Re: SpinBox data

[James Henstridge <james daa com au>]

Gregory Merchan wrote:

> I just noticed the GnomeDateEdit widget in glade is really awkward.
> For the time, it presents an entry with an option menu that has submenus.
> Since the entry is not constrained, the option menu doesn't match the data.
>
> This seems an apt place to have a spinbutton which can accept non-real ranges;
> in this case, times of the day. Some other things might be presented in a
> similar manner, such as square tiling - i.e., "1x1", "2x2", "3x3", ....
>
> One can construct a time control with multiple spinbuttons, but i18n could be
> tricky. Also, a single spinbutton seems more apt for when control is gross;
> e.g., hourly increments.
>
> Should GtkSpinButton be made more general? That seems like asking for api
> hell. The problem is that a similar independent widget could clash with the
> theme. Perhaps there is a way to smuggle out the correct appearance et al. to
> allow a widget like a time selector?
>  
What you suggest is already possible (unless I am misunderstanding you). 
A programmer can provide custom routines for converting from the 
adjustment value to the string displayed in the entry, and back again, 
using its input and output signals.

James.