# 'Links' in Ruby Gtk

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/links-in-ruby-gtk/146282>\
**Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\
**Created:** [August 19, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/links-in-ruby-gtk/146282 "2008-08-19T19:14:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![roxah](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@roxah](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roxah)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/links-in-ruby-gtk/146282/1 "2008-08-19T19:14:08Z")

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Hello all,

I’m trying to extend the rSQLiteGUI application to play well with  
relational databases. For data in columns that link to rows in other  
tables, I’d like for a user to be able to click on the id and have the  
reference table displayed and the referenced row highlighted. It  
looks like GtkTreeView has a signal for when a row is selected, but  
not a cell. Is it possible to wrap cell text in a link (or something  
similar) that can be connected to a signal?

–  
Thanks!  
Bryan

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**Author:** ![roxah](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@roxah](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roxah)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/links-in-ruby-gtk/146282/2 "2008-08-20T10:23:59Z")

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Hi Bryan,

Well, if you can live with “double-click to follow link” you can use the  
“row-activated” signal, which will also provide you with a cell.

Regards,  
Sven

Am Dienstag, den 19.08.2008, 11:13 -0600 schrieb Bryan R.: