Style visibility=HIDDEN has no effect on GTK
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Description
### Describe the bug
Using this code:
```
self.sel_control = toga.Selection(
items=[], style=tp.Pack(flex=1), accessor="name",
on_change=self.on_selection_control_sel_changed)
box.add(self.sel_control)
self.sel_control.style.update(visibility=toga.style.pack.HIDDEN)
```
The widget is still visible. Makes it impossible to have a box with different widgets showing only the one matching an input type. And no the OptionContainer is not an option since it has tabs and does not guarantee invisibility.
### Steps to reproduce
Use the code above. Widget is still visible
### Expected behavior
Widget is invisible
### Screenshots
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### Environment
Linux, most recent Toga
### Logs
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### Additional context
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the provided Selection example on Linux with the GTK backend, then trace how the visibility style is applied to the widget. Done means setting visibility to HIDDEN makes the widget invisible while preserving the expected behavior of other visibility values.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100