set_tooltip_text() is 2.12 API, you're most likely using a Gtk+ 2.10 based gtkmm, so you have to use the GtkTooltips API instead, and add a GtkTooltips (yes with 's') to the HBox yourself, check here for reference:
http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/GtkTooltips.html http://gtkmm.org/docs/gtkmm-2.4/docs/reference/html/classGtk_1_1Tooltips.html HTH On 7/23/07, Grizzly(Francis Smit) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Grizzly(Francis Smit) wrote: > Peter Cruickshank wrote: > >> Hey, I think somebody asked this last year. Check out the following reply: >> >> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtkmm-list/2006-October/msg00184.html >> >> Hopefully that helps. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Peter >> >> On 7/22/07, Grizzly(Francis Smit) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Hi List >>> I have a problem again how do I put tooltip hints on the tabs of a >>> Gtk::Notebook I've tried to put it on the widgets I have in the tab >>> (I have a hbox with a label and a button in it ) but they don't support >>> the method set_tooltip_text(const Glib::ustring& text) well I suppose >>> the button might but it's tiny (just a cross to close the tab) anyway >>> does any one know how to do this. >>> >>> > Unfortunately this still gives me the same error the compiler says > that Gtk::EventBox has no method set_tooltip_text even though > the docs say it does, is it perhaps a protected method, do I need to > derive a class from it to expose this method > > ok I cannot get at this I've tried deriving a sub class of Gtk::EventBox but still I get the error that set_tooltip_text is not a member of Gtk::EventBox so I don't know what to do :( source code that does this would be most welcome now. -- In my life God comes first.... but Linux is pretty high after that :-D Grizzly(Francis Smit) http://www.geekcode.com/ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GM/CS/P/PA d- s+:+> a+>? C++++ UL++++@ P+ L+++ E--- W+++ N+(++) K w--- M-- V-- PS(+) PE(-) Y+(++) PGP++ t+(++) 5 X- R- tv b+++(++++) DI(--) D G e++(+++) h-- r- y- ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ _______________________________________________ gtkmm-list mailing list gtkmm-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtkmm-list
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