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giaur · Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 3

Hello,

I'm using Glade 2 on linux. There are many Windows controls equiwalents, but I can't find anything like GroupBox Windows control.

Is there this kind of widget exist in GTK? It seems - yes, because there are a lot of GTK apps, that use Windows-style groupbox control.

But I can't find it anywhere... Any tips for me?

openldev · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject:

You are looking for the GtkFrame widget. It is a GtkContainer that can hold only 1 child, has an optional border, and an optional label.

Micah Carrick · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:16 am Post subject:

I don't know what you're using the frame control for, however, if you're using it for radio buttons you'll have to note that unlike in Windows with the GroupBox control, the GtkFrame widget does not serve as the "group" for a set of radio buttons. Instead, you assign them to an abstract group when you create each GtkRadio widget or you use the group created by the first GtkRadio widget you create.

This is better explained in the GTK+ 2.0 Tutorial or in Andrew's book Foundations of GTK+ Development.

giaur · Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 3

Yes, it works. Thanks for responses.