2 questions: gtk entry filter and modal dialog

MBoerner · **Joined:** Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:49 am **Posts:** 22

Hello!
I have 2 questions:
1) I have a dialog with a entry.
In this entry the operator should enter only digits (0-9)
Is it possible to set a filter over the entry? or should I use the "focus-out-event"?
I would rather just activate num keys.

2) I have another dialog, made by the function ts_get_user_entry. It is a modal dialog
When I call it with the commands

Code:

char newFolderName[50];
ts_get_user_entry("Name of the new folder", newFolderName);
if (strlen(newFolderName) > 0) ....

the next command "if (strlen(newFolderName) > 0) " is executed before the operator ckicked on the OK button of the dialog.
I thought that modal dialogs holds the execution until the operator close it.
Can you see my error in the next code? Isn't it a modal dialog?

Thanks a lot in advance for your help
MBoerner

Code:

/**
 * instead of the deprecated gtk_input_dialog
 * @param message message to show in the dialog
 * @param text text that the user will enter
 *
 */
void  ts_get_user_entry(const char *message, char *text)
{
   GtkWidget *inputDialog;
   GtkWidget *entry;
   GtkEntryBuffer *entryBuffer;

   GtkWidget *vbox;

   entryBuffer = gtk_entry_buffer_new (NULL, 0);
   entry = gtk_entry_new_with_buffer(GTK_ENTRY_BUFFER(entryBuffer));
   gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(entry),"new folder");

   inputDialog =  gtk_dialog_new_with_buttons(message, NULL, GTK_DIALOG_MODAL|GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT , NULL);
   vbox = gtk_dialog_get_content_area (GTK_DIALOG(inputDialog));
   gtk_dialog_add_button( (GtkDialog*)inputDialog,
                                  GTK_STOCK_CANCEL, GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL );
   gtk_dialog_add_button( (GtkDialog*)inputDialog,
                                   GTK_STOCK_OK, GTK_RESPONSE_OK );

    gtk_box_pack_end(GTK_BOX(vbox), entry, FALSE, TRUE, 10);

    gtk_dialog_set_default_response(GTK_DIALOG(inputDialog), GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL);
    gtk_widget_show_all(GTK_WIDGET(inputDialog));
    gint result = gtk_dialog_run (GTK_DIALOG (inputDialog));
    switch (result)
    {
        case GTK_RESPONSE_OK:
          strcpy(text, gtk_entry_get_text(GTK_ENTRY(entry)));
          break;
        default:
           text = NULL;
           break;
    }
    gtk_widget_destroy (GTK_WIDGET(inputDialog));
}

Paul Childs · **Posted:** Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:25 pm

1. If you are after numerical input then don't use an entry, use a gtk_spin_button. It is much better geared towards numerical data.
2. I'm not sure exactly where the problem is. I would have though it much better (and more efficient) to check on whether the string was NULL then to make a check based on length. The way you handle strings can also be greatly improved by using glib string utility functions. I would prefer to declare as gchar* rather than an array of length 50. You can than use the g_str... functions which are more portable than stdio/strings, etc. (and also won't need to include them) and often handle potential buffer overflow issues better.
You are right about it being strange being a modal dialog; gtk_dialog_main holds up the queue in gtk_main. Maybe the compiler has rearranged things based on determining the result to be invariant of the dialog?

MBoerner · **Joined:** Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:49 am **Posts:** 22

ok, thank you!

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