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This file contains some notes as to how the widget system does
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and should work. It consists of three parts:
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I) A list of invariants about the states of the widgets.
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I) A description of the meaning of the various flags
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II) A list of invariants about the states of the widgets.
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(Throughout this document, we refer to the states of the
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widgets by referring to the flags for gtkwidget)
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II) Some notes about the ways that a widget changes states
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III) Some notes about the ways that a widget changes states
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III) A list of responsibilities of various widget signals when
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IV) A list of responsibilities of various widget signals when
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the states change.
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Any necessary actions which is implied by the I) section but not
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mentioned in III) are the responsibility of the core GTK code,
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which is roughly defined as:
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Any action necessary to maintain the invariants in II which is not
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explicitly mentioned in IV), is the responsibility of the core GTK
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code, which is roughly defined as:
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gtkobject.c
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gtkwidget.c
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gtkcontainer.c
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gtkmain.c
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gtksignal.c
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I. Invariants:
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-------------
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Section II is mostly of interest to those maintaining GTK, the
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other sections may also be interesting to people writing
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new widgets.
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1) GTK_DESTROYED => !GTK_REALIZED
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=> !GTK_VISIBLE
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Owen Taylor <owt1@cornell.edu>
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98/02/03
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I. Flags
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--------
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GTK_REALIZED:
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set by gtk_widget_realize, unset by gtk_widget_unrealize
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relies on ((widget->parent && widget->parent->window)
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|| GTK_WIDGET_TOPLEVEL (widget);
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means: widget has an associated GdkWindow (XWindow)
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GTK_MAPPED:
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set by gtk_widget_map, unset by gtk_widget_unmap
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may only be set if GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(widget)
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means: gdk_window_show() has been called on the widgets window(s).
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GTK_VISIBLE:
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set by gtk_widget_show
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implies that a widget will be GTK_MAPPED as soon as it's
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parent is GTK_MAPPED.
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!GTK_VISIBLE:
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set by gtk_widget_hide
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implies that a widget is not onscreen, therefore !GTK_MAPPED
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GTK_REDRAW_PENDING:
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relies on GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED(widget)
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[this is not really enforced throughout the code, but should
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be. it only requires a few checks for GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED and
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minor changes to gtk_widget_unmap, we can then remove the check
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in gtk_widget_real_destroy]
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means: there is an idle handler waiting for the widget, that
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will cause a full redraw (gtk_widget_draw(widget, NULL))
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GTK_RESIZE_PENDING:
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first, this is only valid for GtkContainers.
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[some of the code should move to gtkcontainer.c therefore]
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relies on GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(widget)
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[this is not really enforced throughout the code, but should
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be. it only requires a few checks for GTK_WIDGET_RELIZED and
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minor changes to gtk_widget_unrealize, we can then remove the check
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in gtk_widget_real_destroy]
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means: there is an idle handler waiting for the container to
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resize it.
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GTK_RESIZE_NEEDED:
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relies on GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(widget)
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[puhhh, this isn't rely enforced either..., bla bla ...remove check
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in gtk_widget_real_destroy]
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means: a widget has been added to the resize_widgets list of
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its _toplevel_ container (keep this in mind for GtkViewport).
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remark: this flag is also used internaly by gtkwindow.c.
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GTK_LEAVE_PENDING:
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a widget is flagged as such if there is a leave_notify event
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pending for it. it receives this event regardless of a grab or
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its current sensitivity.
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[this should be made relying on GTK_REALIZED]
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GTK_HAS_GRAB:
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set by gtk_grab_add, unset by gtk_grab_remove
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means: widget is in the grab_widgets stack.
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GTK_WIDGET_DRAWABLE:
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a widget is flagged as GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE and GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED
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means: it _makes sense_ to draw in a widgets window.
