Re: Choosing a parent class

[Michael L Torrie <torriem chem byu edu>]

On Tue, 2006-04-11 at 19:35 +0200, Andreas Kotowicz wrote:
> I created a composite widget which consists of two frames, one of which
> holds a calendar and a second one which has some buttons. I now ask
> myself what is the right parent class to choose from. Is it GtkFrame?
> Why can't I just choose GtkWidget? are there any rules which classes to
> choose from for composite widgets? (I know, the tutorial says you should
> use the class which is most similar but that's now very precise).

I don't know a lot about gtk inheritance, and I have been spoiled by
python's extensive use of multiple inheritance, but I think the answer
to your question may lie in asking whether your new widget is something
or contains something.  IE is your widget a frame?  Or is it a widget
that contains frames.

If I were you I'd inherit from GtkVBox.  Then have two frames as members
and place them in the vbox (which is already a container).

Michael


> cheers,
> Andreas
>
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