GtkNotebook will use the currently visible widget as default page. If we don't show status widget before we append the display, the current page will be on display. Quoting Gtk+ documentation: "Note that due to historical reasons, GtkNotebook refuses to switch to a page unless the child widget is visible. Therefore, it is recommended to show child widgets before adding them to a notebook." --- src/virt-viewer-notebook.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/src/virt-viewer-notebook.c b/src/virt-viewer-notebook.c index 09e8ec4..cc7136b 100644 --- a/src/virt-viewer-notebook.c +++ b/src/virt-viewer-notebook.c @@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ virt_viewer_notebook_init (VirtViewerNotebook *self) priv->status = gtk_label_new(""); gtk_notebook_set_show_tabs(GTK_NOTEBOOK(self), FALSE); gtk_notebook_set_show_border(GTK_NOTEBOOK(self), FALSE); + gtk_widget_show_all(priv->status); gtk_notebook_append_page(GTK_NOTEBOOK(self), priv->status, NULL); gdk_color_parse("white", &color); gtk_widget_modify_fg(priv->status, GTK_STATE_NORMAL, &color); -- 1.7.10.4