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II. Invariants:
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---------------
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This section describes various constraints on the states of
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the widget:
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In the following
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A => B means if A is true, than B is true
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A <=> B means A is true, if and only if B is true
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(equivalent to A => B and B <= A)
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1) GTK_WIDGET_DESTROYED (widget) => !GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED (widget)
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=> !GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (widget)
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[ The latter is not currently in place, but it should be ]
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2) GTK_MAPPED => GTK_REALIZED
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2) GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED (widget) => GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED (widget)
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3) if GTK_WIDGET_TOPLEVEL (widget):
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GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (widget) <=> GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED (widget)
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@ -35,24 +121,26 @@ I. Invariants:
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widget->parent && GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED (widget->parent) <=>
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GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED (widget)
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(When a widget is force-unrealized, to maintain this invariant,
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the widget is removed from its parent. Not currently implemented)
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5) if !GTK_WIDGET_TOPLEVEL (widget):
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widget->parent && GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED (widget->parent) &&
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GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (widget) <=>
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GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED (widget)
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GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED (widget) => GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (widget)
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=> GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED (widget)
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widget->parent && GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED (widget->parent) &&
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GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (widget) => GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED (widget)
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Note:, the definition
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GTK_WIDGET_DRAWABLE = GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE && GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED
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is made in gtkwidget.c, but by 3) and 5),
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[ GTK_WIDGET_DRAWABLE = GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE && GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED
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is made in gtkwidget.c, but by 3) and 5),
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GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED => GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE
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GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED => GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE
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]
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II. How states are changed:
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---------------------------
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III. How states are changed:
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----------------------------
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How can the user control the state of a widget:
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-----------------------------------------------
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@ -81,14 +169,19 @@ gtk_container_add (container, widget) [ and container-specific variants ]
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gtk_container_remove (container, widget)
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unsets widget->parent
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gtk_widget_reparent (widget, new_parent)
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Equivalent to removing widget from old parent and adding it to
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the new parent, except that the widget will not be temporarily
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unrealized if both the old parent and the new parent are realized.
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gtk_widget_unrealize
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sets !GTK_REALIZED for widget
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(can we say this is never to be called from user code?)
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gtk_widget_(un)map are not to be called from applications.
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(can we get rid of them completely?)
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gtk_widget_map
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gtk_widget_unmap
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These functions are not meant to be used by applications - they
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are used only by GTK and widgets to enforce invariants on the
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state.
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When The X window corresponding to a GTK window is destroyed:
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-------------------------------------------------------------
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@ -96,7 +189,8 @@ When The X window corresponding to a GTK window is destroyed:
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gtk_widget_destroy is called (as above).
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III. Responsibilities of widgets
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IV. Responsibilities of widgets
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--------------------------------
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Adding to a container
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@ -108,8 +202,9 @@ When a widget is added to a container, the container:
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2) calls gtk_widget_set_parent_window (widget, window) if
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the widget is being added to something other than container->window
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3) if container is realized, and not widget, realizes widget
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4) if container is mapped, and not widget, realizes widget
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5) Queues a resize
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4) if container is mapped, and not widget and widget is GTK_VISIBLE,
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maps widget
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5) Queues a resize if the widget is mapped
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Note: It would be nice to remove 3) and 4) out of widget specific code
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since they are of the invariant-enforcing nature, but it is
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@ -128,11 +223,7 @@ When a widget is removed to a container, the container:
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Notes:
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gtk_widget_unparent unrealizes the widget except in the
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special case GTK_IN_REPARENT is set. (Special case)
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gtk_widget_unparent is quite different than
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gtk_widget_set_parent (widget, NULL) which is for setting
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up toplevel windows.
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special case GTK_IN_REPARENT is set.
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At widget creation
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1) The widget should allocate and initialize needed data structures
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The Realize signal
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------------------
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--------------
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1) Set the MAPPED flag
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2) If the widget has a window, gdk_window_show that window
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3) If the widget does not hae a window, then map all child
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windows.
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2) If the widget has any windows, gdk_window_show those windows
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3) call gtk_widget_map for all child windows that are
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VISIBLE and !MAPPED.
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3) Do any other functions related to putting the widget onscreen.
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(for instance, showing extra popup windows...)
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When a widget receives the unmap signal, it must:
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1) If the widget has a window, gdk_window_hide that window,
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2) If the widget does not have a window, unmap all child widgets
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3) Do any other functions related to taking the widget offscreen
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(for instance, removing popup windows...)
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3) Unset GTK_MAPPED
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Note: Could we do a better job at providing default map/unmap handlers?
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The Unrealize signal
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--------------------
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2) Call the parent's unrealize handler
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As a side effect of the unrealize signal, the widget will be
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removed from its parent
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The Widget class unrealize handler will take care of unrealizing
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all children if necessary. [should this be made consistent with
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unmap???]
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The Destroy Signal
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1) If the widget "owns" any widgets other than its child
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widgets, (for instance popup windows) it should
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destroy them.
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call gtk_widget_destroy () for them.
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2) Call the parent class's destroy handler.
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1) Free any memory allocated by the widget. (But _not_
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the widget structure itself.
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2) Call the parent classes finalize signal
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2) Call the parent class's finalize signal
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A note on chaining "destroy" signals and finalize signals:
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