Re: Display simple box indicating position on mouse click?

[Bob Caryl <bob fis-cal com>]

Yes, that is right...

Bob

Toralf Lund wrote:

> Bob Caryl wrote:
>
> > I suppose adding the label "by hand" is no more "by hand" than 
> > removing the icon...
>
>
> You are right.
>
> However, it just occurred to me that using a plain Gtk::Window may not 
> be more "by hand", either.
>
> > Bob
> >
> > Toralf Lund wrote:
> >
> > > Bob Caryl wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sorry Toralf,
> > > >
> > > > My bad.. use Gtk::Dialog instead of Gtk::MessageDialog.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > You mean, and add a Gtk::Label by hand? Yes, perhaps...
> > >
> > > I did find a way to remove the icon, though, but it involved Gtk+ 
> > > (not Gtkmm) functions and direct access to gobject() members...
> > >
> > >
> > > > Bob
> > > >
> > > > Toralf Lund wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Bob Caryl wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hey Toralf,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You can connect a callback to your signal_button_press_event that 
> > > > > > would displaying the mouse coordinates in a Gtk::MessageDialog 
> > > > > > that has no buttons added to it and with all its decorations 
> > > > > > turned off...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes. I considered that earlier, but thought I might ask first in 
> > > > > case there was an even simpler way...
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyhow, I've now tried this, and it nearly looks the way I want, 
> > > > > but there is one problem: The message dialog will also contain an 
> > > > > icon indicating the message type. I don't want that, but I can't 
> > > > > seem to find a way to disable it.
> > > > >
> > > > > >    that would make it resemble a tool tip;  and, since it would 
> > > > > > have focus, you could close it when it receives the release 
> > > > > > event.  Just a thought.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Possibly a dumb question, but how exactly can I do that? I thought 
> > > > > that it would go away if I did
> > > > >
> > > > > msgBox.clear();
> > > > >
> > > > > after creating as
> > > > >
> > > > > Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::MessageDialog> msgBox=new 
> > > > > Gtk::MessageDialog(*this, msg, Gtk::MESSAGE_INFO, Gtk::BUTTONS_NONE);
> > > > >
> > > > > but it doesn't.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Bob Caryl
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Toralf Lund wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > In one of my applications, I'd like to display the pointer 
> > > > > > > position (within the widget) when a certain mouse button (I 
> > > > > > > haven't decided which) is clicked, in some kind of a popup box. 
> > > > > > > Any suggestions about how to achieve this? I mean, to capture 
> > > > > > > the actual click and get the position, I can probably just 
> > > > > > > connect to signal_button_press_event() - or possibly 
> > > > > > > signal_button_release_event(), but what's the best way of 
> > > > > > > actually displaying the information? Maybe I want something 
> > > > > > > rather like the standard tooltips, but I don't know how to force 
> > > > > > > display of those...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - Toralf