E.R. Uber wrote: > 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 > <mailto: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> > <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> > <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 > > Works fine on ubuntu 9.04 (Python 2.6.2, PyGTK 2.14.1 (Gtk+ 2.16.1)) and Fedora 10.21 (Python 2.5.2, PyGTK 2.13.0 (Gtk+ 2.14.7)). Maybe Windows overrides the change. Note the color change isn't visible when the cursor is over the button because it is in the prelight state.
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