Re: what to replace GtkList with for Gtk2::Combo

[Chris Phillips <chris thirtythreeandathird net>]

That sounds great, I'll certainly test it and try to write some t stuff. 
But i have to sound like a retard though and ask how to get it... I just 
checked out CVS and there's nothing new in it AFAIK.

thanks

chris

> GtkList and GtkListItem have been added with comments saying that you should
> only use it in Combo context etc. etc.
>
> their entire xs wrapper code is contained in #ifdef GTK_TYPE_LIST(_ITEM) in
> hopes that if removed from gtk-2.2.x it won't totally break the wrappers (of
> course the code that uses GtkCombo's will) i would be surprised if it's ever
> removed in the 2.2 tree.
>
> since you were needing to use it be sure to test it out as you do. let me know
> if you find any problems. i haven't tried out any of it so it could be totally
> broken. it does compile and test ok, but that doesn't mean much since there
> are not test of that specific code.
>
> there is some test code in the t directory for GtkCombo's if you want add some
> stuff to it to test out GtkList and GtkListItems. for that matter anyone is
> more than welcome to code up a test for the t directory of any of the modules.
> submit it to the list. if it tests something useful and we like the look of it
> then it will get included.
>
> -rm
>
> Ross McFarland said:
> > Chris Phillips said:
> > > I've noticed that GtkList has now apparenlty been officially deprecated in
> > > Gtk2, but GtkCombo's have not been. and the Gtk2::Combo still says that it
> > > uses a GtkList. As Gtk2-perl apparently, and reasonably enough, is not
> > > implementing any deprecated functionality I get an error from my program
> > > trying to access list->clear_items, saying GtkList doesn't exist, and
> > > falls though to a GtkContainer, which naturally doesn't have hte
> > > clear_items method.
> >
> > > How can a non-deprecated widget contain a deprecated one? am i missing
> > > somethine? I'd be havppy to use a GtkListStore but there appears to be no
> > > way to use this within a dropdown box...
> >
> > from what i can tell you are correct. i'll work up bindings for GtkList here
> > in a few minutes that should provide the necessary functionality. i must
> > agree that it seems odd to have a widget using a deprecated widget as one of
> > it's members. especially since it would seem a reasonable endeavor to
> > convert the combo box's list member, but anyway...
> >
> > i'll send out to the list when i get this done. if there's a reason not to
> > do so someone speak up and let me know.
> >
> > -rm
> >
> >
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