Dears, I guess it is a beginner question. The problem is:
At a given point you have to set the text of a textbox deep within your code. How do I retrieve the object? Or better I do I set the object to be found? The gtkbuilder option 1: I use gtkbuilder and I globally store the *builder reference so that I can always use: gtk_builder_get_object(builder,"myobject") [and free the builder only once I close the app] The gtkbuilder option 2: I use gtkbuilder and I set up a local function "mycode_reference_all()" in the style of the old glade which was "g_object_set_data()" for every entry and free the builder after allocation. I guess that the difference is on one side the memory of the builder and on the other a matter of style. At least for this simple picture. In more complex cases I guess it is also a matter of sharing information between parts of the code and OOP style stuff. But I need you to teach me. Which one? In this respect. What would be the difference if I set up a couple or more structures to store the pointers instead to use a "g_object_set_data()" to share the widgets references? I partially answer my question: We need a mechanism in order to create widgets which is consistent. But why can't we do it implicit? I mean: lookup_widget(parent,"name"). It might be that it is already there... so sorry for double asking.. In any case: in my pretty simple apps I can work it out. But what it will be the "best practice" for complex applications? cheers Fabio
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