FramedWidget.h

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#ifndef FRAMEDWIDGET_H_
#define FRAMEDWIDGET_H_

#include <gtk/gtkframe.h>
#include <gtk/gtkwidget.h>
#include <string>

#include "LeftAlignedLabel.h"

namespace gtkutil
{
    class FramedWidget
    {
        protected:
            // The contained widget
            GtkWidget* _containedWidget;

            std::string _title;

        public:

            // Constructor
            FramedWidget (GtkWidget* containedWidget) :
                _containedWidget(containedWidget), _title("")
            {
            }

            // Constructor with frame label
            FramedWidget (GtkWidget* containedWidget, std::string& title) :
                _containedWidget(containedWidget), _title(title)
            {
            }

            // Constructor with frame label
            FramedWidget (GtkWidget* containedWidget, const char* title) :
                _containedWidget(containedWidget), _title(title)
            {
            }

            virtual ~FramedWidget ()
            {
            }

            // Operator cast to GtkWindow* (use this to create and retrieve the GtkWidget* pointer)
            virtual operator GtkWidget* ()
            {
                // Create a new frame and set its properties
                GtkFrame* frame;

                if (!_title.empty())
                    frame = GTK_FRAME(gtk_frame_new(_title.c_str()));
                else
                    frame = GTK_FRAME(gtk_frame_new(0));
                gtk_widget_show(GTK_WIDGET(frame));
                gtk_frame_set_shadow_type(frame, GTK_SHADOW_IN);

                // Add the contained widget as children to the frame
                gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(frame), _containedWidget);
                gtk_widget_show(_containedWidget);

                // Now show the whole widget tree
                gtk_widget_show_all(GTK_WIDGET(frame));

                // Return the readily fabricated widget
                return GTK_WIDGET(frame);
            }
    };

} // namespace gtkutil

#endif /*FRAMEDWIDGET_H_*/