[maemo-developers] how to capture mouse event for a GtkWindow in maemo?

[From: Kimmo Hämäläinen]

On Sun, 2009-04-19 at 07:00 +0200, ext chunlong yu wrote:
> I inherit the Gtk::Window ,overwrite it's virtual member function
> on_button_press_event (GdkEventButton* event) and
> on_button_release_event (GdkEventButton* event) ,
> and add such codes in the construction function:
> singal_button_press_event.connect(...)  and
> singal_button_release_event.connect(....)
> or   add such codes in the construction function :add_events
> (Gdk::EventMask::.......).
>  
> Neither method can capture mouse event. how can i response mouse event
> for a GtkWindow in maemo?

Maybe the Gtk tutorial helps. See e.g. the Scribble example program:
http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk-tutorial/stable/x2433.html
You connect to the "button_press_event" signal to get the mouse button
press.

BR; Kimmo