Hi all, I've been trying to change the background color of a Gtk::Label widget. After several unsuccessful attempts, yesterday I was about to post asking for help, then I eventually found a solution, but having seen that this question had been already asked recently, I thought it'd be useful to let you know. The solution I found is to wrap a Gtk::EventBox around the Gtk::Label, and change the background of the former (using the modify_bg method). Attached is a minimal example. If I understand correctly what's going on, the Gtk::Label widget actually doesn't draw its own background, but just draws the label over whatever is there, which normally is the default background color. Thus, changing the background color of the Gtk::Label doesn't work because you're changing the color of something that's *never* going to be drawn. The solution is to lay the Gtk::Label over another widget that *does* draw its background, and change that. Gtk::EventBox does the job -- if you think another widget is better suited, please let me know. Gerardo
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