Re: Where'd my gtk+-1.2 mouse events go ?

[Chris Sparks <mrada catalina-inter net>]

I can see why since it worked!  I have given up on trying to get GDK events
to work with
my software.  Too complicated.

Chris

Noah Levitt wrote:
> Call gdk_window_get_pointer () in your motion notify
> handler. Read about this in the scribble part of the
> tutorial http://gtk.org/tutorial/sec-eventhandling.html
>
> (Why on earth are you developing for gtk+ 1.2?!)
>
> Noah
>
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at  1:36:43 -0600, Nix wrote:
> > Hi ! I have a drawing area inside a viewport inside a scrollwindow.  I
> > have set the followings on the drawing area:
> >
> >   gtk_widget_set_events (GTK_WIDGET (drawing_area), GDK_EXPOSURE_MASK
> > 		       | GDK_LEAVE_NOTIFY_MASK
> > 		       | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK
> > 		       | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK
> > 		       | GDK_KEY_PRESS_MASK
> > 		       | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK
> > 		       | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK);
> >
> > This should give me unfettered access to all mouse and mouse motion
> > events.  That is, if I were to add a printf to the motion_notify
> > handler, when I move the mouse, it should dowse the terminal in printf
> > messages, right ?  Well, not in my case, for some reason.
> >
> > I have printfs for button_press_event, motion_notify_event, and
> > button_release_event.  When the mouse enters the drawing area, it
> > generates exactly 1 (!) motion event.  If I depress the mouse button, it
> > generates 1 button_press_event (unsurprisingly).  If I then drag the
> > mouse, it once again generates exactly 1 motion event.  Why only 1 ? 
> > This seems to work well enough on other windows.
> >
> > Does the scrollwindow, or the viewport my drawing area is embedded in
> > absorb the motion and mouse button events ?
> >
> >
> >
> > TIA
> >   
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