Re: [gtkmm] contolling screen updating in Layout widget

[Nathaniel Virgo <nathaniel virgo ntlworld com>]

In case anyone else ever wonders about this, I just found the proper way to 
do it: 
widget.get_window()->raise();

On Monday 23 December 2002 11:30 am, Nathaniel Virgo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a collection of widgets in a Layout container.  The user can drag
> them around, so sometimes they overlap and go behind one another.  I want
> the user to be able to bring a widget to the top by clicking on it.  The
> only way I can see to do this is to remove the widget from the container
> and then put it back again in the same place.  This works, but it causes a
> little flicker because the screen gets drawn to after removing the widget
> as well as after putting it back - so I was wondering if there's a way to
> temporarily switch off drawing or buffer swiching or something while I move
> things around.  Or is there a better way to approach what I'm attempting?
>
> (gtkmm = 2.0.2)
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Nathaniel.