Re: gtk_fixed: 2.0 bug

[James Henstridge <james daa com au>]

yumj wrote:

> Gtk+-2.0 has a bug in gtk_fixed.
> If put a drawing area on the fixed widget, and put a button widget
> on the fixed widget with the button in the drawing area, then the
> button not shown. This feature is ok in gtk+-1.2 version.
>  
I don't think this is considered to be a bug.  In GTK 2.0, the GtkButton 
widget was changed to be a NOWINDOW widget.  This means that it draws 
directly onto its parent window.  Since GtkDrawingArea has a window, if 
the button and drawing area overlap the button will be obscured.  You 
can fix this by placing the GtkButton inside a GtkEventBox (which 
basically adds a window to a nowindow widget).

However, it may be better to switch to a different container widget.  
GtkFixed is almost always the wrong answer, especially if you want your 
app to appear okay under multiple themes/font sizes and translations.  
Consider using boxes or tables to layou out your interface instead.

James.

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