Re: [Vala] Why is my menubar not showing up?

[Jim Nelson <jim yorba org>]

Weird.  I guess it could be a version problem, but it's not like your code
does anything that's out of the blue.  As I said, I see the File menu and
the Quit item and it works fine.

I'm using Fedora 15.  What distro and you on and what version of GTK?

-- Jim

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Fred van Zwieten <fvzwieten gmail com>wrote:

> Could this be a version / library / bnidings problem?
>
> Greetz,
> Fred
>
>
>
> 2011/7/29 Fred van Zwieten <fvzwieten gmail com>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am seeing absolutely nothing. A white empty window 600x600. No menu in
> sight.
> > About the gtk issue. Well, there is vala code and gtk code, so i'm not
> > sure what causes it. But great you wanna help out anyways.
> >
> > Greetz,
> > Fred
> >
> >
> >
> > 2011/7/29 Jim Nelson <jim yorba org>:
> > > I built it that way.  I see the window and the menu bar.
> > >
> > > Maybe you should tell me what you're seeing and how that's different
> than
> > > what you expect to see.
> > >
> > > I should also add that this is technically a GTK problem, not a Vala
> issue,
> > > so I'm answering off-list.
> > >
> > > -- Jim
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Fred van Zwieten <fvzwieten gmail com
> >
> > > wrote:
> > > > valac --pkg gtk+-2.0 menusystem.vala
> > > >
> > > > Greetz,
> > > > Fred
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 2011/7/29 Jim Nelson <jim yorba org>:
> > > > > It works for me.  Are you sure you're building it correctly?
> > > > >
> > > > > -- Jim
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Fred van Zwieten <
> fvzwieten gmail com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Yes,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sorry, that was the first try, of course, but that also doesn't
> work.
> > > > > > Code:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > using Gtk;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > class menusystem : Gtk.Window
> > > > > > {
> > > > > >    public menusystem ()
> > > > > >    {
> > > > > >        this.title = "Menu System Demo";
> > > > > >        this.destroy.connect (Gtk.main_quit);
> > > > > >        set_default_size (600, 600);
> > > > > >
> > > > > >        var menubar = new MenuBar();
> > > > > >        var file_menu = new Menu();
> > > > > >        var quit_item=new MenuItem.with_mnemonic("_Quit");
> > > > > >        file_menu.append(quit_item);
> > > > > >        quit_item.activate.connect(Gtk.main_quit);
> > > > > >        var file_launcher=new MenuItem.with_mnemonic("_File");
> > > > > >        file_launcher.set_submenu(file_menu);
> > > > > >        menubar.append(file_launcher);
> > > > > >
> > > > > >        var vbox = new VBox (false, 0);
> > > > > >        vbox.pack_start (menubar,false,false,0);
> > > > > >        add (vbox);
> > > > > >    }
> > > > > >
> > > > > >    static int main (string[] args)
> > > > > >    {
> > > > > >        Gtk.init (ref args);
> > > > > >
> > > > > >        var mymenu = new menusystem ();
> > > > > >        mymenu.show_all();
> > > > > >
> > > > > >        Gtk.main ();
> > > > > >
> > > > > >        return 0;
> > > > > >    }
> > > > > > }
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Greetz,
> > > > > > Fred
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2011/7/29 Iven Hsu <ivenvd gmail com>:
> > > > > > > I think you should add(vbox), instead of add(menubar).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 2011/7/30 Fred van Zwieten <fvzwieten gmail com>
> > > > > > > > Hi.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I try to make a menubar, taking examples from vala toolbar demo
> and
> > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > pygtk tutorial. I have this sample code:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > using Gtk;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > class menusystem : Gtk.Window
> > > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > >    public menusystem ()
> > > > > > > >    {
> > > > > > > >        this.title = "Menu System Demo";
> > > > > > > >        this.destroy.connect (Gtk.main_quit);
> > > > > > > >        set_default_size (600, 600);
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >        var menubar = new MenuBar();
> > > > > > > >        var file_menu = new Menu();
> > > > > > > >        var quit_item=new MenuItem.with_mnemonic("_Quit");
> > > > > > > >        file_menu.append(quit_item);
> > > > > > > >        quit_item.activate.connect(Gtk.main_quit);
> > > > > > > >        var file_launcher=new MenuItem.with_mnemonic("_File");
> > > > > > > >        file_launcher.set_submenu(file_menu);
> > > > > > > >        menubar.append(file_launcher);
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >        var vbox = new VBox (false, 0);
> > > > > > > >        vbox.pack_start (menubar,false,false,0);
> > > > > > > >        add (menubar);
> > > > > > > >    }
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >    static int main (string[] args)
> > > > > > > >    {
> > > > > > > >        Gtk.init (ref args);
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >        var mymenu = new menusystem ();
> > > > > > > >        mymenu.show_all();
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >        Gtk.main ();
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >        return 0;
> > > > > > > >    }
> > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The menubar doesn't show up. Why not?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Greetz,
> > > > > > > > Fred
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