Re: [gtkmm] possible bug in ComboBox behavior

[Michael Babcock <mbabcock la creatureshop henson com>]

Meier, Elke wrote:
> Hi,
> I am experiencing a rather enervating behavior in Gtk::ComboBox: 
>
> When I click on the button to the right and accidently drag the mouse a
> little *within the button* (with the mouse button still pressed), the value
> of the entry jumps to the first item in the list.
> The expected behavior would be to change the value only when the user clicks
> in the list.
> That's the kind of thing that drives users nuts... . 
>
> Is this a bug ? If not, how can turn off this "feature" ?

Yes, the ComboBox has lots of UI bugs, and that is one of the most 
annoying. I recommend dumping it and using an OptionMenu (if practical) 
or a popup selection dialog with a list widget and a scrollbar.

The Gtk 2 OptionMenu also has UI bugs (click-drag select too fast and 
the selection won't activate, scrolling is way too slow), but they're 
not as bad.

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Michael Babcock
Jim Henson's Creature Shop