+ // we should only be called if we have a max len limit at all
+ GtkEntry *entry = GTK_ENTRY (editable);
+
+ wxCHECK_RET( entry->text_max_length, _T("shouldn't be called") );
+
+ // check that we don't overflow the max length limit
+ //
+ // FIXME: this doesn't work when we paste a string which is going to be
+ // truncated
+ if ( entry->text_length == entry->text_max_length )
+ {
+ // we don't need to run the base class version at all
+ gtk_signal_emit_stop_by_name(GTK_OBJECT(editable), "insert_text");
+
+ // remember that the next changed signal is to be ignored to avoid
+ // generating a dummy wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED event
+ win->IgnoreNextTextUpdate();
+
+ // and generate the correct one ourselves
+ wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_MAXLEN, win->GetId());
+ event.SetEventObject(win);
+ event.SetString(win->GetValue());
+ win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
+ }