[gtk2] g_object_ref

[TORRI Vincent <Vincent Torri math u-bordeaux fr>]

Hello,

  I want to make a gui whith a hbox : on the left, a gtktreeview and on 
the right, a gtk_alignment, in which the widget changes when the user 
click on one of the row of the tree. I have succeeded and my algorithm is 
: I remove the right widget (gtk_container_remove) and I put the new one 
(gtk_container_add). I have two questions : 

 1) I find my method not elegant. Is there another (classical) way to do 
such things ?
 2) I have to use g_object_ref in order not to loose my widget (because of 
gtk_container_remove). But the  API is not clear about purpose of this 
function. Can someone explain me what this function does (especially the 
returned value).

thank you !

Vincent TORRI


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TORRI Vincent
Mathematiques Appliquees Bordeaux                                                
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