Re: Focus in callback for text entry.

[Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>]

Deekshit Mantampady <deekshit mantampady Wipro com> writes: 
>  I was using GtkEntry widget. I am facing the following queries....
>
> 1.  I have written a callback for "focus in" event. But this
> callback is getting called only when the widgets are navigated using
> the "TAB" key.  When I clicked inside the entry(when there was no
> focus), the callback is not getting called. I think the mose click
> on that widget should also get called(because the focus is still on
> that object). Can anybody please reply, whether it is the intended
> behaviour so something else.

Yes, you should get focus_in_event if a mouse click triggers the
focus, AFAIK.

> 2. I need a gadget which accepts  only numbers. So can I customise the
> entry gadget or I have to write the callbacks accordingly...

You have to connect to "insert_text" on the entry and filter out 
other characters. I think there's an example somewhere, either in the
reference or FAQ or tutorial, I don't remember.

Havoc