wrong tooltip position & gtk_tooltip_trigger_tooltip_que

barton · **Joined:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:34 pm **Posts:** 3

I wrote a program that sets up an icon in the systray (GtkStatusIcon).
The important thing is a tooltip with a text that should be updated every second using gtk_status_icon_set_tooltip() and gtk_tooltip_trigger_tooltip_query() and

Here's a stripped down version of the code:

Code:

#include <gtk/gtk.h>
#include <glib.h>

static GtkStatusIcon* icon;
static GTimer* timer;
static int count;
static GdkDisplay* display;

/* this function is called periodically */
static gboolean do_timer(gpointer data)
{
    char buffer[64];
    snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "tooltip: %d", count++);
    gtk_status_icon_set_tooltip(icon, buffer);
    gtk_tooltip_trigger_tooltip_query(display);
    return TRUE;
}


int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    timer = g_timer_new();

    gtk_init(&argc, &argv);

    icon = gtk_status_icon_new_from_file("/path/to/icon.png");
    gtk_status_icon_set_visible(icon, TRUE);
    gtk_status_icon_set_tooltip(icon, "galarm");

    display = gdk_display_get_default();

    // start the timer loop
    g_timeout_add(1000, do_timer, NULL);
    gtk_main();

    return 0;
}

In some cases (depending on how the cursor was moved onto the icon) the tooltip appears in the upper left corner of the screen (see the screenshot). Instead, the tooltip should of course appear next to the mouse cursor.

I can reproduce this problem with gtk+2.12 - 2.14 on Xfce4.4.

Any idea what might be the problem or how to debug gtk internals?

skoona · **Posted:** Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:40 am

Barton,

My understanding of how this works is;
1. Window Manager control where windows are placed on the Display.
2. GdkDisplay & toolips implementation are not offering any guidance on where to place the tooltip, so the WM places it where it wants (top-left is the default location)
3. We need to use GtkStatusIcon facilitiy to show, hide, and set the tooltip; like gtk_status_icon_set_tooltip() and let the mouse action alone cause the icon to present the tooltip.
4. If you want to force a tooltip like window to display? Use the libnotify apis, which offer the placement options your after.

Just my experience and observations.

James,

barton · **Joined:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:34 pm **Posts:** 3

seems to be fixed in gtk+ 2.16

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