[Gtk-sharp-list] Subclassing controls and databinding

[Mike Kestner]

On Tue, 2003-11-18 at 13:47, John Luke wrote:

> > 1) Are there any plans to support databinding with GTK# controls?
> Yes, it is filed in bugzilla, but I don't know if anyone is working on
> it yet.

Nobody has told me they are actively working on it.  I've discouraged a
few people from doing databindings yet for TreeView and ComboBox since
NodeStore is imcomplete and the new sexy combo box won't be available
until Gtk+ 2.4 is out.

> > 2) Is it possible to subclass typical GTK# widgets to add additional
> > functionality to my programs (for example, to add databinding)
> > 
> Yes, see gtk-sharp/sample/SubClass.cs or Gtk.Bin example in monodoc.

That example shows how to register a gtype for your subclass, but it's
not yet possible to override virtual class methods yet, another
important part of subclassing.  I've been making progress on this
capability though.  Hopefully soon.

-- 
Mike Kestner <mkestner@speakeasy.net>