[C++]gtkmm: Changing color of a label

[trigeorgis]

Hello guys,

This is my code:

Gdk::Color c( "red" );
window1->text->modify_bg(Gtk::STATE_NORMAL, c );


but the label still remains gray :(

im new to gtk, any help? ohh and any good tutorials? :p

[trigeorgis]

ok, i found out that i had to add an eventbox, althought i cant understand why :p