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hello,
i am using notebook in my application. i want to reduce the tab size and placing other widget next/near to tab(e.g search label with entry box = search box ). if i use hbox to pack the notebook with widget it is placing horizontally with notebook . how can i place my search box near to tab of notebook.
as well as reducing the size the notebook tab

also how to put button and image inside the tab (image -label -closebutton)

thank you.
sphurti

The second issue is easy. All you have to do is make a GtkHBox that contains (image -label -closebutton) widgets. Then, send that as the tab's label.

The first issue requires that you alter the GtkNotebook widget itself. You are going to have to go into the GtkNotebook code (the actual code that is compiled) and derive a new widget from this widget. You can find the code here: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gtk%2B/trunk/gtk/

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Andrew Krause

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hello,

i am able to set other widget near notebook using fixed container as :

GtkWidget *notebook = NULL;
GtkWidget *label = NULL;
GtkWidget *tab = NULL;
GtkWidget *hbox =NULL;
GtkWidget *fixed = NULL;

/*----- Notebook------*/
notebook = gtk_notebook_new ();
gtk_notebook_set_tab_pos (GTK_NOTEBOOK (notebook), GTK_POS_TOP);
label = gtk_label_new ("tab1");
tab = gtk_frame_new("Frame1");
gtk_widget_set_size_request(tab,300,450);
gtk_notebook_append_page (GTK_NOTEBOOK(notebook ), tab, label);

label = gtk_label_new ("tab2");
tab = gtk_frame_new("Frame2");
gtk_widget_set_size_request(tab,300,450);
gtk_notebook_append_page (GTK_NOTEBOOK(notebook ), tab, label);

/*----search box -----*/
label = gtk_label_new ("Search");
tab = gtk_entry_new_with_max_length (20);

hbox = gtk_hbox_new (FALSE, 0);
gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), tab, FALSE, FALSE, 0);

/*-----fixed --------*/
fixed= gtk_fixed_new();
gtk_fixed_put (GTK_FIXED(fixed),notebook,0,0);
gtk_fixed_put (GTK_FIXED(fixed),hbox,100,0);
gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (window), fixed);

Yes, this will work, but isn't a very good practice. What if the tab labels change? These will change with the system's font size. Try increasing the size of the fonts or changing your theme. This will alter the look and placement of everything.

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Thank you.

but ,i am not getting how to derive / create new widget from notebook
i am using c

i am facing one more problem with using GtkFixed and GtkVBox just now i post it
can u please looked into it

Thank you
sphurti