On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 14:43 +0100, David Conley (FRD) wrote: > I'm hoping to use a tree store/view to create a layer typer system where > the higher up the tree an object is, the closer to the front of the screen > an object would be. Imagine the layers in Photoshop or GIMP for an idea > what I mean. Is there any way I can get that kind of information from the > widget? I'm using C++ if it makes any difference to the answer. > So to recap I'd like to get a value that says: GTK has no concept of 2 widgets existing in the same location, and hence no real notion of layering. There are specific widgets, such as the canvas, that do support layering, but you could not get the layer information from widgets that are layered, only from the canvas items that "hold" them. how much this might change or have changed in relation to cairo support, i don't know. --p _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list