Re: Dynamically filled combo box

[Igor Korot <ikorot01 gmail com>]

Hi, John,

On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 1:37 PM,  <jcupitt gmail com> wrote:
> Hi Igor,
>
> On 19 October 2015 at 17:45, Igor Korot <ikorot01 gmail com> wrote:
> > On Windows I have an ability to create a dynamically filled combobox.
> > I.e. I can catch a dropdown event (message), where I can remove all
> > items from the list
> > and insert a new string to be displayed. Then on the popup event
> > (message) I can remove everything and depending whether there is a
> > selection or not, add the appropriate string.
> >
> > Is it possible to do the same with GTK+? Either with 2 or 3?
>
> Sure, in gtk2, try:
>
> https://developer.gnome.org/gtk2/stable/GtkComboBoxText.html#gtk-combo-box-text-append-text
>
> Same thing, though a little fancier, in gtk3:
>
> https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkComboBoxText.html#gtk-combo-box-text-append-text

Ok, but the trouble is that in GTK those signals are "Actions".
They don't have "Run First"/"Run Last" flag.

So, how do I properly connect to them?

I need this code to be executed befor dropdown and after popup...

Thank you.

> John