Re: Gtk::Dialog::on_delete_event() is never called

[Bob Caryl <bob fis-cal com>]

Tobias Eberle wrote:

> Hallo,
>
> I want to prevent that the user can close a dialog (derived from
> Gtk::Dialog) by clicking on the X. I tried to override
> on_delete_event():
>
> class CMyDialog : public Gtk::Dialog
> {
>  //...
>  protected:
>    bool on_delete_event(GdkEventAny *);
> }
>
> but on_delete_event() is never called. Is this a bug or is there another
> mechanism to catch the delete event?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tobias
>
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>  
Before displaying the dialog, call its "set_decorated" method with FALSE 
as its parameter.  This will remove the close icon (X) from the window 
(along with its title bar, minimize and maximize icons).

Bob