Re: Could GtkLayout be contained within GtkLayout??

[jrb redhat com]

"driverking" <driverking pchome com tw> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to make outer GtkLayout contained within inner GtkLayout widget?
> I need a container widget which is like the Panel component in Java.
> This container widget can contain another container widget provided with its location
> coordinate with respect to its parent container. 

Yes, GtkLayouts can contain any widget, including another GtkLayout.  I
don't know if it's worth bringing up the usual warnings about absolute
placement of widgets in this case.

> Another question, is there any widget similar to the motif DrawingArea?
> The motif DrawingArea can be both a canvas and a container, but the GtkDrawingArea
> seems to be a pure canvas. If GTK+ doesn't support this widget, how can I write a widget
> with such feature? 

You can draw on a GtkLayout in an expose event, or you can write your
own, custom widget if you feel it warrants it.

-Jonathan