Sets the base color for a widget in a particular state.
All other style values are left untouched. The base color
is the background color used along with the text color
(see Widget.modifyText) for widgets such as gtk.Entry
and gtk.TextView See also Widget.modifyStyle.
> Note that “no window” widgets (which have the GTK_NO_WINDOW
> flag set) draw on their parent container’s window and thus may
> not draw any background themselves. This is the case for e.g.
> gtk.Label
>
> To modify the background of such widgets, you have to set the
> base color on their parent; if you want to set the background
> of a rectangular area around a label, try placing the label in
> a gtk.EventBox widget and setting the base color on that.
Sets the base color for a widget in a particular state. All other style values are left untouched. The base color is the background color used along with the text color (see Widget.modifyText) for widgets such as gtk.Entry and gtk.TextView See also Widget.modifyStyle.
> Note that “no window” widgets (which have the GTK_NO_WINDOW > flag set) draw on their parent container’s window and thus may > not draw any background themselves. This is the case for e.g. > gtk.Label > > To modify the background of such widgets, you have to set the > base color on their parent; if you want to set the background > of a rectangular area around a label, try placing the label in > a gtk.EventBox widget and setting the base color on that.