Re: GtkOptionMenu menu is invisible

[David Odin <dindinx wanadoo fr>]

On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 11:02:00PM +0100, rob wrote:
> Hi I'm haveing problems with GtkOptionMenu I'm trying to set the menu
> that it pops up like so:
> 
>         newModeMenu = GTK_MENU(gtk_menu_new());
>         for (i = 0; i < scaleType_get_noModes(scaleType); i++){
>                 gchar *modeName;
>                 GtkWidget *menuItem;
> 
>                 modeName = scaleType_get_modeName(scaleType, i);
>                 menuItem = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label (modeName);
>                 gtk_menu_append(newModeMenu, menuItem);
>                 g_free (modeName);
>         }
> 
>         modeOM = GTK_OPTION_MENU (lookup_widget (scaleWindow, 
>                                                  "scaleModeOM"));
>         gtk_option_menu_remove_menu(modeOM);    
>         gtk_option_menu_set_menu (modeOM, GTK_WIDGET(newModeMenu));
> 
> And though it all seems to work,when the option menu is clicked no menu
> is shown just a tiny little square.
> I can call gtk_option_menu_get_menu look at the menu and it all seems
> correct and the lable in the option menu itself is correct (it is the
> first menu item.)
> Am I doing something obviously wrong here?

  Yes. Since the menu is in its own window, the menu items have to be
shown individually. You need to issue a gtk_widget_show(menuItem); just
after the call to gtk_menu_append().

> I tride sticking in a gtk_widget_show but it didn't help.
> 
  Where and how did you try a gtk_widget_show()?

> This is on debian potatoe with ximian gnome. The option menu is
> orgionall created by glade.
> 
  This shouldn't change anything.


      IHTH.

             DindinX

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