@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ /// sets background color
     virtual void setBackgroundColor(const Color &color);
     virtual bool setOrientation(FbTk::Orientation orient) { return orient == FbTk::ROT0; }
 
+    virtual unsigned int preferredWidth() const { return width(); }
+
     /**
        @name eventhandlers
      */

@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ unsigned int TextButton::textWidth() const {
     return font().textWidth(text());
 }
 
+unsigned int TextButton::preferredWidth() const {
+    return m_bevel + m_left_padding + m_right_padding + textWidth();
+}
+
 void TextButton::renderForeground(FbWindow &win, FbDrawable &drawable) {
     // (win should always be *this, no need to check)
     drawText(0, 0, &drawable);

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ FbTk::Orientation orientation() const { return m_orientation; }
     unsigned int textWidth() const;
     int bevel() const { return m_bevel; }
 
+    virtual unsigned int preferredWidth() const;
 
 protected:
     virtual void drawText(int x_offset, int y_offset, FbDrawable *drawable_override);

@@ -279,3 +279,10 @@ }
     return false;
 }
 
+unsigned int IconButton::preferredWidth() const {
+    unsigned int r = TextButton::preferredWidth();
+    if (m_icon_pixmap.drawable())
+        r += m_icon_window.width() + 1;
+    return r;
+}
+

@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ const Focusable &win() const { return m_win; }
 
     bool setOrientation(FbTk::Orientation orient);
 
+    virtual unsigned int preferredWidth() const;
+
     const FbTk::Signal<> &titleChanged() { return m_title_changed; }
 
 protected: