Re: Deleting text from a GtkExText

[Detlef Reichl <detlef reichl arcormail de>]

On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Dugas, Alan wrote:
> Has anyone else run in this problem? I am currently unable to delete
> text,
> from within my program, that I insert into a gtkextext.  However, if I
> manually move the cursor back into the text inserted then I am able to
> manually delete the text.  Unfortunately, I need to delete text from
> within
> the program since I need to set the widget as uneditable.  I am running
> Solaris (sunOS 5.6) gtk+-1.2.8, glib-1.2.8, & gtkextext-0.0.21.  Any and
> all
> help would be GREATLY appreciated.  Thanks in advance to those who
> respond.

hi alan

freeze the widget
make it editable
remove the unwonted chars with gtk_extext_delete_text()
make it uneditable
thaw it

with freet n thaw you prevent the user while updaing

hope that helps
if not i can send you some code i use in muli.

detlef
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