Re: Tooltips events

[Tim Janik <timj gtk org>]

On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Santiago Capel wrote:

> Tim Janik escribió:
> 
> > On Sun, 6 Jan 2002, Santiago Capel wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all:
> > >
> > > I am designing a variation of tooltips called GtkxBubble. I want my
> > > bubbles to disappear when they are clicked with the mouse. I have copied
> > > the code of tooltips and made some changes.
> > >
> > >
> > > The problem is that when I attach an event handler to the tooltip window
> > > (bubble window for me), I only get the events 10 and 11
> > > (enter_notity_event and leave_notify_event).
> > >
> > > How can I catch the event button_press_event?
> >
> > gdk windows have event masks, so unlkess you request button press events
> > (gtk_widget_add_events()) you won't get them.
> >
> > > Any clues?
> >
> > a remark aside, i doubt it makes much sense to start a new tooltips
> > system without proper support by gtk internals, which will be required
> > to allow tooltips on NO_WINDOW widgets, respectively widget areas.
> >
> 
> These bubbles only affect to one widget, it is not a system properly. I don't
> think I will need two much support from Gtk internals.

if you want to pop them up upon the mouse pointer entering the widget,
that won't work for NO_WINDOW widgets (e.g. labels) as those don't have their
own windows that you receive enter/leave events for (GtkTooltips suffers from
this very same problem).

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