Re: widget valid signals and properties

[Dirk Koopman <djk tobit co uk>]

On Tue, 2006-07-25 at 22:06 +0100, Emmanuele Bassi wrote:
> Hi;
>
> On Tue, 2006-07-25 at 21:59 +0100, Dirk Koopman wrote:
> > 1. How do I get a list of valid properties and signals for a widget?
>
> perldoc Gtk2::<widget name>, sections SIGNALS and PROPERTIES.

I should have said "from a widget handle or package". It appears that
either the person(s) writing glade keeps the list for each widget up to
date else there is a call to a widget to get the above information.
 
> > and related:
> >
> > 2. Is it possible to hook oneself onto all signals? Is there some
> > "master" signal one could hook into?
>
> No, and no.  Why would you do anything like this is beyond me, given
> that signals may have very different signatures and require different
> return values.

For runtime debugging purposes. It allows me to see what signals are
firing and therefore whether I have hooked the one I really want.

And, through the magic of 'caller()' I can see what those signatures are
and get them right the second time, instead of the n'th time after
having waded through the "extensive" and "complete" gtk2-perl
documentation (just fact, no nasturtiums on the package writers
intended). 

Dirk

PS just because you think I am completely mad does not mean that you are
wrong - however, humouring me would be appreciated :-)