Re: Signals question

[Peter Bloomfield <peterbloomfield bellsouth net>]

On 06/02/2005 10:32:03 AM, Derrick J Houy wrote:
> In a simple text editor, I have a "docked" find/replace bar, as  
> apposed to the common dialog version.
>
> The problem I had is that when pressing Ctrl-v inside either  
> the find or the replace entry box, the text is pasted into the  
> editing window instead.
>
> If I create my Edit->Paste menu item without an accelerator,  
> the related function is never called, and all works well--it  
> seems that both the find entry box, and the editor window  
> handle the Ctrl-v implicitly. But, if I do that, selecting the  
> menu item obviously does nothing, and the non-existent  
> accelerator is not displayed for users.
>
> In the end, I overcame the problem by connecting/disconnecting  
> the accelerator for the Edit->Paste menu item when the editor  
> window receives/loses focus. This works, but feels a bit  
> "bubblegum-and-sticky-tape'ish", and I can't help wondering if  
> there is perhaps a better, more robust, way of doing this. My  
> main concern with my current approach is that  
> gtk_action_disconnect_accelerator only disconnects the  
> accelerator if the accel_count has reached 0--and I cannot find  
> a way to tell what accel_count is for a given GtkAction.

I'm not sure whether this is any less  
"bubblegum-and-sticky-tape'ish", but...you can view your ctrl+V  
callback as a director.  Get the focus-widget for the parent  
window, and take different actions depending on which widget it  
is.

HTH!

Peter