UI for date specification (was Re: Ping?)

[Dave Peticolas]

Robert Graham Merkel writes:
> Dave Peticolas writes:
>  > Robert Graham Merkel writes:
>  > > (now cc'ing to -devel because technical)
>  > > Dave Peticolas writes:
>  > >  > Robert Graham Merkel writes:
>  > > <snip>
>  > >  > > After that, I'll also build a combination widget that
>  > >  > > supports both absolute and relative dates.
>  > >  > 
>  > >  > Sounds good.
>  > > 
>  > > Actually, I've realised I've gone about things the wrong way.  Instead
>  > > of making another "relative-date" option type, I think I should modify
>  > > the existing date option to provide the choice of either absolute
>  > > dates, relative dates, or both.  Grrrrr. . . but most of the code I
>  > > wrote was necessary anyway.  What do you think?
>  > 
>  > I think that's a good idea.
>  
> How do reckon I should present an option that allows both relative and
> absolute dates?  How about we have a radio button next to each of the
> relative-date and the absolute-date selectors, and disable the
> non-selected widget?

Yes, I think that's the best way.


> Oh, and how do you "turn off" a gtk widget?

gtk_widget_set_sensitive()

dave