Re: change background color for Gtk::fixed container

[Kjell Ahlstedt <kjell ahlstedt bredband net>]

2012-01-05 03:59, kiet tran skrev:
> hi everyone,
>
> Is it possible to change the background of Gtk::fixed container I 
> tried using modify_bg() function and it didnt do anything.
> That modify_bg() works for a button widget and Gtk::window.
>
> So is there any other method to do this.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kiet Tran
Some widgets don't have their own Gdk::Window. They draw on their parent 
container's window. Some of those widgets don't draw their background. 
E.g. Gtk::Label does not draw its background. Probably Gtk::Fixed is 
also one of the widgets that don't draw their background. There are (at 
least) two solutions:
1. Change the background of Gtk::Fixed's parent container.
If that's not suitable, perhaps too much background is changed, then
2. Put the Gtk::Fixed in a Gtk::EventBox, and change the background 
color of the Gtk::EventBox.

Kjell