Re: GTK Modal dialog

[Carlo <carlo-ag libero it>]

  ...
  if (gProject) {
    /* activating progress window
     */
    dlg = create_winProgress ();
    gtk_window_set_title (GTK_WINDOW (dlg), "Simulating...");
    gtk_window_set_position (GTK_WINDOW (dlg), 
GTK_WIN_POS_CENTER_ON_PARENT);
    gtk_window_set_modal (GTK_WINDOW (dlg), TRUE);
    gtk_window_set_transient_for (GTK_WINDOW (dlg), GTK_WINDOW (parent));
    gtk_widget_show (dlg);

    if (fTcalc) {
      g_free (fTcalc);
    }
    fTcalc = FTCSSolver (dlg);

    gtk_widget_destroy (dlg);
  }
  else {
  ...

Apparently, it is exactly what I do, except for the fact that my modal 
contains a progressbar and has been generated by Glade2; but, while your 
code works as expected, my dialog *is not modal* (by focusing the parent 
window, the dialog goes under it).

John Cupitt ha scritto lo scorso 08/10/2004 15.33:

> This test program woks for me on windows and linux with gtk+-2.4.9.
> But maybe I misunderstand your problem?
>
> - the dialog does not appear on the taskbar
> - when the dialog is open the main window button does not work (so you
> can never have more than one dialog)
> - the dialog is always above the main window
>
> -------------------
> #include <gtk/gtk.h>
>
> static void
> dialog_button_click( GtkWidget *widget, GtkWidget *dialog )
> {
>         gtk_widget_destroy( dialog );
> } 
>   
> static void
> window_button_click( GtkWidget *widget, GtkWidget *parent_window )
> {
>         GtkWidget *dialog;
>         GtkWidget *button;
>
>         dialog = gtk_window_new( GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL );
>         button = gtk_button_new_with_label( "done" );
>         g_signal_connect( G_OBJECT( button ), "clicked",
>                 G_CALLBACK( dialog_button_click ), dialog );
>         gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER( dialog ), button );
>
>         gtk_window_set_modal( GTK_WINDOW( dialog ), TRUE );
>         gtk_window_set_transient_for( GTK_WINDOW( dialog ),
>                 GTK_WINDOW( parent_window ) );
>         gtk_window_set_position( GTK_WINDOW( dialog ),
>                 GTK_WIN_POS_CENTER_ON_PARENT );
>
>         gtk_widget_show_all( dialog );
> }
>
> int
> main( int argc, char **argv )
> { 
>         GtkWidget *window;
>         GtkWidget *button;
>
>         gtk_init (&argc, &argv);
>
>         window = gtk_window_new( GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL );
>         button = gtk_button_new_with_label( "click to open dialog" );
>         g_signal_connect( G_OBJECT( button ), "clicked",
>                 G_CALLBACK( window_button_click ), window );
>         gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER( window ), button );
>         gtk_widget_show_all( window );
>
>         gtk_main();
>
>         return( 0 );
> }
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