Re: Win32 Modal dialog problem

[Tim Evans <t evans aranz com>]

Clive Levinson wrote:
> > Purely as a workaround, call gtk_window_presenton your main window 
> > from a callback connected to the "destroy" event on the dialog.  
> > Something like this (untested):
> >
> > void on_dialog_destroyed(GtkWidget *dialog, gpointer data)
> > {
> >     gtk_window_present(GTK_WINDOW(data));
> > }
> > ...
> > g_signal_connect(myDlg, "destroy", on_dialog_destroyed, _mainwnd);
> >
> > --
> > Tim Evans
> > Applied Research Associates NZ
> > http://www.aranz.com/
>
>
>
> Thanks Tim,
> That worked a treat.
> I do have another question regarding dialogs on Win32, I can't seem to 
> get rid of
> the minimise and maximise buttons on the dialogu title bar. This has the 
> unfortunate
> effect, that if the user clicks the minimise button, the dialog is 
> hidden on
> the desktop by other open applications, even though my application remains
> open. Any work arounds for this?
> Thanks,
> Clive

You can use gdk_window_set_decorations(dialog->window) once the dialog 
has been realized.  Put something into the a callback on the "realize" 
signal for the dialog.  It's worth putting all this stuff together into 
a make_dialog function that will:
   1. Add the "destroy" signal handler to present the transient owner
      window, using
         gtk_window_present(gtk_window_get_transient_for(dialog)).
   2. Add the "realize" handler that calls
         gdk_window_set_decorations(dialog->window, ...).
   3. Does any other sensible calls including gtk_window_set_resizable
      and gtk_window_set_position(GTK_WIN_POS_CENTER_ON_PARENT).

--
Tim Evans
Applied Research Associates NZ
http://www.aranz.com/