint view_col)
@@ -637,7 +634,6 @@ static void etgc_set_focus (ETableGroup *etg, EFocus direction, gint view_col)
 			e_table_group_set_focus(((ETableGroupContainerChildNode *)etgc->children->data)->child, direction, view_col);
 		}
 	}
-	etgc_queue_reposition(E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(etg));
 }
 
 static gint
@@ -659,7 +655,7 @@ etgc_get_focus_column (ETableGroup *etg)
 
 static void etgc_thaw (ETableGroup *etg)
 {
-	etgc_queue_reposition(E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(etg));
+	e_canvas_item_request_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(etg));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -720,12 +716,16 @@ static void etgc_set_width (ETableGroup *etg, gdouble width)
 
 	for ( ; list; list = g_list_next(list) ) {
 		gdouble child_width = width - GROUP_INDENT;
-		gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(((ETableGroupContainerChildNode *)list->data)->child),
+		ETableGroupContainerChildNode *child_node = (ETableGroupContainerChildNode *)list->data;
+		gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(child_node->child),
 			       "width", child_width,
 			       NULL);
-	}
 
-	etgc_queue_reposition(E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(etg));
+		gnome_canvas_item_set(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(child_node->rect),
+				      "x1", (double) 0,
+				      "x2", (double) etgc->width,
+				      NULL);
+	}
 }
 
 static gdouble etgc_get_width (ETableGroup *etg)
@@ -780,18 +780,21 @@ etgc_init (GtkObject *object)
 {
 	ETableGroupContainer *container = E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(object);
 	container->children = FALSE;
+	
+	e_canvas_item_set_reflow_callback(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(object), etgc_reflow);
 }
 
-static gboolean
-etgc_update_positioning (ETableGroupContainer *etgc, gpointer data)
+static void
+etgc_reflow (GnomeCanvasItem *item, gint flags)
 {
+	ETableGroupContainer *etgc = E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(item);
 	gboolean frozen;
 	gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(etgc),
 		       "frozen", &frozen,
 		       NULL);
 	if ( frozen ) {
 		etgc->idle = 0;
-		return FALSE;
+		return;
 	}
 	if ( GTK_OBJECT_FLAGS( etgc ) & GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_REALIZED ) {
 		gdouble old_height;
@@ -840,27 +843,11 @@ etgc_update_positioning (ETableGroupContainer *etgc, gpointer data)
 			running_height -= extra_height;
 			if ( running_height != old_height) {
 				etgc->height = running_height;
-				gtk_signal_emit_by_name (GTK_OBJECT (etgc), "resize");
+				e_canvas_item_request_parent_reflow(item);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	etgc->idle = 0;
-	return FALSE;
-}
-
-static void
-etgc_queue_reposition (ETableGroupContainer *etgc)
-{
-	if (etgc->idle == 0)
-		etgc->idle = g_idle_add((GSourceFunc)etgc_update_positioning, etgc);
-}
-
-static void
-etgc_child_resize (GtkObject *object, gpointer data)
-{
-	ETableGroupContainer *etgc = E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(data);
-	etgc_queue_reposition (etgc);
 }
 
 E_MAKE_TYPE (e_table_group_container, "ETableGroupContainer", ETableGroupContainer, etgc_class_init, etgc_init, PARENT_TYPE);
-
diff --git a/widgets/e-table/e-table-group-container.h b/widgets/e-table/e-table-group-container.h
index 2234e77ac1..4070624456 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/e-table-group-container.h
+++ b/widgets/e-table/e-table-group-container.h
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	gint idle;
 
 	/*
-	 * Update booleans:
-	 */
-	guint need_resize : 1;
-
-	/*
 	 * State: the ETableGroup is open or closed
 	 */
 	guint open:1;
diff --git a/widgets/e-table/e-table-group-leaf.c b/widgets/e-table/e-table-group-leaf.c
index 9d5f858c16..1746d4f075 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/e-table-group-leaf.c
+++ b/widgets/e-table/e-table-group-leaf.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "e-table-item.h"
 #include <libgnomeui/gnome-canvas-rect-ellipse.h>
 #include "e-util/e-util.h"
+#include "e-util/e-canvas.h"
 
 #define TITLE_HEIGHT         16
 #define GROUP_INDENT         10
@@ -76,23 +77,22 @@ e_table_group_leaf_new       (GnomeCanvasGroup *parent, ETableHeader *full_heade
 }
 
 static void
-etgl_resize (GtkObject *object, gpointer data)
+etgl_row_selection (GtkObject *object, gint row, gboolean selected, ETableGroupLeaf *etgl)
 {
-	e_table_group_resize (E_TABLE_GROUP(data));
+	if ( row < E_TABLE_SUBSET(etgl->subset)->n_map )
+		e_table_group_row_selection (E_TABLE_GROUP(etgl), E_TABLE_SUBSET(etgl->subset)->map_table[row], selected);
 }
 
 static void
-etgl_row_selection (GtkObject *object, gint row, gboolean selected, ETableGroupLeaf *etgl)
+etgl_reflow (GnomeCanvasItem *item, gint flags)
 {
-	if ( row < E_TABLE_SUBSET(etgl->subset)->n_map )
-		e_table_group_row_selection (E_TABLE_GROUP(etgl), E_TABLE_SUBSET(etgl->subset)->map_table[row], selected);
+	e_canvas_item_request_parent_reflow(item);
 }
 
