Re: Can't add new GTK 2.16 methods to GtkStyle

[Torsten Schoenfeld <kaffeetisch gmx de>]

Emmanuel Rodriguez wrote:
> > > I think it would make sense to let Gtk2::Style::get()
> > > and get_property() be the same method
> > Actually, letting get_property shadow the GObject method is a bit unlike
> > TreeModel.  With the treemodels the get() varies but you can you can
> > confidently use get_property() for the object properties in whatever
> > generic code might operate on Glib::Object descendants.

In generic code, you can never be sure that calling get_property() on an object 
will invoke Glib::Object::get_property().  You'd have to fully specify the 
method name to be sure.

And since gtk_style_get() and gtk_style_get_property() are so similar to their 
GObject counterparts, I think it would be confusing if get() and get_property() 
did different things when invoked on a Gtk2::Style.

> > How about leaving get_property as the GObject property accessor and give
> > the style accessor another name?
>
> But which name? This has to be picked with care because a subsequent
> release of GTK could introduce new methods. I was thinking of using
> something like get_style_property. This name seems unique enough,
> after all what are the odds of seeing gtk_style_get_style_property
> land in GTK?

We try to deviate as little as possible from the C names.  I don't think an 
exception is justified in this case.  So I committed Emmanuel's last patch with 
a few minor modifications.  Thanks for the great patch, Emmanuel!