GtkEventBox {RGtk2} | R Documentation

## GtkEventBox

### Description

A widget used to catch events for widgets which do not have their own window

### Methods and Functions

`gtkEventBoxNew(show = TRUE)`
`gtkEventBoxSetAboveChild(object, above.child)`
`gtkEventBoxGetAboveChild(object)`
`gtkEventBoxSetVisibleWindow(object, visible.window)`
`gtkEventBoxGetVisibleWindow(object)`
`gtkEventBox(show = TRUE)`

### Hierarchy

    GObject
       +----GInitiallyUnowned
             +----GtkObject
                   +----GtkWidget
                         +----GtkContainer
                               +----GtkBin
                                     +----GtkEventBox

### Interfaces

GtkEventBox implements AtkImplementorIface and `GtkBuildable`.

### Detailed Description

The `GtkEventBox` widget is a subclass of `GtkBin` which also has its own window. It is useful since it allows you to catch events for widgets which do not have their own window.

### Structures

`GtkEventBox`

  The `GtkEventBox` struct contains private data only, and should be accessed using the functions below.

### Convenient Construction

`gtkEventBox` is the equivalent of `gtkEventBoxNew`.

### Properties

`above-child` [logical : Read / Write]

  Whether the event-trapping window of the eventbox is above the window of the child widget as opposed to below it. Default value: FALSE

`visible-window` [logical : Read / Write]

  Whether the event box is visible, as opposed to invisible and only used to trap events. Default value: TRUE

### Author(s)

Derived by RGtkGen from GTK+ documentation

### References

https://developer.gnome.org/gtk2/stable/GtkEventBox.html

[Package RGtk2 version 2.20.36.3 Index]