 static void
 etgl_realize (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 {
 	ETableGroupLeaf *etgl = E_TABLE_GROUP_LEAF(item);
-	gdouble height;
 
 	if ( GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_CLASS (etgl_parent_class)->realize )
 		GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_CLASS (etgl_parent_class)->realize (item);
@@ -109,13 +109,7 @@ etgl_realize (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 
 	gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(etgl->item), "row_selection",
 			   GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(etgl_row_selection), etgl);
-	gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(etgl->item),
-			   "resize", etgl_resize, etgl);
-	gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(etgl->item),
-		       "height", &height,
-		       NULL);
-	if ( height != 1 )
-		e_table_group_resize(E_TABLE_GROUP(etgl));
+	e_canvas_item_request_parent_reflow(item);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -303,6 +297,8 @@ etgl_init (GtkObject *object)
 	etgl->width = 1;
 	etgl->subset = NULL;
 	etgl->item = NULL;
+	
+	e_canvas_item_set_reflow_callback(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(object), etgl_reflow);
 }
 
 E_MAKE_TYPE (e_table_group_leaf, "ETableGroupLeaf", ETableGroupLeaf, etgl_class_init, etgl_init, PARENT_TYPE);
diff --git a/widgets/e-table/e-table-group.c b/widgets/e-table/e-table-group.c
index ce7f1945f6..3729f41293 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/e-table-group.c
+++ b/widgets/e-table/e-table-group.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ static GnomeCanvasGroupClass *etg_parent_class;
 
 enum {
 	ROW_SELECTION,
-	RESIZE,
 	LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
@@ -220,16 +219,6 @@ e_table_group_get_ecol (ETableGroup *etg)
 }
 
 void
-e_table_group_resize (ETableGroup *e_table_group)
-{
-	g_return_if_fail (e_table_group != NULL);
-	g_return_if_fail (E_IS_TABLE_GROUP (e_table_group));
-
-	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (e_table_group),
-			 etg_signals [RESIZE]);
-}
-
-void
 e_table_group_row_selection (ETableGroup *e_table_group, gint row, gboolean selected)
 {
 	g_return_if_fail (e_table_group != NULL);
@@ -350,7 +339,6 @@ etg_class_init (GtkObjectClass *object_class)
 
 	item_class->event = etg_event;
 
-	klass->resize = NULL;
 	klass->row_selection = NULL;
 	
 	klass->add = NULL;
@@ -376,14 +364,6 @@ etg_class_init (GtkObjectClass *object_class)
 				gtk_marshal_NONE__INT_INT,
 				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 2, GTK_TYPE_INT, GTK_TYPE_INT);
 
-	etg_signals [RESIZE] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("resize",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (ETableGroupClass, resize),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 0);
-	
 	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, etg_signals, LAST_SIGNAL);
 }
 
diff --git a/widgets/e-table/e-table-group.h b/widgets/e-table/e-table-group.h
index 820c17007e..35b3069b20 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/e-table-group.h
+++ b/widgets/e-table/e-table-group.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
 typedef struct {
 	GnomeCanvasGroupClass parent_class;
-	void (*resize) (ETableGroup *etg);
 	void        (*row_selection)      (ETableGroup *etg, int row, gboolean selected);
 
 	void (*add) (ETableGroup *etg, gint row);
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ void             e_table_group_construct (GnomeCanvasGroup *parent,
 					  ETableModel      *model);
 
 /* For emitting the signals */
-void             e_table_group_resize    (ETableGroup      *etg);
 void             e_table_group_row_selection (ETableGroup      *etg,
 					      gint              row,
 					      gboolean          selected);
diff --git a/widgets/e-table/e-table-item.c b/widgets/e-table/e-table-item.c
index 59df09e5bb..0df506cfae 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/e-table-item.c
+++ b/widgets/e-table/e-table-item.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #include "e-table-item.h"
 #include "e-cell.h"
+#include "e-util/e-canvas.h"
 
 #define PARENT_OBJECT_TYPE gnome_canvas_item_get_type ()
 
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ static GnomeCanvasItemClass *eti_parent_class;
 
 enum {
 	ROW_SELECTION,
-	RESIZE,
 	LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ enum {
 	ARG_HAS_FOCUS
 };
 
+static int eti_get_height (ETableItem *eti);
+
 static gboolean
 eti_editing (ETableItem *eti)
 {
@@ -74,8 +76,6 @@ eti_realize_cell_views (ETableItem *eti)
 	eti->cell_views_realized = 1;
 }
 
-static void eti_compute_height (ETableItem *eti);
-
 static void
 eti_attach_cell_views (ETableItem *eti)
 {
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ eti_attach_cell_views (ETableItem *eti)
 		eti->cell_views [i] = e_cell_new_view (col->ecell, eti->table_model, eti);
 	}
 
-	eti_compute_height (eti);
+	eti->needs_compute_height = 1;
+	e_canvas_item_request_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
+	eti->needs_redraw = 1;
+	gnome_canvas_item_request_update(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -136,6 +139,19 @@ eti_bounds (GnomeCanvasItem *item, double *x1, double *y1, double *x2, double *y
 {
 }
 
+static void
+eti_reflow (GnomeCanvasItem *item, gint flags)
+{
+	ETableItem *eti = E_TABLE_ITEM (item);
+	if ( eti->needs_compute_height ) {
+		int new_height = eti_get_height (eti);
+		if ( new_height != eti->height ) {
+			eti->height = new_height;
+			e_canvas_item_request_parent_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
+		}
+		eti->needs_compute_height = 0;
+	}
+}
 
