From a4a1469e9d5c0d76423f429c5b1db79c23ffbcfb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: paul <paul@lazarus-ide.org>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:00:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] gtk: don't raise an exception if we are creating DC and can't
 get drawable (fixes issue #14035)

git-svn-id: trunk@20869 -
---
 lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkdevicecontext.inc | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkdevicecontext.inc b/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkdevicecontext.inc
index 81ff1577fe..0465cca486 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkdevicecontext.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkdevicecontext.inc
@@ -277,7 +277,9 @@ begin
           //force creation
           gtk_widget_realize(ClientWidget);
           AWindow := GetControlWindow(ClientWidget);
-          if AWindow = nil then RaiseUnableToRealize;
+          // Don't raise an exception. Not all operations needs drawable. For example font metrics:
+          // http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=14035
+          //if AWindow = nil then RaiseUnableToRealize;
         end;
       end
       else begin