Re: keeping focus

[Bob Caryl <bob fis-cal com>]

In the Gtk::Button::signal_clicked callback slots for your various other 
buttons, add a statement that calls the Gtk::DrawingArea::grab_focus 
method for your DrawingArea subsequent to the other code that is in the 
callback slot..

Bob

Amadeus W. M. wrote:

> I have a Gtk::Window and in it a DrawingArea and underneath the Darea
> I have several other widgets (spin buttons, text entries, etc.). 
>
> I want the Up and Down arrows to do something to the Darea when pressed 
> repeatedly. The Darea has focus upon construction, but when I press e.g.
> the Down arrow, it moves the focus from the Darea to the widgets below
> it. 
>
> What's the (right) way of keeping the focus onto the Darea? 
>
> As of now, the callback that handle the keyboard events is connected to
> the Darea. Should I make the underlying window responsible for those?
>
>
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