Python Gtk.Entry Placeholder Text

Question

I have a login window with two gtk.Entry objects, one for the username, one for the password. How can I add a Ghosttext to the record, so the "Username" is written in the record, but if you click inside the text, it will disappear.

Answer 1

Starting with Gtk + 3.2, you can set placeholder text .

entry = Gtk.Entry() entry.set_placeholder_text("I am a placeholder") 

Answer 2

I found an example where .set_text () and .select_region () are used to pre-select text, so it is deleted when the user starts typing.

This does not work if you have several Gtk.Entry fields, because only one can be selected at a time. I believe that you need to use a signal to delete text when you press the "Enter" field.

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