Have you tried gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name() to insert text with a tag at an iter?
What tag combo do you use to get the cursor to bounce around? If I test having two indent tags on the same line, the first one applied wins out. This is what I tested with. Eric /* gcc -Wall move_cursor1.c -o move_cursor1 `pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk+-3.0` Tested on GTK3.18 and Ubuntu16.04 */ #include<gtk/gtk.h> static void get_style(GtkTextView *tv, GtkMovementStep step, gint count, gboolean extend, gpointer *user_data) { static int i=1; GtkTextIter start; GtkTextMark *mark; GtkTextBuffer *buf; buf=gtk_text_view_get_buffer(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(tv)); mark=gtk_text_buffer_get_insert(buf); gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark (buf, &start, mark); g_print("Iter %i\n", gtk_text_iter_get_offset(&start)); GSList *tlist=NULL; GSList *p=NULL; tlist=gtk_text_iter_get_tags(&start); g_print("%i. List %p p %p\n", i, tlist, p); i++; for(p=tlist;p;p=p->next) { gchar *string=NULL; g_object_get(G_OBJECT(p->data), "name", &string, NULL); g_print("p %p %s\n", p, string); g_free(string); } g_print("List %p\n", tlist); if(tlist!=NULL) g_slist_free(tlist); } int main (int argc, char *argv[]) { gtk_init(&argc, &argv); GtkWidget *window=gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL); gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(window), "Move Cursor"); gtk_window_set_default_size(GTK_WINDOW(window), 300, 200); gtk_window_set_position(GTK_WINDOW(window), GTK_WIN_POS_CENTER); g_signal_connect(window, "destroy", G_CALLBACK(gtk_main_quit), NULL); GtkWidget *textview=gtk_text_view_new(); gtk_widget_set_vexpand(textview, TRUE); gtk_widget_set_hexpand(textview, TRUE); g_signal_connect(textview, "move-cursor", G_CALLBACK(get_style), NULL); GtkTextBuffer *buffer=gtk_text_view_get_buffer(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(textview)); gtk_text_buffer_create_tag(buffer, "ital", "style", PANGO_STYLE_ITALIC, NULL); gtk_text_buffer_create_tag(buffer, "bold", "weight", PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD, NULL); gtk_text_buffer_create_tag(buffer, "uline", "underline", PANGO_UNDERLINE_SINGLE, NULL); gtk_text_buffer_create_tag(buffer, "indent", "indent", 20, NULL); gtk_text_buffer_create_tag(buffer, "indent2", "indent", 40, NULL); gtk_text_buffer_create_tag(buffer, "left-margin", "left-margin", 20, NULL); gtk_text_buffer_create_tag(buffer, "left-margin2", "left-margin", 40, NULL); GtkTextIter iter; gtk_text_buffer_get_start_iter(buffer, &iter); gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name(buffer, &iter, "ital ", -1, "ital", NULL); gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &iter); gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name(buffer, &iter, "bold ", -1, "bold", NULL); gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &iter); //Check a newline for a tag. gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name(buffer, &iter, "uline \n", -1, "uline", NULL); gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &iter); gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name(buffer, &iter, "all\n", -1, "ital", "bold", "uline", NULL); //Check indents in the same line. gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &iter); gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name(buffer, &iter, "indent ", -1, "indent", NULL); gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &iter); gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name(buffer, &iter, "indent2\n", -1, "indent2", NULL); gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &iter); gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name(buffer, &iter, "indent2\n", -1, "indent2", NULL); //Check left-margin in the same line. gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &iter); gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name(buffer, &iter, "left-margin ", -1, "left-margin", NULL); gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &iter); gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name(buffer, &iter, "left-margin2\n", -1, "left-margin2", NULL); gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &iter); gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags_by_name(buffer, &iter, "left-margin2", -1, "left-margin2", NULL); GtkWidget *grid=gtk_grid_new(); gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(grid), 8); gtk_grid_attach(GTK_GRID(grid), textview, 0, 0, 1, 1); gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(window), grid); gtk_widget_show_all(window); gtk_main(); return 0; } _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list