Re: EventBox and Bind

["Sudrien" <sudrien fusemail com>]

OK, first problem fixed: functions called by buttons have to return a
boolean. Do things compile again.


Second problem: It seems the menuitems are catching all the mouse clicks. 
I've read that one can add new events to be captured, but how would I
disable MenuIem events (so the eventbox underneath could get the signal)?

-Sud.



>
> Ok, If figured out the last menu question- it involved a lot of Menuitems,
> tables, and event boxes.
>
> Now I have the following code, and can't figure out a signal that will
> work with it.
>
> //////////////////////
>
>   Gtk::EventBox * SubEventBox = Gtk::manage(new class Gtk::EventBox());
>
>  #ifdef WIN32
>   SubEventBox->add_label(tmp3+"\\");
> #else
>   SubEventBox->add_label(tmp3+"/");
> #endif
>
> // skipping ....
>
>   SubEventBox->set_events(Gdk::BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK);
>   SubEventBox->signal_button_press_event().connect(
>     sigc::bind<Glib::ustring>(
>       sigc::mem_fun(*this, &PresentClass::PresentClassSelect), fullPath +
> tmp3 ));
>
> //////////////////////
>
> Now both fullPath & tmp3 are ustrings, and tmp3 will change several times
> as the menu generates. So I figure I have to bind them somehow.  But I can
> get the compiler to run with anything I give it... and
> &PresentClass::PresentClassSelect rebuilds the menu based on the path.
>
> So how can I pass the information on, along with the button press
> information?
>
> -Sud.
>