Re: [gtk-list] Re: Setting Text BGcolor

[Ivan Jager <ivanjager bigfoot com>]

Rob Huffstedtler wrote:
> 
> Never mind.  I used the debugger to figure out what the different
> members of a style were, and on a hunch, set base to be black.

How do you find the different members of a struct with the debugger? I'm
rather new at C programing.

> Now, that I know how to do it, can someone explain why?
> 
> What is base supposed to be, and what is bg supposed to be?  That is, what
> concept do they represent (in general terms applicable to all widgets).

base is the background that is normally white (in the default theme). bg
is the background that is normally gray.

While we're at it, What is supposed to be the difference between fg and
text? I know they are different, but I don't know why.