Re: Possible to get GtkWindow from a GdkWindow

[John Finlay <finlay moeraki com>]

Jan-Marek Glogowski wrote:

> Hi
>
>  
>
> > I have access to a GdkWindow, and was wondering if it could be possible
> > to get tot he GtkWindow?
> >    
>
> GdkWindow isn't really related to a "Window" (like GtkWindow). GDK knows
> nothing about GTK. GdkWindow is something like an extended GdkDrawable.
> Many GtkWidgets have their own "GdkWindow", where they draw to - see the
> Docs -> GtkWidget struct.
>
> As far as I know it's one way: GTK -> GDK -> X
>
> The registered callbacks and Xatom/message/whatever filters just post
> general messages, which the upper levels "interpret".
>  

According to the docs:

http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gdk/gdk-Windows.html#gdk-window-get-user-data

the GtkWidget may be set as user data on the GdkWindow.

John