Re: changing sensitivity of a button

[David Nečas (Yeti) <yeti physics muni cz>]

On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 05:49:47PM +0200, Joachim Klähn wrote:
> I'm using a button to start an action on a mechanical component.
> This action needs several seconds to finish.
> During this time I'm switching off sensitivity of the button by use of
> gtk_widget_set_sensitive(widget,0) to prevent the user from clicking it.
> After completion of the action the button is made sensitive by use of
> gtk_button_set_sensitive(widget,1)
> If the user holds position of mouse pointer and tries to repeat the action
> by pressing the button, he doesn't succed.
> Futher activation of the button is only possible after the mouse cursor
> has left the button's area an then reentered.

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56070

> Has anybody an workaround.

gtk_widget_set_sensitive(x, TRUE);
gtk_widget_hide(x);
gtk_widget_show(x);

Yeti

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