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[gtk-list] Re: Combo box widget
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kenneth Albanowski)
Sun Aug 17 19:22:30 1997
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 19:19:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kenneth Albanowski <kjahds@kjahds.com>
To: gtk-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <199708172245.SAA02984@cc1000916-a.avnl1.nj.home.com>
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On Sun, 17 Aug 1997, Arun Sharma wrote:
> Gtk gurus,
>
> I am trying to write a combo box widget [1] and am through with deriving
> it from gtkentry and displaying the arrow etc.
>
> Can someone advise me on which one of the following implementations is
> better for the list ?
>
> (a) Implementing the list as a separate gtklist widget and managed by
> gtkcombo.
> (b) Writing it from the first principles from a Gdkwindow and
> duplicating code in gtklist.
>
> Sorry if some of this sounds stupid -- never written a widget before.
I've never written a widget, but I can guarantee you that (a) is the smart
choice. Remember that the entry widget is always "there", but the list
widget is only there temporarily. That is a perfect reason for making the
list a has-a relationship, with the entry probably best being is-a for
simplicity.
--
Kenneth Albanowski (kjahds@kjahds.com, CIS: 70705,126)
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