Re: Creating a custom Button

[Mark Roberts <gtkmm manumark de>]

Hi Bobby,

> I would like to create a custom widget, which wouldl serve as a button
> and/or as a container.

GtkButton can already act as a container. In glade, you can switch the 
button's type from label to stock to container. In code, I believe you 
refrain from setting the "label" property and instead add a child to the 
button.

> a) Because of overriding the on_expose_event method I somehow "loose" the
> nice button effect of being pressed down - the button doesn't darken it's
> colour or moves it's content downwards a bit.

GtkButton will animate being pushed, even when used as a container.

> Regards,
> Uros

Not Bobby?

All the best
Mark Roberts

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