splitting an App between Glade files?

[Patrick <patrick spellingbeewinnars org>]

Hi Everyone

I have tinkered with Glade in the past and I "felt" that this wasn't 
going to be easier for me. It "seemed" like a single Glade file would 
grow too cumbersome so I never gave it a real try. So of course this is 
"felt" and "seemed" not fact.

I haven't personally found examples of people using multiple Glade files 
for one application, is this possible?

I can't start adding widgets to a second Glade file without creating a 
top level window. I do have the option to change the window type to 
popup, but I don't know how to pack it into the top level window of the 
first Glade file or if a popup can even be fully contained in another 
window.

Alternatively is there a way to work with multiple sub windows without 
having them stacked over each other in Glade?

I guess my main concern is that I would like the central portion of my 
GUI to have multiple features and I am concerned that Glade will become 
confusing. I was thinking that if I hand coded them separately, the code 
would be easier to manage then the Glade file.

Is it also possible to define widgets within a top level window but to 
ignore that toplevel window and that top level widgets into another 
widget instead, such as a notebook, contained in another Glade file? I 
Understand I would have to hand code this part.

Also I am using an unpopular language and trying to interface it with C. 
Does it seem like a good idea to create a Gtk binding that was complete 
minus what Glade supports? Seems like it would be a lot less work and 
would avoid redundancy.

Thanks for reading-Patrick