Re: how to create "client area" widget?

[Russell Shaw <rjshaw iprimus com au>]

Ivan Popivanov wrote:
> I guess this question has been asked many times here:-), but I was 
> unable to find anything in the archives. So, what's the way to create 
> say a DrawingArea widget that covers the client area of the main window,

drawing_area=gtk_drawing_area_new();  // main drawing area
gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox),drawing_area,TRUE,TRUE,0);

> and have the DrawingArea resize automatically?

static gint
configure_event(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventConfigure *event, gpointer data)
{
    ...
    gtk_widget_queue_draw(drawing_area);
    return FALSE;   // propagate
}

g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(drawing_area),"configure_event",G_CALLBACK(configure_event),NULL);


> What will happen if there are toolbars, menus etc? Does GTK 
> automatically adjust the size and the position of the client area 
> window, or the application has to take care for that?

gtk does it itself.