Sample Code 10: How to have a GtkLabel with background color and border? |
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Written by kksou
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Wednesday, 13 September 2006 |
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Problem You want to have a GtkLabel with background color and border as shown below:
Solution
- Create a GtkEventBox
- Place the label in the EventBox
- Set the background color of the eventbox with modify_bg
- Then create a GtkFrame
- Stuff the EventBox inside the Frame
- Set the color of the frame with modify_bg
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$window = &new GtkWindow();
$window->connect_simple('destroy', array( 'Gtk', 'main_quit'));
$window->set_size_request(400,200);
// create a vbox to hold multiple labels
$vbox = new GtkVBox();
// create an eventbox that allows you set background color
$eventbox = new GtkEventBox();
$eventbox->modify_bg(Gtk::STATE_NORMAL, GdkColor::parse('#ffff00')); // note 1
// create the title label and stuff it in the eventbox
$title = new GtkLabel('This is the title');
$title->set_size_request(100,48);
$eventbox->add($title); // note 2
// create a frame to act as border
$frame = new GtkFrame();
$frame->modify_bg(Gtk::STATE_NORMAL, GdkColor::parse('#0000ff')); // note 3
$frame->add($eventbox); // note 4
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Explanation Please take a look at the following two articles if you haven't:
Note 1: creates an eventbox and sets its background to yellow.
Note 2: place the title inside the eventbox.
Note 3: creates a frame and sets its border to blue.
Note 4: stuff the eventbox inside the frame. Now you have a label with yellow background and blue border!
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