Re: [Vala] How to change Gtk.IconView background color

[Jonas Kulla <nyocurio gmail com>]

2013/9/4 David Siewert <david0siewert gmail com>

> Hi,
> i am trying to change the background color of Gtk.IconView
>
> normally i would do it with:
>   .override_background_color(Gtk.StateFlags.NORMAL,color);
> but it doesn't work that way...
>
> is there i a better/working or obvious way of doing it, that i have missed?
>
> if it isn't to much of a hassle, could you provide the answer by
> modifying following code example:
>
>
> public class Application : Gtk.Window {
>     public Application () {
>         this.title = "My Gtk.IconView";
>         this.window_position = Gtk.WindowPosition.CENTER;
>         this.destroy.connect (Gtk.main_quit);
>
>         Gtk.ListStore model = new Gtk.ListStore (2, typeof
> (Gdk.Pixbuf), typeof (string));
>         Gtk.TreeIter iter;
>
>         Gtk.IconView view = new Gtk.IconView.with_model (model);
>         view.set_pixbuf_column (0);
>         view.set_text_column (1);
>         this.add (view);
>
>         // Data:
>         Gdk.Pixbuf pixbuf = view.render_icon (Gtk.Stock.ABOUT,
> Gtk.IconSize.DIALOG, null);
>         model.append (out iter);
>         model.set (iter, 0, pixbuf, 1, "Dialog");
>
>         pixbuf = view.render_icon (Gtk.Stock.PRINT, Gtk.IconSize.DIALOG,
> null);
>         model.append (out iter);
>         model.set (iter, 0, pixbuf, 1, "Print");
>
>         pixbuf = view.render_icon (Gtk.Stock.CANCEL, Gtk.IconSize.DIALOG,
> null);
>         model.append (out iter);
>         model.set (iter, 0, pixbuf, 1, "Cancel");
>
>         Gdk.RGBA color = {Random.next_double()
> ,Random.next_double(),Random.next_double(),1};
>         view.override_background_color(Gtk.StateFlags.NORMAL,color);
> // <- this line does nothing
>     }
>
>     public static int main (string[] args) {
>         Gtk.init (ref args);
>
>         Application app = new Application ();
>         app.show_all ();
>         Gtk.main ();
>         return 0;
>     }
> }


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Jonas