RE: [gtk-list] Re: select text in GtkLabels

["Arjan J. Molenaar" <arjan xirion nl>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Owen Taylor [mailto:otaylor@redhat.com]
> 
> Martin NorbXck <d95mback@dtek.chalmers.se> writes:
> 
> > > I suppose it's wiser to make a custom wodget for that 
> (like a GtkEditLine 
> > > with no borders and the option to add text turned off, or 
> better *with*
> > > borders, so the user can see there's something special about it)
> > 
> > Of course you can use a custom widget. But I want this 
> behaviour for all
> > labels. It is that way in Windows, and I think it's a great feature.
> > The application using the label shouldn't need to worry what kind of
> > label it is. And for those who don't want it maybe it could 
> be turned
> > off.
> 
> Actually, from what I've seen in Windows, there is a rand() % 
> 1 somewhere -
> the selection of which labels are selectable was beyond my ability to
> figure out when I fooled around with that.
>  
> > There are of course problems, because labels are used for 
> button texts
> > and menus and all sort of things. But I'd still want it :)
> 
<snip>

The problem with M$'s attempt IMHO is that it is inconsistent: you 
can't see if the label is selectable or not just by looking at it, 
you have to try it (and find out it doesn't become selected and feel 
disappointed again :( ). Just like the combo-box/option menu thingy. 
Motif (and Mac) solved that in a more understandable way.
The same thing should be done for selectable labels: distinguish them
from non-selectable lablels in a visable way.

Regards,

Arjan

PS. another nice feature that I do not want to be seen in GTK+ are menus that become grayed out once the window become unfocused (something new in their
*2000 stuff).