Re: [gtk-list] Re: [motif vs gtk]

[Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>]

"Iain" <nodatadj@strayduck.com> writes:

> > (each widget in gtk has its own create function, e.g.,
> gtk_menu_item_new(),
> > gtk_button_new(), gtk_entry_new(), blah blah, while in Xt you just call
> > XtCreate*Widget() and pass a constant identifying which class you want to
> > create.
> 
> there is a gtk_widget_new () which you pass in the class type.
> gtk_*_new is better, cos it's easier to remember the names,
> and it allows things like gtk_button_new_with_label (IMO).

Well,

 gtk_widget_new (GTK_TYPE_BUTTON,
                 "label", "My Button",
                 NULL);

works, though I also prefer the non-varargs usage. (Type safety
is nice)

Regards,
                                        Owen