Re: GtkEntry update problems. Or: How do I force a widget to loose focus?

[Toralf Lund <toralf procaptura com>]

> > [ ... ] And I don't "see" 
> > the GtkEntry in question from inside signal handers for buttons, menu 
> > items etc, of course...
> >     
>
> You do.  When the action that requires to commit the update
> first occurs, use gtk_window_set_focus() (you should be able
> to "see" the window) to get the focused widget, check
> whether it needs "activate" to be emitted on it (this can be
> done for instance by marking it with g_object_set_data() and
> then looking for the data) and call gtk_widget_activate() it
> if does.
>   
Ah. I never really noticed the get_focus call... It suspect that getting 
this right will (still) be somewhat complicated, but I suppose it may be 
done. I'd still prefer to have a different kind of "leave" or "focus 
out" signal, though, but I suppose it just isn't there ;-(

Thanks, anyway.

- Toralf