Re: what to replace GtkList with for Gtk2::Combo

[Chris Phillips <chris thirtythreeandathird net>]

Quoting Ross McFarland <rwmcfa1 neces com>:

> Chris Phillips said:
> > I've noticed that GtkList has now apparenlty been officially deprecated
> in
> > Gtk2, but GtkCombo's have not been. and the Gtk2::Combo still says that
> it
> > uses a GtkList. As Gtk2-perl apparently, and reasonably enough, is not
> > implementing any deprecated functionality I get an error from my program
> > trying to access list->clear_items, saying GtkList doesn't exist, and
> falls
> > though to a GtkContainer, which naturally doesn't have hte clear_items
> > method.
> 
> > How can a non-deprecated widget contain a deprecated one? am i missing
> > something? I'd be happy to use a GtkListStore but there appears to be no
> > way to use this within a dropdown box...
> 
> from what i can tell you are correct. i'll work up bindings for GtkList
> here
> in a few minutes that should provide the necessary functionality. i must
> agree
> that it seems odd to have a widget using a deprecated widget as one of it's
> members. especially since it would seem a reasonable endeavor to convert
> the
> combo box's list member, but anyway...
> 
> i'll send out to the list when i get this done. if there's a reason not to
> do
> so someone speak up and let me know.
> 
> -rm

That's great Ross, thanks a lot. I found a few comments on the main gtk list
last year where the developers said that the GtkList will be around for a few
years yet as deprecated. and also gtk-2.4 is going to have a suitable permanent
replacement. in the meantime however we're stuck in limbo!

cheers

chris

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