Re: [gtk-list] [gtk-list@redhat.com] Clearing window

[Tim Janik <Tim Janik Hamburg Netsurf DE>]

On Sat, 24 Jan 1998 ALT2376@ritvax.isc.rit.edu wrote:

> Hello,
> 	How Do i clear a window layout?(meaning killing all its children?).
> I'd like to have a button that changes the window layout, so i thought, i could
> clear it up then redraw it.
> I tried something like this
> 
> GtkWidget *window;
> 
> void first_layout()
> {
> 	window = gtk_window_new() /* left out arguments to make codes short */
> 
> 	/* lots of packings here */
> 	
> 	/* bind the second_layout function to a button  */
> 
> 	button = gtk_button_new_with_label();
> 	gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(window),"clicked",
> 			GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(second_dialog),NULL);
> 	/* more here */
> }
> void second_layout()
> {
> 	gtk_widget_destroy(window) /* call destroy to clear prev layout */
>                                    /* is this a correct way to do it? */
> 	window = gtk_window_new();
> 	/* the rest of the stuff goes here for the second  layout */
> }
> so on and so forth...
> 	I tried this. The second_layout pops up real quick then the whole thing
> just dies. I can't seem to figure out what is wrong..I am not sure if the, 
> gtk_widget_destroy() then rebuild it, approach is correct.

could you give a stack trace and error message, so we see why the app dies?

>                                      		Thanks in advance,
> 

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ciaoTJ