 /*
  * GnomeCanvasItem::update method
@@ -162,14 +178,14 @@ eti_update (GnomeCanvasItem *item, double *affine, ArtSVP *clip_path, int flags)
 	eti_bounds (item, &item->x1, &item->y1, &item->x2, &item->y2);
 	if ( item->x1 != c1.x ||
 	     item->y1 != c1.y ||
-	     item->x2 != c2.x ||
-	     item->y2 != c2.y )
+	     item->x2 != c2.x + 1 ||
+	     item->y2 != c2.y + 1 )
 		{
 			gnome_canvas_request_redraw(item->canvas, item->x1, item->y1, item->x2, item->y2);
 			item->x1 = c1.x;
 			item->y1 = c1.y;
-			item->x2 = c2.x;
-			item->y2 = c2.y;
+			item->x2 = c2.x + 1;
+			item->y2 = c2.y + 1;
 			eti->needs_redraw = 1;
 		}
 	if ( eti->needs_redraw ) {
@@ -297,22 +313,6 @@ eti_get_height (ETableItem *eti)
 }
 
 static void
-eti_compute_height (ETableItem *eti)
-{
-	int new_height = eti_get_height (eti);
-
-	if (new_height != eti->height){
-		/*		double x1, y1, x2, y2;*/
-		printf ("Emitting!\n");
-		
-		eti->height = new_height;
-		eti_update (GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM (eti), NULL, NULL, 0);
-
-		gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (eti), eti_signals [RESIZE]);
-	}
-}
-
-static void
 eti_item_region_redraw (ETableItem *eti, int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1)
 {
 	GnomeCanvasItem *item = GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM (eti);
@@ -342,12 +342,10 @@ eti_table_model_changed (ETableModel *table_model, ETableItem *eti)
 		eti->focused_row = eti->rows - 1;
 	}
 
-	if (eti->cell_views)
-		eti_compute_height (eti);
-	
-	eti_update (GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM (eti), NULL, NULL, 0);
-
-	eti_item_region_redraw (eti, 0, 0, eti->width, eti->height);
+	eti->needs_compute_height = 1;
+	e_canvas_item_request_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
+	eti->needs_redraw = 1;
+	gnome_canvas_item_request_update(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
 }
 
 /* Unused. */
@@ -569,7 +567,8 @@ eti_set_arg (GtkObject *o, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
 		eti->mode_spreadsheet = GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg);
 		break;
 	}
-	eti_update (item, NULL, NULL, 0);
+	eti->needs_redraw = 1;
+	gnome_canvas_item_request_update(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -610,6 +609,9 @@ eti_init (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 	eti->selection_mode = GTK_SELECTION_SINGLE;
 
 	eti->needs_redraw = 0;
+	eti->needs_compute_height = 0;
+
+	e_canvas_item_set_reflow_callback(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti), eti_reflow);
 }
 
 #define gray50_width 2
@@ -655,9 +657,10 @@ eti_realize (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 	
 	eti_realize_cell_views (eti);
 
-	eti_compute_height (eti);
-
-	eti_update (item, NULL, NULL, 0);
+	eti->needs_compute_height = 1;
+	e_canvas_item_request_reflow (GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
+	eti->needs_redraw = 1;
+	gnome_canvas_item_request_update(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1162,14 +1165,6 @@ eti_class_init (GtkObjectClass *object_class)
 				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (ETableItemClass, row_selection),
 				gtk_marshal_NONE__INT_INT,
 				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 2, GTK_TYPE_INT, GTK_TYPE_INT);
-
-	eti_signals [RESIZE] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("resize",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (ETableItemClass, resize),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 0);
 	
 	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, eti_signals, LAST_SIGNAL);
 
diff --git a/widgets/e-table/e-table-item.h b/widgets/e-table/e-table-item.h
index d8f458a212..b5c5980f2c 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/e-table-item.h
+++ b/widgets/e-table/e-table-item.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
 #ifndef _E_TABLE_ITEM_H_
 #define _E_TABLE_ITEM_H_
 
@@ -63,14 +64,14 @@ typedef struct {
 	int              editing_col, editing_row;
 	void            *edit_ctx;
 
-  guint needs_redraw : 1;
+	guint needs_redraw : 1;
+	guint needs_compute_height : 1;
 } ETableItem;
 
 typedef struct {
 	GnomeCanvasItemClass parent_class;
 
 	void        (*row_selection)      (ETableItem *eti, int row, gboolean selected);
-	void        (*resize)     (ETableItem *eti);
 } ETableItemClass;
 
 GtkType    e_table_item_get_type (void);
diff --git a/widgets/e-table/e-table.c b/widgets/e-table/e-table.c
index ed1260fa44..43d3ba6e89 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/e-table.c
+++ b/widgets/e-table/e-table.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <gnome-xml/parser.h>
 #include "e-util/e-util.h"
 #include "e-util/e-xml-utils.h"
+#include "e-util/e-canvas.h"
 #include "e-table.h"
 #include "e-table-header-item.h"
 #include "e-table-subset.h"
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
 #define TITLE_HEIGHT         16
 #define GROUP_INDENT         10
 
-#define PARENT_TYPE gtk_table_get_type ()
+#define PARENT_TYPE gtk_hbox_get_type ()
 
 static GtkObjectClass *e_table_parent_class;
 
