RE: Widget order in GtkFixed

[Alex Pavloff <apavloff eason com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tristan Van Berkom [mailto:vantr touchtunes com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 11:12 AM
> To: Alex Pavloff
> Cc: 'gtk-app-devel-list gnome org'
> Subject: Re: Widget order in GtkFixed
>
>
> If this really works; (to my great surprise) I would look
> at gtkfixed.c and check out the "expose" event handlers.
>
> gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(fixed), widget);
>
> or consequently gtk_fixed_put(...)
>
> will add the new widget to a GList * and then
> refer to this GList * to draw the children
> in the expose event handler.

Hrrmmm it appears that expose calls from the container just call forall for
fixed, which just calls gtk_fixed_forall which just calls expose on the
widgets one at a time.

Owen Taylor emailed me and pointed out that widgets with the own windows
(GtkEntry) will draw last.  This explains everything.

> You can have a button with a child label; but a label on top
> of a button is another story.

It works just fine actually.  I can press the button all day long and it
looks right.  Want a screen shot?  :-)

Alex Pavloff - apavloff eason com
Eason Technology -- www.eason.com