[Gtk2] GTK2 Combobox Question

[Funky Beast]

Andrew Haines wrote:
> Funky Beast wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just out of curiosity, why is GTK2 Combobox's list a Menu instead of a
>> Listbox?
>>
>> Thank you for enlightening,
>> Funky Beast
>>
>>
>>     
>
> It's just a change of the gtk2 widget itself. It also is changable
> depending on your theme afaik.
>
> >From the gtk2 docs:
>
> A GtkComboBox is a widget that allows the user to choose from a list of
> valid choices. The GtkComboBox displays the selected choice. When
> activated, the GtkComboBox displays a popup which allows the user to
> make a new choice. The style in which the selected value is displayed,
> and the style of the popup is determined by the current theme. It may be
> similar to a GtkOptionMenu, or similar to a Windows-style combo box.
>
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Thank you very much, Andrew.
I was about to create a custom made combobox.from scratch.
Now if i want the combobox with a listbox, i'll just have to add the
following line into the rc file.

GtkComboBox::appears-as-list = 1

Regards,
Funky Beast