How to pack a widget inside a frame?

Roccivic · **Joined:** Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:03 pm **Posts:** 15

I'm trying to pack a button inside a frame, but can't understand how to do this. I tried this and it compiles, but returns an error when executed:

Code:

   hbox = gtk_hbox_new (TRUE, 0);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), hbox, FALSE, TRUE, 5);

   frame = gtk_frame_new ("Some text");
   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (hbox), frame);

   close_button = gtk_button_new_with_label ("Close");
   g_signal_connect_swapped (GTK_OBJECT (close_button), "clicked",
              G_CALLBACK (gtk_main_quit), GTK_OBJECT (box));
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (frame), close_button, TRUE, TRUE, 5);

Many thanks for any help in advance.
Rouslan

ZuLuuuuuu · **Posted:** Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:29 pm

You are trying gtk_box_pack_start() on frame and gtk_container_add() on hbox. I guess you mistyped the variables. The true code is:

Code:

   hbox = gtk_hbox_new (TRUE, 0);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), hbox, FALSE, TRUE, 5);

   frame = gtk_frame_new ("Some text");
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), frame, TRUE, TRUE, 5);

   close_button = gtk_button_new_with_label ("Close");
   g_signal_connect_swapped (GTK_OBJECT (close_button), "clicked",
              G_CALLBACK (gtk_main_quit), GTK_OBJECT (box));
   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (frame), close_button);

Roccivic · **Joined:** Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:03 pm **Posts:** 15

DOH!

Thanks.

dreblen · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:18 am

Note that you can still use gtk_container_add on a GtkBox derivative, it just calls gtk_box_pack_start with its default settings.

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