--- /tmp/example1orig.pl 2012-06-27 11:39:02.000000000 -0500 +++ /tmp/example1.pl 2012-06-27 11:39:36.000000000 -0500 @@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ my $list = Gtk2::Ex::Simple::List->new(@columnList); # set the second colunn as not editable - why doesn't this work? - $list->set_column_editable (1, FALSE); + my ($cell_renderer)=$list->get_column(1)->get_cell_renderers; + $cell_renderer->set(activatable => FALSE); # make the simple list scrollable my $scroller = Gtk2::ScrolledWindow->new; $scroller->set_policy('automatic', 'automatic'); $scroller->set_size_request(200, 200); - $scroller->add_with_viewport($list); + $scroller->add($list); # fill both columns of the simple list with arbitrary data my @data;