can't you just set_sensitive(false)? - otherwise, signal_handler_block() is your friend.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Luciano Chavez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 12:46 AM Subject: cancelling/aborting an emitted signal > Hello, > > Can someone suggest the proper generic way to abort a signal from > actually causing the default handler to change the widget value. Must I > connect the signal handler in a certain order? > > For example, in a "toggled" signal handler for a toggle button if some > condition is true then I want the "toggled" signal to be canceled so the > widget does not signify the change (a checkmark displayed or removed). > I've tried the following but get a Gtk Warning indicating there is to no > emitted signal to stop: > > gtk_signal_emit_stop_by_name (GTK_OBJECT (button), "toggled"); > > Again, I want to know the generic method to cancel a signal within a > signal handler so the widget does not reflect the change. This applies > to GtkAdjustment value changes (for GtkHScale and GtkSpinButton > changes), GtkCList row selection and unselection, and others. > > -- > regards, > > Luciano Chavez > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://sf.net/projects/evms > > _______________________________________________ > gtk-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
