Re: SelectionNotify and GtkText, etc...

[Mike Benham <moxie vivid net>]

On 6 Dec 1999, Owen Taylor wrote:

> >     So I guess my new question is, how would I go about hacking this
> > functionality?  When does GtkText call XConvertSelection()?  I can't
seem
> > to make it call XConvertSelection() by sending it a button2
XButtonEvent.
> 
> It should work, assuming that you send the event ot the right subwindow.
> (see gtk_text_button_press.)
> 
> If you want to do it external to the application, then this is about
> the only way you are going to be able to do it, unless the app has  
> an application-specific control interface.


	Yes, aparently I have been doing this wrong by sending the button
event to the parent window and not the right subwindow.  I suppose this
matter has now transcended the purpose of this list, but as I can't seem
to find any list for xlib programming, I'll ask here.  How do I figure out
what the right subwindow is?  XGetInputFocus() will return the parent
window of the subwindow that has the focus.  How do I get a handle on the
subwindow?   Any ideas?

			Thanks,

				- Mike

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On 6 Dec 1999, Owen Taylor wrote:

> > 	So I guess my new question is, how would I go about hacking this
> > functionality?  When does GtkText call XConvertSelection()?  I can't seem
> > to make it call XConvertSelection() by sending it a button2 XButtonEvent.
> 
> It should work, assuming that you send the event ot the right subwindow.
> (see gtk_text_button_press.)
> 
> If you want to do it external to the application, then this is about
> the only way you are going to be able to do it, unless the app has
> an application-specific control interface.