Re: How to change GtkEntry background

[Paul Foley <mycroft actrix gen nz>]

On Tue, 05 Mar 2002 04:23:28 -0500, Paul Davis wrote:

>> I want to display some data in an array of Entry widgets, and I'd like
>> to change the text background on a per-widget basis to represent a few
>> bits of other data associated with each entry.  Is it possible?  I can
>> only get a single-pixel-width line around the border to change colour,
>> which is not very helpful.
[...]
> so, in your case, you need a RC file like

>     style "foo" {
>        ... style definition ..
>     }
    
>     widget "*Foo" style "foo"

> and then in your code:

>     gtk_widget_set_name (widget, "Foo");

Thanks, but I already tried that -- that gets me a single pixel wide
line around the border, but it doesn't affect the text background.

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