@@ -173,11 +174,6 @@ e_table_setup_header (ETable *e_table)
 		GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (header_canvas_size_alocate), e_table);
 				 
 	gtk_widget_set_usize (GTK_WIDGET (e_table->header_canvas), -1, COLUMN_HEADER_HEIGHT);
-	
-	gtk_table_attach (
-		GTK_TABLE (e_table), GTK_WIDGET (e_table->header_canvas),
-		0, 1, 0, 1, GTK_FILL | GTK_EXPAND, 0, 0, 0);
-		
 }
 
 #if 0
@@ -630,7 +626,7 @@ changed_idle (gpointer data)
 		e_table_fill_table(et, et->model);
 	} else if (et->need_row_changes) {
 		g_hash_table_foreach(et->row_changes_list, change_row, et);
-	}	
+	}
 	et->need_rebuild = 0;
 	et->need_row_changes = 0;
 	if (et->row_changes_list)
@@ -681,9 +677,6 @@ e_table_setup_table (ETable *e_table, ETableHeader *full_header, ETableHeader *h
 		GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (table_canvas_size_allocate), e_table);
 	
 	gtk_widget_show (GTK_WIDGET (e_table->table_canvas));
-	gtk_table_attach (
-		GTK_TABLE (e_table), GTK_WIDGET (e_table->table_canvas),
-		0, 1, 1, 2, GTK_FILL | GTK_EXPAND, GTK_FILL | GTK_EXPAND, 0, 0);
 	
 	e_table->group = e_table_group_new(GNOME_CANVAS_GROUP(e_table->table_canvas->root),
 					   full_header,
@@ -732,10 +725,7 @@ et_real_construct (ETable *e_table, ETableHeader *full_header, ETableModel *etm,
 	xmlNode *xmlGrouping;
 	
 	GtkWidget *vscrollbar;
-
-	GTK_TABLE (e_table)->homogeneous = FALSE;
-
-	gtk_table_resize (GTK_TABLE (e_table), 2, 2);
+	GtkWidget *vbox;
 
 	e_table->full_header = full_header;
 	gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (full_header));
@@ -756,12 +746,19 @@ et_real_construct (ETable *e_table, ETableHeader *full_header, ETableModel *etm,
 	e_table_setup_header (e_table);
 	e_table_setup_table (e_table, full_header, e_table->header, etm, xmlGrouping);
 	e_table_fill_table (e_table, etm);
+	
+	vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 0);
+
+	gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX(vbox), GTK_WIDGET (e_table->header_canvas), FALSE, FALSE, 0 );
+	gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX(vbox), GTK_WIDGET (e_table->table_canvas), TRUE, TRUE, 0 );
+
+	gtk_widget_show(vbox);
+
+	gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX(e_table), vbox, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
 
 	vscrollbar = gtk_vscrollbar_new(gtk_layout_get_vadjustment(GTK_LAYOUT(e_table->table_canvas)));
 	gtk_widget_show (vscrollbar);
-	gtk_table_attach (
-		GTK_TABLE (e_table), vscrollbar,
-		1, 2, 0, 2, 0, GTK_FILL | GTK_EXPAND, 0, 0);
+	gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX(e_table), vscrollbar, FALSE, FALSE, 0 );
 
 	gtk_widget_pop_colormap ();
 	gtk_widget_pop_visual ();
diff --git a/widgets/e-table/e-table.h b/widgets/e-table/e-table.h
index 8f31a1df70..8d7fda340e 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/e-table.h
+++ b/widgets/e-table/e-table.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
 #define E_IS_TABLE_CLASS(k) (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_TABLE_TYPE))
 
 typedef struct {
-	GtkTable parent;
+	GtkHBox parent;
 
 	ETableModel *model;
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } ETable;
 
 typedef struct {
-	GtkTableClass parent_class;
+	GtkHBoxClass parent_class;
 
 	void        (*row_selection)      (ETable *et, int row, gboolean selected);
 } ETableClass;
diff --git a/widgets/table/e-table-group-container.c b/widgets/table/e-table-group-container.c
index 4f11c75f41..ebe832c29f 100644
--- a/widgets/table/e-table-group-container.c
+++ b/widgets/table/e-table-group-container.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "e-table-item.h"
 #include <libgnomeui/gnome-canvas-rect-ellipse.h>
 #include "e-util/e-util.h"
+#include "e-util/e-canvas.h"
 #include "e-util/e-canvas-utils.h"
 #include "widgets/e-text/e-text.h"
 
@@ -47,9 +48,7 @@ static gboolean etgc_remove (ETableGroup *etg, gint row);
 static void etgc_increment (ETableGroup *etg, gint position, gint amount);
 static void etgc_set_focus (ETableGroup *etg, EFocus direction, gint view_col);
 
-static void etgc_child_resize (GtkObject *object, gpointer data);
-
-static void etgc_queue_reposition (ETableGroupContainer *etgc);
+static void etgc_reflow (GnomeCanvasItem *item, gint flags);
 
 typedef struct {
 	ETableGroup *child;
@@ -506,6 +505,8 @@ etgc_realize (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 		(* GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_CLASS(etgc_parent_class)->realize) (item);
 
 	etgc = E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER (item);
+
+	e_canvas_item_request_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(etgc));
 }
 
