Re: What is purpose of gtk_widget_set_events? (like in scribble.c in GTK+ tutorial?)

[Chris Seberino <seberino spawar navy mil>]

Owen

Thanks for the reply! I *omitted* gtk_widget_set_events 
and gtk_signal_connect guys all still worked!!!
I have set up buttons and other stuff without ever
using this command.  How am I getting away with
this if it is vital?

Chris

On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 01:01:45PM -0500, Owen Taylor wrote:
> 
> Chris Seberino <seberino spawar navy mil> writes:
> 
> > What is the purpose of gtk_widget_set_events????
> > 
> > I see it in scribble.c in GTK+ tutorial sample code
> > and I am not sure if I need it in my code.
> > It is NOT metioned in any GTK+ book I could find!!?!?! :(
> 
> Well, it is described in the tutorial:
> 
>  As for other signals, to determine what happens when an event occurs
>  we call gtk_signal_connect(). But we also need let GTK know which
>  events we want to be notified about. To do this, we call the function:
> 
>    void gtk_widget_set_events (GtkWidget *widget,
>                                gint      events);
> 
>  The second field specifies the events we are interested in. It is the
>  bitwise OR of constants that specify different types of events. For
>  future reference the event types are:
> 
>   [... description continues ... ]
> 
> Regards,
>                                         Owen
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