Re: How to create round shape push buttons

[Todd Fisher <toddf simosoftware com>]

Roger Leigh wrote:

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> abhijeet singh panwar <dearabhi gmail com> writes:
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> > I am new to GTK. Is there any way to create round shaped push buttons
> > with different colors. And on clicking on the button the color of the
> > button should change.
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> The colour change is easy.  gtk_widget_modify_bg() will change the
> colour, and you can set the colour for various states (e.g. clicked,
> prelit etc.).
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> The shape isn't so easy.  I guess you could write a theme that drew
> buttons as circles/ellipses, but I'm not aware of any that currently
> exist.  Alternatively, you could draw an ellipse with the GNOME canvas
> and use that as a button.
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> Regards,
> Roger
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You can use pixmap theme engine to make round buttons, by just creating 
images of the buttons and then by hard coding
the style for your app.

-todd