 /* Unrealize handler for the etgc item */
@@ -580,9 +581,6 @@ static void etgc_add (ETableGroup *etg, gint row)
 			   GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(child_row_selection), etgc);
 	child_node->child = child;
 	child_node->key = e_table_model_duplicate_value(etg->model, etgc->ecol->col_idx, val);
-
-	gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(child), "resize",
-			   etgc_child_resize, etgc);
 	child_node->count = 1;
 	e_table_group_add(child, row);
 	if ( list ) {
@@ -591,7 +589,7 @@ static void etgc_add (ETableGroup *etg, gint row)
 	else
 		etgc->children = g_list_append(etgc->children, child_node);
 	compute_text(etgc, child_node);
-	etgc_queue_reposition(E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(etg));
+	e_canvas_item_request_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(etgc));
 }
 
 static gboolean etgc_remove (ETableGroup *etg, gint row)
@@ -610,11 +608,11 @@ static gboolean etgc_remove (ETableGroup *etg, gint row)
 			} else {
 				compute_text(etgc, child_node);
 			}
+			e_canvas_item_request_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(etgc));
 			return TRUE;
 		}
 	}
 	return FALSE;
-	etgc_queue_reposition(E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(etg));
 }
 
 static void etgc_increment (ETableGroup *etg, gint position, gint amount)
@@ -624,7 +622,6 @@ static void etgc_increment (ETableGroup *etg, gint position, gint amount)
 	for ( ; list; list = g_list_next(list) ) {
 		e_table_group_increment(((ETableGroupContainerChildNode *)list->data)->child, position, amount);
 	}
-	etgc_queue_reposition(E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(etg));
 }
 
 static void etgc_set_focus (ETableGroup *etg, EFocus direction, gint view_col)
@@ -637,7 +634,6 @@ static void etgc_set_focus (ETableGroup *etg, EFocus direction, gint view_col)
 			e_table_group_set_focus(((ETableGroupContainerChildNode *)etgc->children->data)->child, direction, view_col);
 		}
 	}
-	etgc_queue_reposition(E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(etg));
 }
 
 static gint
@@ -659,7 +655,7 @@ etgc_get_focus_column (ETableGroup *etg)
 
 static void etgc_thaw (ETableGroup *etg)
 {
-	etgc_queue_reposition(E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(etg));
+	e_canvas_item_request_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(etg));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -720,12 +716,16 @@ static void etgc_set_width (ETableGroup *etg, gdouble width)
 
 	for ( ; list; list = g_list_next(list) ) {
 		gdouble child_width = width - GROUP_INDENT;
-		gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(((ETableGroupContainerChildNode *)list->data)->child),
+		ETableGroupContainerChildNode *child_node = (ETableGroupContainerChildNode *)list->data;
+		gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(child_node->child),
 			       "width", child_width,
 			       NULL);
-	}
 
-	etgc_queue_reposition(E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(etg));
+		gnome_canvas_item_set(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(child_node->rect),
+				      "x1", (double) 0,
+				      "x2", (double) etgc->width,
+				      NULL);
+	}
 }
 
 static gdouble etgc_get_width (ETableGroup *etg)
@@ -780,18 +780,21 @@ etgc_init (GtkObject *object)
 {
 	ETableGroupContainer *container = E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(object);
 	container->children = FALSE;
+	
+	e_canvas_item_set_reflow_callback(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(object), etgc_reflow);
 }
 
-static gboolean
-etgc_update_positioning (ETableGroupContainer *etgc, gpointer data)
+static void
+etgc_reflow (GnomeCanvasItem *item, gint flags)
 {
+	ETableGroupContainer *etgc = E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(item);
 	gboolean frozen;
 	gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(etgc),
 		       "frozen", &frozen,
 		       NULL);
 	if ( frozen ) {
 		etgc->idle = 0;
-		return FALSE;
+		return;
 	}
 	if ( GTK_OBJECT_FLAGS( etgc ) & GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_REALIZED ) {
 		gdouble old_height;
@@ -840,27 +843,11 @@ etgc_update_positioning (ETableGroupContainer *etgc, gpointer data)
 			running_height -= extra_height;
 			if ( running_height != old_height) {
 				etgc->height = running_height;
-				gtk_signal_emit_by_name (GTK_OBJECT (etgc), "resize");
+				e_canvas_item_request_parent_reflow(item);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	etgc->idle = 0;
-	return FALSE;
-}
-
-static void
-etgc_queue_reposition (ETableGroupContainer *etgc)
-{
-	if (etgc->idle == 0)
-		etgc->idle = g_idle_add((GSourceFunc)etgc_update_positioning, etgc);
-}
-
-static void
-etgc_child_resize (GtkObject *object, gpointer data)
-{
-	ETableGroupContainer *etgc = E_TABLE_GROUP_CONTAINER(data);
-	etgc_queue_reposition (etgc);
 }
 
 E_MAKE_TYPE (e_table_group_container, "ETableGroupContainer", ETableGroupContainer, etgc_class_init, etgc_init, PARENT_TYPE);
-
diff --git a/widgets/table/e-table-group-container.h b/widgets/table/e-table-group-container.h
index 2234e77ac1..4070624456 100644
--- a/widgets/table/e-table-group-container.h
+++ b/widgets/table/e-table-group-container.h
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	gint idle;
 
 	/*
-	 * Update booleans:
-	 */
-	guint need_resize : 1;
-
-	/*
 	 * State: the ETableGroup is open or closed
 	 */
 	guint open:1;
diff --git a/widgets/table/e-table-group-leaf.c b/widgets/table/e-table-group-leaf.c
index 9d5f858c16..1746d4f075 100644
--- a/widgets/table/e-table-group-leaf.c
+++ b/widgets/table/e-table-group-leaf.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "e-table-item.h"
 #include <libgnomeui/gnome-canvas-rect-ellipse.h>
 #include "e-util/e-util.h"
+#include "e-util/e-canvas.h"
 
