How do I create a multiform GTK App [closed]

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Hi I have been playing around with C and Gtk trying to learn a thing or two

Now wondering how do I create an application that has more then one form.

Do I just clear the window out or do I create new windows every time I want to have another form or view.

and does anyone know a good place to learn this type of thing?

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I assume your goal is to use one window but change (large parts of) the window contents at times?

The widget you are looking for is GtkStack, which is a container that will only show one of its children at a time. You can use a Stack with user visible controls (StackSwitcher) or from your own code.

The Stack was only added in 3.10, so in earlier GTK+ versions you'll need to do the work yourself: Add your "forms" as children of a Box and make sure only one child is shown at a time.

does anyone know a good place to learn this type of thing?

To find out what kind of widgets you have at your disposal, I suggest reading the fine manual: https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/.