cgtkgtkentry

How to select text in GtkEntry

i have dialog window with GtkEntry. I want to select all text in entry right after dialog window becomes visible to user. I tried this, but its not working, i see no selection:

static void OnEntryShow(GtkWidget *entry, gpointer user_data)
{
     gtk_editable_select_region(GTK_EDITABLE(entry), 0, -1);
}
...
gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(myEntry), "text");
g_signal_connect(myEntry, "show", G_CALLBACK(OnEntryShow), NULL);
if (gtk_dialog_run(GTK_DIALOG(myDialog)) == GTK_RESPONSE_OK)
...

How can i select text in GtkEntry after GtkDialog becomes visible?

Solution

  • Perhaps you want the GtkEntry to grab focus?

    Try this:

    gtk_widget_grab_focus (entry);

    where entry is in this case the pointer to your GtkEntry widget.

    The documentation of the function can be found here.