Re: [gtkmm] Label background color

[wdewey1 comcast net]

> wdewey1 comcast net writes:
> 
> > I have these two pieces of code. They change the font color
> > properly, but the background color does not change. I don't
> > understand why. Can anyone help me with this?
> 
> That's because some widgets (e.g. labels and tables) don't have their
> own drawing window. So they don't own their background. Or something
> like that - I've never quite understood X programming.
> 
> Just put the widget inside an Gtk::EventBox and it should work.
> 
I had to change the background color on the Event box, but it worked great.  Thanks!!

Bill Dewey