Re: Arrows in gtknotebook in gtk 2.4

[Matthias Clasen <mclasen redhat com>]

On Mon, 2004-09-27 at 03:49 +0200, Mich� Garoche wrote:
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> 
> While searching for a way to have both left and right arrows grouped
> together at the right end in gtknotebook, I've discovered something
> strange in gktnotebook.c.
> 
>   gtk_widget_class_install_style_property (widget_class,
>    g_param_spec_boolean ("has_secondary backward_stepper",
> P_("Secondary backward stepper"),
> P_("Display a second backward arrow button on the opposite end of the
> tab area"),
> FALSE,
> 
> G_PARAM_READABLE));
> 
> See the missing _ character in the second parameter.
> 
> It is in version 2.4.9.
> 
> Just to mention it, it may be corrected in a later version.

Good catch, I've fixed that now.

> Would it be possible to have the has_..._stepper properties not only
> readable, but writable too?
> 

No, they are style properties, which are not set by applications, but
from the rc file.

> If not, how can I change the gtkrc file to have them as I want? Or is
> it possible to change them within a foorc file?
> 

Yes, you should be able to say something like

GtkNotebook::has_secondary_forward_stepper = 1

in the relevant style {} block in your gtkrc.

Matthias