[pygtk] gtk.Widget.modify_bg and gtk.Label

[John Sigurdson]

Strange.  That was my second hunch and I tried it earlier, but I must 
have done something wrong.  It's working now.

Thanks,
John

Johan Dahlin wrote:

>> I'm trying to change the background of a gtk.Label.  The docs state 
>> the following:
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>> So... I make my Label a child of an EventBox and then use modify_bg 
>> on the Label.  It doesn't work.  I tried it on the EventBox too, just 
>> to be sure.  No luck.  What am I missing here?
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> A label will never have it's own window, even if you add it to the 
> eventbox.
> But, if you add it to an eventbox you should be able to modify the 
> background of the eventbox itself.
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> Johan
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