Re: Need clarification about gtk_widget_set_events()

["DC A" <adc4444 hotmail com>]

> DC A wrote:
>
> > Hello! Can anyone kindly clarify when to use gtk_widget_set_events() 
> > routine? I know every widget has some default events. But how can we be 
> > sure which events are automatically selected by widgets and we don't need 
> > to call the above mentioned routine? Thanks.
>
> You probably want to use gtk_widget_add_events() so as to leave the
> widget's default event mask in tact, you want to call it before the widget 
> is realized.
>
> when a widget is gtk_widget_show()'n inside a heirarchy with a visible 
> toplevel
> (this is called and "anchored" child widget) and you return to the GTK+ 
> mainloop;
> the widget will finally be realized.
>
> its safe to call directly after creating the widget before showing it.
Thanks tristan.

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