Re: Does GTK support this contruction and how do do

[Tristan Van Berkom <vantr touchtunes com>]

If you use two seperate GtkWindows you'll
be able to move one when the other moves *but*
you'll get a lag :(

Widgets dont move *real time* in gtk.
usually you tell the widget where it
should be and gtk (in the main loop)
will propagate your event and *attempt*
to move your widget in the smoothest
way possible (i.e. using back buffers
and trying to optimize when some widgets
are child of other widgets).

The one major draw-back (IMHO) is that
widgets cannot overlap unless they
are of type GtkWindow.

> No sorry this not I want to have in this way GtkFixed is no window of
> type popup
> so it is entered with the normal TAB .

Hmmm the "normal tab". I'm assuming that your
using a WM that; when recieving the key event `TAB'
passes the focus to the next window.

This behavior can differ between applications
and window managers but can also be trapped and handled
by your application. 

i.e. you can pass the focus to your 
child widget (GtkFixed in this case)
upon TAB when your TOPLEVEL recieves it
etc etc ...


I still might not understand exactly what
you want to achieve

> the parent it should be moved too. The debugger  ddd has such a function
> if you select
> command tools from Menue   VIEW  that exactly what I want.

Sorry; not familliar with `ddd'. I use 
gdb, nm and company... (pointing and
clicking gives me heartburn).

Do you want to be able to move your `popup' 
inside the TOPLEVEL ? do you want your
popup to `overlap' anything in your 
TOPLEVEL ?.



Cheers,
                -Tristan

günther wrote:
> No sorry this not I want to have in this way GtkFixed is no window of
> type popup
> so it is entered with the normal TAB .
>
> The window should be of type popup or dialog so that behaves like a
> stand alone window,
> but it should be shown inside the  parent window and be always visible
> and when moving
> the parent it should be moved too. The debugger  ddd has such a function
> if you select
> command tools from Menue   VIEW  that exactly what I want.
>
> Tristan Van Berkom wrote:
> > You want something like this:
> >
> > +-------------------------+
> > |+-----------+ GtkWindow  |
> > || GtkFixed  |            |
> > ||           |(freespace) |
> > ||           |            |
> > ||           |            |
> > |+-----------+            |
> > +-------------------------+
> >
> > Your GtkFixed (container impl.) will
> > always stay the same size and is a child
> > of your GtkWindow (will always follow
> > parent window).
>
> > > I have a main_window toplevel
> > >
> > > one part is free and reserved nt occupied with any widget.
> > >
> > > In this region I want to have different popup windows depending the user
> > > selects.
> > > Questions)
> > > 1) This popup window should come up at the specified free region on the
> > > main_window
> > >                      how to place the popup directly always at the same
> > > place
> > > 2) more important the popup window should always be in the front of the
> > > main_window
> > >    and not be hidden by the main_window  if clicked on
> > >                       how to keep it always in front
> > > 3)  The popup should be fixed to the position at the main_window, so if
> > > you move
> > >     the main_window   the popup should move in front visible with the
> > > main_window
> > >      comparable with the HandleBox Widget
> > >                       how to move both   without  writing handler to
> > > detect the movement
> > >                                                   and place the popup
> > > new with own code.
> > >                       exists something like to attach the  popup window
> > > type to main_window.
> > > If somebody knows please help
> > > Mfg
> > > Günther
> > >
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