> this->get_window()->set_background(Gdk::Color("maroon")); > this->get_window()->clear(); > > However, it is still gray . > Where am I wrong? I doubt that "maroon" is a supported color string, but I don't know what strings are supported. Murray Cumming www.murrayc.com murrayc@xxxxxxx _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list