Re: Gtk::Style::set_bg()

[Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>]

Jeff Hornsberger <jhornsbe csc uvic ca> writes:

> Hi, I'm trying to use Gtk::Style to set the background color of a
> Gtk::Label. It is for the display of a calculator I'm making. I'm
> using two Gtk::Labels for the display (2 levels) because I need
> things to be right justified, but I also want the display to be a
> little nicer to read than just a Gtk::Label - I would like a white
> background. Better would even be to read the user's current theme to
> get the right background color, but I'll take baby steps. Thanks to
> the help of some nice people on this mailing list, I've got the
> right justification working, but now need to set the background
> color properly.

See 6.10 in the GTK+ FAQ  - http://www.gtk.org/faq/

Regards,
                                        Owen