Ignore the last question. I figured it out I hope.
char *temp = gtk_editable_get_chars( GTK_EDITABLE( text ), 0, -1);
int size = strlen(temp);
gtk_text_backward_delete( GTK_TEXT( text ), size );
I think that this should work.
Is there a better way.
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> Hello.
> I am having a problem with GtkText. I have a Text Box, which is updated bu a
>function finding errors in a script. If errors are found a dialog box appears with
>all the errors in the Text Box. If I close this dialog box, and try to parse the
>script again, naturally it should have the same errors and does, however the errors
>are added on to the end of the existing information in the text box, meaning that the
>smae errors are printed twice. I want the Text Box to be cleared before each
>parseing. I tried gtk_entry_set_text() but it would not accept the typecasting of a
>GtkText to GtkEntry.
> I then tried gtk_text_backward_delete(), however I do not know how many
>characters will be in the textBox, therefore cannot specify this. I tried setting a
>very high value such as 10000, but this didn't work. I also tried -1, thinking that
>it might mean delete all character as in gtk_text_insert, which also didnt work.
>
> Any ideas how I can empyt the TextBox.
> Thanks
>
> Ciaran
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