gtk_widget_activate and menu's

["andew ecu" <andrewecu hotmail com>]

I want to be able to use gtk_widget_activate() or anythings simialar, to 
open a menu on the menu bar by just using GTK functions.

if in my code i have
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GtkWidget *menu, *menu_item;

menu = gtk_menu_new();
menu_item = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label("FILE");
gtk_menu_item_set_submenu(GTK_MENU_ITEM(menu_item), menu);
gtk_menu_bar_append(GTK_MENU_BAR(menubar), menuitem);
gtk_widget_show(menu_item);;
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i tried using this;
gtk_widget_activate(menu_item);

and it returns a true.. but the menu doesn't pop up.

Am i doing something wrong?

Thanks
Andrew

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