 #define TITLE_HEIGHT         16
 #define GROUP_INDENT         10
@@ -76,23 +77,22 @@ e_table_group_leaf_new       (GnomeCanvasGroup *parent, ETableHeader *full_heade
 }
 
 static void
-etgl_resize (GtkObject *object, gpointer data)
+etgl_row_selection (GtkObject *object, gint row, gboolean selected, ETableGroupLeaf *etgl)
 {
-	e_table_group_resize (E_TABLE_GROUP(data));
+	if ( row < E_TABLE_SUBSET(etgl->subset)->n_map )
+		e_table_group_row_selection (E_TABLE_GROUP(etgl), E_TABLE_SUBSET(etgl->subset)->map_table[row], selected);
 }
 
 static void
-etgl_row_selection (GtkObject *object, gint row, gboolean selected, ETableGroupLeaf *etgl)
+etgl_reflow (GnomeCanvasItem *item, gint flags)
 {
-	if ( row < E_TABLE_SUBSET(etgl->subset)->n_map )
-		e_table_group_row_selection (E_TABLE_GROUP(etgl), E_TABLE_SUBSET(etgl->subset)->map_table[row], selected);
+	e_canvas_item_request_parent_reflow(item);
 }
 
 static void
 etgl_realize (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 {
 	ETableGroupLeaf *etgl = E_TABLE_GROUP_LEAF(item);
-	gdouble height;
 
 	if ( GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_CLASS (etgl_parent_class)->realize )
 		GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_CLASS (etgl_parent_class)->realize (item);
@@ -109,13 +109,7 @@ etgl_realize (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 
 	gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(etgl->item), "row_selection",
 			   GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(etgl_row_selection), etgl);
-	gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(etgl->item),
-			   "resize", etgl_resize, etgl);
-	gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(etgl->item),
-		       "height", &height,
-		       NULL);
-	if ( height != 1 )
-		e_table_group_resize(E_TABLE_GROUP(etgl));
+	e_canvas_item_request_parent_reflow(item);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -303,6 +297,8 @@ etgl_init (GtkObject *object)
 	etgl->width = 1;
 	etgl->subset = NULL;
 	etgl->item = NULL;
+	
+	e_canvas_item_set_reflow_callback(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(object), etgl_reflow);
 }
 
 E_MAKE_TYPE (e_table_group_leaf, "ETableGroupLeaf", ETableGroupLeaf, etgl_class_init, etgl_init, PARENT_TYPE);
diff --git a/widgets/table/e-table-group.c b/widgets/table/e-table-group.c
index ce7f1945f6..3729f41293 100644
--- a/widgets/table/e-table-group.c
+++ b/widgets/table/e-table-group.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ static GnomeCanvasGroupClass *etg_parent_class;
 
 enum {
 	ROW_SELECTION,
-	RESIZE,
 	LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
@@ -220,16 +219,6 @@ e_table_group_get_ecol (ETableGroup *etg)
 }
 
 void
-e_table_group_resize (ETableGroup *e_table_group)
-{
-	g_return_if_fail (e_table_group != NULL);
-	g_return_if_fail (E_IS_TABLE_GROUP (e_table_group));
-
-	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (e_table_group),
-			 etg_signals [RESIZE]);
-}
-
-void
 e_table_group_row_selection (ETableGroup *e_table_group, gint row, gboolean selected)
 {
 	g_return_if_fail (e_table_group != NULL);
@@ -350,7 +339,6 @@ etg_class_init (GtkObjectClass *object_class)
 
 	item_class->event = etg_event;
 
-	klass->resize = NULL;
 	klass->row_selection = NULL;
 	
 	klass->add = NULL;
@@ -376,14 +364,6 @@ etg_class_init (GtkObjectClass *object_class)
 				gtk_marshal_NONE__INT_INT,
 				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 2, GTK_TYPE_INT, GTK_TYPE_INT);
 
-	etg_signals [RESIZE] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("resize",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (ETableGroupClass, resize),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 0);
-	
 	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, etg_signals, LAST_SIGNAL);
 }
 
diff --git a/widgets/table/e-table-group.h b/widgets/table/e-table-group.h
index 820c17007e..35b3069b20 100644
--- a/widgets/table/e-table-group.h
+++ b/widgets/table/e-table-group.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
 typedef struct {
 	GnomeCanvasGroupClass parent_class;
-	void (*resize) (ETableGroup *etg);
 	void        (*row_selection)      (ETableGroup *etg, int row, gboolean selected);
 
 	void (*add) (ETableGroup *etg, gint row);
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ void             e_table_group_construct (GnomeCanvasGroup *parent,
 					  ETableModel      *model);
 
 /* For emitting the signals */
-void             e_table_group_resize    (ETableGroup      *etg);
 void             e_table_group_row_selection (ETableGroup      *etg,
 					      gint              row,
 					      gboolean          selected);
diff --git a/widgets/table/e-table-item.c b/widgets/table/e-table-item.c
index 59df09e5bb..0df506cfae 100644
--- a/widgets/table/e-table-item.c
+++ b/widgets/table/e-table-item.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #include "e-table-item.h"
 #include "e-cell.h"
+#include "e-util/e-canvas.h"
 
 #define PARENT_OBJECT_TYPE gnome_canvas_item_get_type ()
 
