arrow.c

#include <gtk/gtk.h>

/* Create an Arrow widget with the specified parameters
 * and pack it into a button */
GtkWidget *create_arrow_button( GtkArrowType  arrow_type,
                                GtkShadowType shadow_type )
{
  GtkWidget *button;
  GtkWidget *arrow;

  button = gtk_button_new();
  arrow = gtk_arrow_new (arrow_type, shadow_type);

  gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (button), arrow);
  
  gtk_widget_show(button);
  gtk_widget_show(arrow);

  return(button);
}

int main( int   argc,
          char *argv[] )
{
  /* GtkWidget is the storage type for widgets */
  GtkWidget *window;
  GtkWidget *button;
  GtkWidget *box;

  /* Initialize the toolkit */
  gtk_init (&argc, &argv);

  /* Create a new window */
  window = gtk_window_new (GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);

  gtk_window_set_title (GTK_WINDOW (window), "Arrow Buttons");

  /* It's a good idea to do this for all windows. */
  gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (window), "destroy",
                      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (gtk_main_quit), NULL);

  /* Sets the border width of the window. */
  gtk_container_set_border_width (GTK_CONTAINER (window), 10);

  /* Create a box to hold the arrows/buttons */
  box = gtk_hbox_new (FALSE, 0);
  gtk_container_set_border_width (GTK_CONTAINER (box), 2);
  gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (window), box);

  /* Pack and show all our widgets */
  gtk_widget_show(box);

  button = create_arrow_button(GTK_ARROW_UP, GTK_SHADOW_IN);
  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), button, FALSE, FALSE, 3);

  button = create_arrow_button(GTK_ARROW_DOWN, GTK_SHADOW_OUT);
  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), button, FALSE, FALSE, 3);
  
  button = create_arrow_button(GTK_ARROW_LEFT, GTK_SHADOW_ETCHED_IN);
  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), button, FALSE, FALSE, 3);
  
  button = create_arrow_button(GTK_ARROW_RIGHT, GTK_SHADOW_ETCHED_OUT);
  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), button, FALSE, FALSE, 3);
  
  gtk_widget_show (window);
  
  /* Rest in gtk_main and wait for the fun to begin! */
  gtk_main ();
  
  return(0);
}