GTK spin_button is malformed in maemo!

[pdafan]

Help! I've noticed a common problem in programs that have been ported to maemo, and before this I couldn't put a finger on it. However, I have been reading the GTK 2.0 tutorial, and finally I know what these things are called : spin buttons.

Normally, they look like the small up/down arrows next to a numerical value one would like to change. In Maemo however, they are just blank boxes!

Why is that? Is there some library that is not being properly linked at compile time?

I know I can't be the only one seeing this. Just run Gnumeric and you'll see it's full of crap like this and other GUI problems.

For the example code for the attached JPEG files, go here:

http://www.gtk.org/tutorial/x969.html

I compiled with:


gcc -Wall -g spinbutton.c -o spinbutton `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0` \
`pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0`


Thanks for any info!

[aflegg]

Ask on maemo-developers or #maemo? ITT tends to attract more end users, IME.

Cheers,

Andrew

[jurop88]

It was a known problem when I did some coding with the old scratchbox environment and wait for my next holydays to code something again, due to the broken theme in maemo.
I don't know if it has been fixed, but if the images you posted are recent enough I suspect the problem is still alive

[pdafan]

All right, I'm glad I'm not the only one. Thanks for the responses.

I'd post this to the developers list, but I don't really want to sign up for another mailing list right now. I have enough email to read as it is without wading through dozens of posts. Too bad they don't just have a forum like ITT!

[aflegg]

Mailing lists are generally much better for technically literate people than forums: off-line access, quicker to load, universal compatibility, better searching etc.