Correct, thanks. I had also realized I made a mistake there, but only a few hours after sending the email.
----- Original Message ---- From: Murray Cumming <murr...@murrayc.com> To: Piscium <grok...@yahoo.ie> Cc: gtkmm-list@gnome.org Sent: Tue, 11 May, 2010 7:47:36 Subject: Re: explicit signal connection vs. overriding function On Mon, 2010-05-10 at 20:50 +0000, Piscium wrote: > And what are the advantages of each way of connecting signals? > > It seems to me that overriding a signal method requires less typing, > and results perhaps in more readable code. Yes, that's the point of the default signal handlers. > On the other hand, the method on_expose_event used in DrawingArea is > protected, so one can override it only if one derives from > DrawingArea, which may not be always expedient. You can only override any virtual method by deriving, regardless of whether it is public/protected/private. -- murr...@murrayc.com www.murrayc.com www.openismus.com _______________________________________________ gtkmm-list mailing list gtkmm-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtkmm-list
