Set focus on entry that is not visible in pyGTK

Question

I want to set focus on entry that is not visible in pyGTK for a barcode scanner.

If I set entry to visible false then I get this error when setting focus on it.

    /home/samuel/visitors-book/visitors_book/__init__.py:60: GtkWarning: IA__gtk_widget_event: assertion `WIDGET_REALIZED_FOR_EVENT (widget, event)' failed
  gtk.main()

Thanks Sam

I have also tried to set the vbox to visible false, but has the same error. — Samuel Taylor, Jul 01 '11 at 16:57

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '11 at 14:08

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You could do without a GtkEntry and capture the keyboard events directly.

But is it so bad to have the entry visible? All barcode terminals I've seen confirm what is read.

answered Jul 13 '11 at 14:08

Tobias

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I have used the keyboard events in the end. – Samuel Taylor Jul 14 '11 at 08:22

Set focus on entry that is not visible in pyGTK

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