That worked. Thank you very much...... Deekshith M On 9/24/05, riboaz@xxxxxxxxx <riboaz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi, > > you need to use an event_box() to cover the region you want to colour, > then set the background of the event box to the colour you want. > > your hierarchy could be one of several options, one being: > > event box > vbox1 > scl > vbox2 > button > > cheers, > > richard > > > Hi all, > > witha few of of VBOX scrolled window etc. Here is the containment. > > > > vbox1 > scl > vbox2 > button. > > > > I want to make the background area of button to be area. That is the > > remaining uncovered part of scl/vbox2 should be in read. I tried to > > set the BG/FG color for scl/vbox2 it didn't work. > > > > Please help me > > > > +---------------------------------+ > > | | > > | <--|-------- This aread should be red. > > | | > > | | > > | +-------------------+ | > > | | | | > > | | | | > > | | | | > > | +-------------------+ | > > | | > > | | > > | | > > | | > > | | > > +---------------------------------+ > > > > Thanks and Regards > > Deekshit M > > _______________________________________________ > > > > gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list