Re: [API 2.4] font in entry

[Yann Leydier <yann leydier info>]

Connecting the realize signal does not work any better than map and 
map-event. :o(

According to this page, the realize signal is emitted even before map :
http://blog.yorba.org/jim/2010/10/those-realize-map-widget-signals.html

Other ideas?

Thanks,
yann

On 06/11/12 21:32, José Alburquerque wrote:
> On Tue, 2012-11-06 at 18:09 +0100, Yann Leydier wrote:
> > Hullo,
> >
> > I'm trying to change the font (face and style) in a custom object
> > derived from Entry.
> >
> > I use the following code:
> > 	Pango::FontDescription
> > fd(get_layout()->get_context()->get_font_description());
> > 	if (word.HasSerif())
> > 		fd.set_family("times");
> > 	else
> > 		fd.set_family("arial");
> > 	if (word.IsItalics())
> > 		fd.set_style(Pango::STYLE_ITALIC);
> > 	else
> > 		fd.set_style(Pango::STYLE_NORMAL);
> > 	get_layout()->get_context()->set_font_description(fd);
> >
> >
> > This seems to need the widget to be associated to a fully functionnal
> > GdkWidow, so rather than putting this code in the constructor, I
> > connected it to a signal.
> >
> > I tried map and map-event but it did not work. I thought that these
> > signals where emitted when (resp.) asking to associate and associating
> > the widget to a GdkWindow…
> >
> > I also tried expose-event, which is supposed to be emitted when the
> > widget is rendered, and it changes the font only when the edit gets the
> > focus! O_O
> >
> > Do you have any insight on the matter, please?
>
> You can use the Gtk::Widget::signal_realize().  When it is emitted, the
> Gdk::Window associated with the widget should be fully functional.
>
> > yann
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