Hi John,
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, John Cupitt wrote:
> Raymond Wan wrote:
> > I'm trying to create a toolbar button as follows:
> >
> > iconw = gtk_image_new_from_file ("next.xpm");
> > toolbar_button = gtk_toolbar_append_item (GTK_TOOLBAR (toolbar), NULL,
> > "Go to next", NULL, iconw, GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (showNext), GINT_TO_POINTER
> > (curr));
> >
> > An obvious problem with this is that the .xpm file is assumed to
> > be in the current directory. I could put an absolute path, but ideally,
> > I'd like to add the picture into the code. The GTK docs present many
> > choices to choose from when creating toolbar buttons. Could someone
> > recommend to me what is the ideal method for creating toolbars?
>
> I think the ideal way is to make a new themeable stock item (with your
> pic set as the default), and then use gtk_toolbar_insert_stock(). Check
> the docs on gtk_icon_*() and gtk_stock_*(). I have some sample code if
> you're interested.
Hmmmm, neither the word "theme" nor the word "stock" were
considered, so at first glance, I don't know what you're talking about.
:) I'll look into the documentation, but if you have sample code (or
point me to a GTK example) that shows how a stocks and themes are used,
that would be great! Private e-mail is fine.
Thank you!
Ray
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