Re: How to make a GtkButton respond to a key press

[Michael Torrie <torriem gmail com>]

On 03/06/2015 08:23 AM, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> On 03/06/2015 08:52 AM, Michael Torrie wrote:
> > No, this is not quite what I am asking for.  Capturing keyboard events
> > is fine, but I need the button to click visually, for feedback purposes.
> >   Just like what happens if you define the control key shortcut and press
> > that.
> >
> > So the question is either, how can I get GtkButton to respond to a
> > non-modifier hotkey, or how can I programmatically get GtkButton to
> > visually depress and release?
>
> You can call g_signal_emit_by_name() for the GtkButton "activate" signal to get the 
> visual animation of a button press and release.

Ahh. Yes this is what I want mostly. Is there any way to get it to
animate down and hold there, say when a person is holding down the key?