As in?
widget.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, color_off)
and
widget.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_ACTIVE, color_on)
That doesn't work either.
On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 7:41 PM, John Finlay <fin...@moeraki.com> wrote:
> E.R. Uber wrote:
>
>> After reading PyGTK FAQ 4.6 at
>> http://faq.pygtk.org/index.py?req=show&file=faq04.006.htp <
>> http://faq.pygtk.org/index.py?req=show&file=faq04.006.htp> I thought
>> perhaps I could change the color of a ToggleButton by copying its style,
>> updating the style, and setting the style. This did not work.
>>
>> Then reading PyGTK FAQ 4.16 at
>> http://faq.pygtk.org/index.py?req=show&file=faq04.016.htp <
>> http://faq.pygtk.org/index.py?req=show&file=faq04.016.htp> it mentions
>> that gtk.Button (and I assume gtk.ToggleButton) are windowless widgets that
>> do not allow changing their background and base color unless you insert them
>> into an EventBox.
>>
>> Using a parent EventBox succeeds in changing the color of the event box,
>> but not the child ToggleButton, the button just appears to be surrounded by
>> the color change of the event box. I tried the same with a Button and it
>> works the same way.
>>
>> I am using pygtk 2.12.1, gtk 2.16.4, glade 3.6.7, and python 2.6 on both
>> windows and fedora core 9. I have only tried this to date on windows though.
>>
> You don't need the EventBox just use toggle.modify_bg() with the
> appropriate state and color. Note in your example you need to set
> STATE_NORMAL and STATE_ACTIVE to have different colors for the active and
> inactive states.
>
> John
>
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