Re: 4 numbers on 2 different rows, in a single tree cell

[Bob Caryl <bob fis-cal com>]

Nickolai Dobrynin wrote:

> Bob,
>
> Thanks for your response.  I guess, the main question I have with respect
> to the suggestions you made is if there is any way to pack a Gtk::Table
> into a tree cell.  Or, in the second case, if there is a way of packing
> a VBox into a cell.  Is this even doable?
>
> I've seen people doing all sorts of impossible things with cell renderers,
> but I'm not certain if the two things above are accomplishable.  What do
> you think?
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Nickolai
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 05:33:59AM -0500, Bob Caryl wrote:
>  
>
> > Hello Nickolai,
> >
> > Have you tried creating a two column, two row Gtk::Table and attaching 
> > four Gtk::Labels each containing one of the four numbers with the 
> > Gtk::Label alignments set to achieve the "four - cornered" look you 
> > seek; and then packing the Gtk::Table into the tree row cell?
> >
> > Another idea would be a Gtk::VBox containing two Gtk::HBoxs each of 
> > which containing two Gtk::Labels, with the alignments set to achieve the 
> > four - cornered effect; finally packing the Gtk::VBox into the cell itself.
> >
> > I don't know if either of these ideas would work, since I have not tried 
> > them myself.
> >
> > Bob Caryl
> >    
>
>  
Like you, I have also seen lots of things done with cell renderers; but 
as I said before, I have not tried either of my ideas hence I don't know 
if they will work.  It would seem to be easier to try it than to derive 
a custom renderer.

Bob