Hi, I started to look at the GTK_TOOLBAR code to see how it can be brought into the new callback scheme. Here are my ideas: 1. GTK_TOOLBAR should inherit from...
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Dave E Martin XXIII
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May 3, 1999 4:10 am
Richie Bielak wrote: [description of plans for toolbars] Sounds good to me. In general, I like treating GUI's as a hierarchy, and I should be able to use a...
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Dave E Martin XXIII
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May 3, 1999 4:37 am
Hm, is it me, or is this particular wheel (gtk) getting reinvented an awful lot lately? Most of them seem to be concentrating on one particular platform...
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Oliver Elphick
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May 3, 1999 4:57 pm
The html pages in gtk/html have been updated for the current state of the classes. Since they were generated by SmallEiffel's short, the ISE-specific versions ...
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Richie Bielak
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May 4, 1999 1:34 am
Dave E Martin XXIII wrote: [...] ... Not as far as I can tell.. ... Sort of. Except it may need to keep references to the components that make it up (like a...
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Richie Bielak
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May 4, 1999 1:40 am
... I guess with GNOME and all the Linux publicity GTK+ has arrived. [...] ... I'm not sure about the finer details of licensing, however, I think any Open...
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Dave E Martin XXIII
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May 4, 1999 6:47 am
... Yes, this is one thing I've been wondering about (translation: i've been too lazy to look through the code). Sometimes it is convenient to create...
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Dave E Martin XXIII
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May 4, 1999 7:06 am
... Or, SmallEiffel should compile any (standards based, such as they are) open source code 8) ... Me too 8) Actually, I have something in a usable state...
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Oliver Elphick
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May 4, 1999 6:48 pm
One major omission so far is list boxes. There seems to be no GTK_LISTBOX class. Do you have any plans to implement one? -- Oliver Elphick...
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Oliver Elphick
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May 4, 1999 9:38 pm
I've started to add comments and, in some cases, additional preconditions. So far, to: gtk/lib/gtk_box.e gtk/lib/gtk_button.e gtk/lib/gtk_check_button.e ...
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Richie Bielak
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May 5, 1999 1:41 am
... Yes. It's next on my list after I clean up gtk_toolbar. I hope to get to it within a week. ...richie -- "It is a good day to code."...
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Richie Bielak
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May 5, 1999 1:46 am
... Excellent!!! I was thinking about writing a tutorial on how to use this stuff to help people get started. ...richie -- "It is a good day to code."...
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Oliver Elphick
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May 5, 1999 6:06 am
... I think that would be very helpful. Class comments are like man pages: it is difficult to show the bigger picture. -- Oliver Elphick...
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Oliver Elphick
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May 5, 1999 9:15 am
... Sorry - a spelling error. It should be: www.lfix.co.uk/eiflib/cvs.html -- Oliver Elphick Oliver.Elphick@... Isle of...
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Oliver Elphick
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May 5, 1999 9:15 am
I've been looking around for a way to set the justification of text in a label. The book "Developing Linux Applications with GTK+ and GDK" says that labels are...
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Richie Bielak
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May 6, 1999 4:28 am
Paul Janzen wrote: [...] ... Not really. The behavior of the C code is different. The toolbar keeps a reference to the subwidget, whether the application does ...
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Richie Bielak
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May 6, 1999 4:31 am
Oliver Elphick wrote: [...] ... You know, if it's not too much trouble perhaps you can include the names of the more common signals received by the various ...
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Richie Bielak
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May 6, 1999 8:34 am
... Looking at the GTK+ code I see that labels are derived from GtkMisc, but GtkMisc _is_ derived from GtkWidget. We probably need a GTK_MISC class. ...richie ...
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Richie Bielak
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May 6, 1999 8:34 am
Hi, Since it looks like there are at least four Eiffel/Gtk+ binding libraries, perhaps we should come up with a better name for this library. Perhaps after...
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Oliver Elphick
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May 6, 1999 9:14 am
... I'm happy to do so - once I learn what they are! -- Oliver Elphick Oliver.Elphick@... Isle of Wight...
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Oliver Elphick
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May 6, 1999 9:29 am
I've added comments, or at least a `CVS: "$Id$"' string, to the following: lib/gtk_accel_group.e lib/gtk_bin.e lib/gtk_box.e lib/gtk_container.e ...
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Roger Browne
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May 6, 1999 3:12 pm
... Hmmm. The yabbie is an Australian freshwater crayfish, and "beaut" or "bonza" are Aussie for "excellent". So we can have GTK+YABBIE "GTK+ Yet Another...
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Andreas Leitner
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May 6, 1999 3:25 pm
I was thinking about eGTK. For Eiffel GTK. This would then add to a row of Eiffel libraries that wrap C "standard"-libraries and aim to be multi platform and...
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Dave E Martin XXIII
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May 6, 1999 5:21 pm
... I like either this, or the VINE idea. do all these other eXXX libraries have portability as a goal? I think a name that implies the portable goal of the ...
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Richie Bielak
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May 7, 1999 12:45 am
... I like it. "eGTK" has a nice ring to it. I think I'll let few days pass in case some other things pop into my head.... Thanks... ...richie -- "It is a good...
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Richie Bielak
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May 10, 1999 3:20 am
Hi, I've just updated the CVS with all the changes for the new and improved GTK_TOOLBAR. Changes include: 1. GTK_TOOBAR_COMMAND is now obsolete, you can use...
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Dave E Martin XXIII
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May 10, 1999 5:49 am
... I need to whip this example into better shape... ... How about: ensure: size_set_checked_when_visible: is_visible implies (width = new_width and height =...
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Richie Bielak
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May 11, 1999 2:06 am
Dave E Martin XXIII wrote: [...] ... I thought of that, but I need to verify that the attributes of the widget are changed at the time the set is called, even...
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Dave E Martin XXIII
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May 11, 1999 9:41 pm
Im going to start investigating/work on some range widgets <*> - Know Future ... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/group/eiffel-gtk-discuss ...
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Dave E Martin XXIII
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May 11, 1999 10:01 pm
Hm, there may be a delay as the cvs server appears to be down, and I don't want to start without a fresh update. ... eGroup home:...
