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Bug 325182 - GtkCellRendererCombo is non-intuitive
GtkCellRendererCombo is non-intuitive
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: GtkTreeView
2.8.x
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: gtktreeview-bugs
gtktreeview-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-12-28 23:08 UTC by Itai Bar-Haim
Modified: 2007-06-06 11:17 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Attachments
A patch that adds an arrow pointing down just before the text of the combo cell renderer. (4.02 KB, patch)
2006-01-02 19:17 UTC, Itai Bar-Haim
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Description Itai Bar-Haim 2005-12-28 23:08:44 UTC
When a treeview contains a combo cell renderer, noone can see that it is a combo
unless they try to click on it. The CellRendererCombo should draw itself like a
combobox (with a little arrow next to the displayed value).

Other information:
Comment 1 Itai Bar-Haim 2006-01-02 19:17:15 UTC
Created attachment 56677 [details] [review]
A patch that adds an arrow pointing down just before the text of the combo cell renderer.

I wrote this patch today in order to have a CellRendererCombo with an indication that that cell is actually a combobox. The indication is in the form of an arrow pointing down before the displayed text. It is working for both LTR and RTL modes.
I don't know if its usable in commercial level, but I think its a good start :)
Itai.
Comment 2 Kristian Rietveld 2007-06-06 11:17:31 UTC
I've been thinking about this for a while, and no of the cells give indication that they are editable themselves.  Usually it is clear from the context that the cell is editable.  When you then activate a cell to edit it, you will be presented with an entry, or combo box, or ...


I don't see any reason to make an exception for the combo renderer in this case by drawing an indication that it is editable.