Re: [gtk-list] Re: GtkCombo 0.4

[Elliot Lee <sopwith cuc edu>]

On Mon, 12 Jan 1998, Stefan Wille wrote:

> in general, a combo box is a composite of a button, a list and a child area.
> In the child area can be other widgets than an entry. For example, in MS Word'
> toolbar
> is a combo box that is used to select color - it doesn't have an entry.
> Interestingly, the Qt widget set
> has a combo box whose interface allows to use it with any widget, but has
> extra methods to
> make use of a entry child really easy. It also has a constructor that creates
> the entry if desired.

For these, use GtkOptionMenu.

Combo boxes are only for when you want to be able to type something in.

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