bug in gtk_entry / gtk_editable

["Zvi Sebrow" <zvi sebrow verizon net>]

Hi,
I have the following test program that I believe illustrates a bug in gtk_entry/gtk_editable,
at least on Windows XP (I dont currently have access to X11, so I dont know if it is the same).
When the user types in "ABC" the BC should then be selected, but they arent!  When the user
then types a "D" and then backspaces, deleting the "D", the "BC" are selected. But as the output
from the program shows, gtk_editable_select_region() is called both times, but only functions the
second time.  

gtk_editable_select_region() seems to only work when it is called in the  changed_text hanlder
only after a character deletion, but not after an insertion.  Am I doing something wrong, or is
this a bonafide bug?

Thanks,
Zvi

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#include <gtk/gtk.h>

void changed_text_handler(GtkEditable *editable, gpointer data)
{
    gchar *text;
    gint s, e;
    gboolean b;

    text = gtk_editable_get_chars(editable, 0, -1);
    g_print("changed_text_handler() - etext = \"%s\"\n", text);    
       
    if (!strcmp(text, "ABC"))
    {
         gtk_editable_select_region(editable, 1, 3);
         b = gtk_editable_get_selection_bounds(editable, &s, &e);
         g_print("gtk_editable_get_selection_bounds() = %d, s=%d, e=%d\n",
             b, s, e); 
   }
   g_free(text);
}
    
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    GtkWidget *frm_main, *entry;
  
    gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
  
    frm_main = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
    gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(frm_main),"ENTRY test");
  
    g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT(frm_main), "destroy",
         G_CALLBACK (gtk_widget_destroyed), NULL);

    entry = gtk_entry_new();
    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(entry), "changed",
         G_CALLBACK(changed_text_handler), NULL);   
    
    gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(frm_main), entry);
    gtk_widget_show_all(frm_main);
    gtk_main();
    return 0;
}

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OUTPUT FROM g_print():

changed_text_handler() - etext = "A"
changed_text_handler() - etext = "AB"
changed_text_handler() - etext = "ABC"
gtk_editable_get_selection_bounds() = 1, s=1, e=3
changed_text_handler() - etext = "ABCD"
changed_text_handler() - etext = "ABC"
gtk_editable_get_selection_bounds() = 1, s=1, e=3