1 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/live_effects/parameter/parameter.cpp b/src/live_effects/parameter/parameter.cpp
index 401d89884..7732eee76 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/parameter/parameter.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/parameter/parameter.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Parameter::param_write_to_repr(const char * svgd)
 // G_MAXDOUBLE and not worry about size allocations. But
 // in gtk3, it is an issue: it allocates widget size for the maxmium
 // value you pass to it, leading to some insane lengths.
+// If you need this to be more, please be conservative about it.
 const double SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE = 10000000000;
 
 
@@ -116,8 +117,22 @@ ScalarParam::param_set_value(gdouble val)
 void
 ScalarParam::param_set_range(gdouble min, gdouble max)
 {
-    this->min = min;
-    this->max = max;
+    // if you look at client code, you'll see that many effects
+    // has a tendency to set an upper range of Geom::infinity().
+    // Once again, in gtk2, this is not a problem. But in gtk3,
+    // widgets get allocated the amount of size they ask for,
+    // leading to excessively long widgets.
+
+    if (min >= -SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE) {
+        this->min = min;
+    } else {
+        this->min = -SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE;
+    }
+    if (max <= SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE) {
+        this->max = max;
+    } else {
+	this->max = SCALARPARAM_G_MAXDOUBLE;
+    }
 
     param_set_value(value); // reset value to see whether it is in ranges
 }