# Question binding gtk\_text\_mark\_new **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\ **Created:** [July 12, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-binding-gtk-text-mark-new/109219 "2007-07-12T14:50:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blueprint](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@blueprint](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blueprint)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-binding-gtk-text-mark-new/109219/1 "2007-07-12T14:50:12Z")
[http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/GtkTextMark.html#id3010285](http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/GtkTextMark.html#id3010285) This function looks like a good candidate for a mandatory argument and an optional argument: the name can be NULL, so should be optional in Ruby constructor, and there is no real good default for the left\_gravity parameter, so it makes sense to have it mandatory. However, in the C form the optional argument comes first (name) and the mandatory comes second (left\_gravity). So it might be confusing to reverse the parameters order in the Ruby constructor (first: mandatory left\_gravity; second: optional name). WDYT? – Guillaume C. - [http://zarb.org/~gc/](http://zarb.org/~gc/) * * * This [SF.net](http://SF.net) email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. [http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/](http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/) ---
**Author:** ![blueprint](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@blueprint](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blueprint)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-binding-gtk-text-mark-new/109219/2 "2007-07-13T14:42:24Z")
Hi, I think Gtk::TextMark.new(nil, true) is not bad idea. “name” is more important than left\_gravity, but if you want to use it as anonymous, can use nil instead. So I think we don’t need to change the parameter in this case. On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:49:46 +0200 “Guillaume C.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > left\_gravity; second: optional name). > [http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/](http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/) > > * * * > > ruby-gnome2-devel-en mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [ruby-gnome2-devel-en List Signup and Options](https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ruby-gnome2-devel-en) – .:% Masao M.[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) * * * This [SF.net](http://SF.net) email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. [http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/](http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/)