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ static GnomeCanvasItemClass *eti_parent_class;
 
 enum {
 	ROW_SELECTION,
-	RESIZE,
 	LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ enum {
 	ARG_HAS_FOCUS
 };
 
+static int eti_get_height (ETableItem *eti);
+
 static gboolean
 eti_editing (ETableItem *eti)
 {
@@ -74,8 +76,6 @@ eti_realize_cell_views (ETableItem *eti)
 	eti->cell_views_realized = 1;
 }
 
-static void eti_compute_height (ETableItem *eti);
-
 static void
 eti_attach_cell_views (ETableItem *eti)
 {
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ eti_attach_cell_views (ETableItem *eti)
 		eti->cell_views [i] = e_cell_new_view (col->ecell, eti->table_model, eti);
 	}
 
-	eti_compute_height (eti);
+	eti->needs_compute_height = 1;
+	e_canvas_item_request_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
+	eti->needs_redraw = 1;
+	gnome_canvas_item_request_update(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -136,6 +139,19 @@ eti_bounds (GnomeCanvasItem *item, double *x1, double *y1, double *x2, double *y
 {
 }
 
+static void
+eti_reflow (GnomeCanvasItem *item, gint flags)
+{
+	ETableItem *eti = E_TABLE_ITEM (item);
+	if ( eti->needs_compute_height ) {
+		int new_height = eti_get_height (eti);
+		if ( new_height != eti->height ) {
+			eti->height = new_height;
+			e_canvas_item_request_parent_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
+		}
+		eti->needs_compute_height = 0;
+	}
+}
 
 /*
  * GnomeCanvasItem::update method
@@ -162,14 +178,14 @@ eti_update (GnomeCanvasItem *item, double *affine, ArtSVP *clip_path, int flags)
 	eti_bounds (item, &item->x1, &item->y1, &item->x2, &item->y2);
 	if ( item->x1 != c1.x ||
 	     item->y1 != c1.y ||
-	     item->x2 != c2.x ||
-	     item->y2 != c2.y )
+	     item->x2 != c2.x + 1 ||
+	     item->y2 != c2.y + 1 )
 		{
 			gnome_canvas_request_redraw(item->canvas, item->x1, item->y1, item->x2, item->y2);
 			item->x1 = c1.x;
 			item->y1 = c1.y;
-			item->x2 = c2.x;
-			item->y2 = c2.y;
+			item->x2 = c2.x + 1;
+			item->y2 = c2.y + 1;
 			eti->needs_redraw = 1;
 		}
 	if ( eti->needs_redraw ) {
@@ -297,22 +313,6 @@ eti_get_height (ETableItem *eti)
 }
 
 static void
-eti_compute_height (ETableItem *eti)
-{
-	int new_height = eti_get_height (eti);
-
-	if (new_height != eti->height){
-		/*		double x1, y1, x2, y2;*/
-		printf ("Emitting!\n");
-		
-		eti->height = new_height;
-		eti_update (GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM (eti), NULL, NULL, 0);
-
-		gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (eti), eti_signals [RESIZE]);
-	}
-}
-
-static void
 eti_item_region_redraw (ETableItem *eti, int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1)
 {
 	GnomeCanvasItem *item = GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM (eti);
@@ -342,12 +342,10 @@ eti_table_model_changed (ETableModel *table_model, ETableItem *eti)
 		eti->focused_row = eti->rows - 1;
 	}
 
-	if (eti->cell_views)
-		eti_compute_height (eti);
-	
-	eti_update (GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM (eti), NULL, NULL, 0);
-
-	eti_item_region_redraw (eti, 0, 0, eti->width, eti->height);
+	eti->needs_compute_height = 1;
+	e_canvas_item_request_reflow(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
+	eti->needs_redraw = 1;
+	gnome_canvas_item_request_update(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
 }
 
 /* Unused. */
@@ -569,7 +567,8 @@ eti_set_arg (GtkObject *o, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
 		eti->mode_spreadsheet = GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg);
 		break;
 	}
-	eti_update (item, NULL, NULL, 0);
+	eti->needs_redraw = 1;
+	gnome_canvas_item_request_update(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -610,6 +609,9 @@ eti_init (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 	eti->selection_mode = GTK_SELECTION_SINGLE;
 
 	eti->needs_redraw = 0;
+	eti->needs_compute_height = 0;
+
+	e_canvas_item_set_reflow_callback(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti), eti_reflow);
 }
 
 #define gray50_width 2
@@ -655,9 +657,10 @@ eti_realize (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 	
 	eti_realize_cell_views (eti);
 
-	eti_compute_height (eti);
-
-	eti_update (item, NULL, NULL, 0);
+	eti->needs_compute_height = 1;
+	e_canvas_item_request_reflow (GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
+	eti->needs_redraw = 1;
+	gnome_canvas_item_request_update(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(eti));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1162,14 +1165,6 @@ eti_class_init (GtkObjectClass *object_class)
 				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (ETableItemClass, row_selection),
 				gtk_marshal_NONE__INT_INT,
 				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 2, GTK_TYPE_INT, GTK_TYPE_INT);
-
-	eti_signals [RESIZE] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("resize",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (ETableItemClass, resize),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 0);
 	
 	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, eti_signals, LAST_SIGNAL);
 
diff --git a/widgets/table/e-table-item.h b/widgets/table/e-table-item.h
index d8f458a212..b5c5980f2c 100644
--- a/widgets/table/e-table-item.h
+++ b/widgets/table/e-table-item.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
 #ifndef _E_TABLE_ITEM_H_
 #define _E_TABLE_ITEM_H_
 
@@ -63,14 +64,14 @@ typedef struct {
 	int              editing_col, editing_row;
 	void            *edit_ctx;
 
-  guint needs_redraw : 1;
+	guint needs_redraw : 1;
+	guint needs_compute_height : 1;
 } ETableItem;
 
 typedef struct {
 	GnomeCanvasItemClass parent_class;
 
 	void        (*row_selection)      (ETableItem *eti, int row, gboolean selected);
-	void        (*resize)     (ETableItem *eti);
 } ETableItemClass;
 
 GtkType    e_table_item_get_type (void);
diff --git a/widgets/table/e-table.c b/widgets/table/e-table.c
index ed1260fa44..43d3ba6e89 100644
--- a/widgets/table/e-table.c
+++ b/widgets/table/e-table.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <gnome-xml/parser.h>
 #include "e-util/e-util.h"
 #include "e-util/e-xml-utils.h"
+#include "e-util/e-canvas.h"
 #include "e-table.h"
 #include "e-table-header-item.h"
 #include "e-table-subset.h"
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
 #define TITLE_HEIGHT         16
 #define GROUP_INDENT         10
 
-#define PARENT_TYPE gtk_table_get_type ()
+#define PARENT_TYPE gtk_hbox_get_type ()
 
 static GtkObjectClass *e_table_parent_class;
 
@@ -173,11 +174,6 @@ e_table_setup_header (ETable *e_table)
 		GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (header_canvas_size_alocate), e_table);
 				 
 	gtk_widget_set_usize (GTK_WIDGET (e_table->header_canvas), -1, COLUMN_HEADER_HEIGHT);
-	
-	gtk_table_attach (
-		GTK_TABLE (e_table), GTK_WIDGET (e_table->header_canvas),
-		0, 1, 0, 1, GTK_FILL | GTK_EXPAND, 0, 0, 0);
-		
 }
 
 #if 0
@@ -630,7 +626,7 @@ changed_idle (gpointer data)
 		e_table_fill_table(et, et->model);
 	} else if (et->need_row_changes) {
 		g_hash_table_foreach(et->row_changes_list, change_row, et);
-	}	
+	}
 	et->need_rebuild = 0;
 	et->need_row_changes = 0;
 	if (et->row_changes_list)
@@ -681,9 +677,6 @@ e_table_setup_table (ETable *e_table, ETableHeader *full_header, ETableHeader *h
 		GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (table_canvas_size_allocate), e_table);
 	
 	gtk_widget_show (GTK_WIDGET (e_table->table_canvas));
-	gtk_table_attach (
-		GTK_TABLE (e_table), GTK_WIDGET (e_table->table_canvas),
-		0, 1, 1, 2, GTK_FILL | GTK_EXPAND, GTK_FILL | GTK_EXPAND, 0, 0);
 	
 	e_table->group = e_table_group_new(GNOME_CANVAS_GROUP(e_table->table_canvas->root),
 					   full_header,
@@ -732,10 +725,7 @@ et_real_construct (ETable *e_table, ETableHeader *full_header, ETableModel *etm,
 	xmlNode *xmlGrouping;
 	
 	GtkWidget *vscrollbar;
-
-	GTK_TABLE (e_table)->homogeneous = FALSE;
-
-	gtk_table_resize (GTK_TABLE (e_table), 2, 2);
+	GtkWidget *vbox;
 
 	e_table->full_header = full_header;
 	gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (full_header));
@@ -756,12 +746,19 @@ et_real_construct (ETable *e_table, ETableHeader *full_header, ETableModel *etm,
 	e_table_setup_header (e_table);
 	e_table_setup_table (e_table, full_header, e_table->header, etm, xmlGrouping);
 	e_table_fill_table (e_table, etm);
+	
+	vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 0);
+
+	gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX(vbox), GTK_WIDGET (e_table->header_canvas), FALSE, FALSE, 0 );
+	gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX(vbox), GTK_WIDGET (e_table->table_canvas), TRUE, TRUE, 0 );
+
+	gtk_widget_show(vbox);
+
+	gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX(e_table), vbox, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
 
 	vscrollbar = gtk_vscrollbar_new(gtk_layout_get_vadjustment(GTK_LAYOUT(e_table->table_canvas)));
 	gtk_widget_show (vscrollbar);
-	gtk_table_attach (
-		GTK_TABLE (e_table), vscrollbar,
-		1, 2, 0, 2, 0, GTK_FILL | GTK_EXPAND, 0, 0);
+	gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX(e_table), vscrollbar, FALSE, FALSE, 0 );
 
 	gtk_widget_pop_colormap ();
 	gtk_widget_pop_visual ();
diff --git a/widgets/table/e-table.h b/widgets/table/e-table.h
index 8f31a1df70..8d7fda340e 100644
--- a/widgets/table/e-table.h
+++ b/widgets/table/e-table.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
 #define E_IS_TABLE_CLASS(k) (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_TABLE_TYPE))
 
 typedef struct {
-	GtkTable parent;
+	GtkHBox parent;
 
 	ETableModel *model;
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } ETable;
 
 typedef struct {
-	GtkTableClass parent_class;
+	GtkHBoxClass parent_class;
 
 	void        (*row_selection)      (ETable *et, int row, gboolean selected);
 } ETableClass;