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user3467349
user3467349

Reputation: 3191

GTK: Read-Only Text Entry (Label-Like)?

I need to make a gtk.Entry read-only like without using set_sensitive, specifically gtk_widget_set_sensitive will turn off all events, where as I'm only looking to make the entry clearly read-only, but to continue to receive signals.

It also has to be editable under certain circumstances, so gtk.Label is not an option - whereas gtk.Entry does not have a selectable attribute that can be modified.

The only thing I could think of so far is creating a gtk.Entry, waiting for a user to complete input and then replacing it with a gtk.Label, this doesn't sound very nice though.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2470

Answers (1)

user4815162342
user4815162342

Reputation: 154886

Set both editable and can_focus properties to false.

The former ensures that the entry is read-only (while still receiving events such as selection), and the latter avoids the problem mentioned in the comment where the appearance of the cursor makes the entry appear editable when it's in fact not.

Upvotes: 6

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