MySQL Building User Interfaces

Changing the Application Without Recompiling

Now so you can see how this capability could be used, open up cross-window.glade in Glade and select window2. Select vbox2 (the child widget of window2) and view its properties in the Glade property editor. Change its number of rows from 3 to 4 and drop a command button in the newly created space at the bottom of vbox2. Figure 14.7 shows the resulting screen.

Figure 14.7. Add a row and button to vbox2 in Glade.

Now select the button that was just added and change its text to “Quit” or “Quit Application,” as shown in Figure 14.7. In the Properties dialog, select the Signals tab, enter “clicked” for ...