GladeWidget

GladeWidget — An object wrapper for the Glade runtime environment.

Functions

GladeWidget * glade_widget_get_from_gobject ()
void glade_widget_add_child ()
void glade_widget_remove_child ()
void glade_widget_replace ()
void glade_widget_rebuild ()
GladeWidget * glade_widget_read ()
void glade_widget_write ()
void glade_widget_read_child ()
void glade_widget_write_child ()
void glade_widget_write_placeholder ()
void glade_widget_write_special_child_prop ()
GladeEditorProperty * glade_widget_create_editor_property ()
void glade_widget_set_child_type_from_node ()
GladeWidget * glade_widget_dup ()
void glade_widget_copy_signals ()
void glade_widget_copy_properties ()
void glade_widget_set_packing_properties ()
GladeProperty * glade_widget_get_property ()
GladeProperty * glade_widget_get_pack_property ()
GList * glade_widget_dup_properties ()
void glade_widget_remove_property ()
void glade_widget_show ()
void glade_widget_hide ()
void glade_widget_add_signal_handler ()
void glade_widget_remove_signal_handler ()
void glade_widget_change_signal_handler ()
GPtrArray * glade_widget_list_signal_handlers ()
gboolean glade_widget_has_decendant ()
gboolean glade_widget_event ()
gboolean glade_widget_placeholder_relation ()
GladeWidgetAction * glade_widget_get_action ()
GladeWidgetAction * glade_widget_get_pack_action ()
gboolean glade_widget_set_action_visible ()
gboolean glade_widget_set_action_sensitive ()
gboolean glade_widget_set_pack_action_sensitive ()
void glade_widget_add_prop_ref ()
void glade_widget_remove_prop_ref ()
void glade_widget_object_set_property ()
void glade_widget_object_get_property ()
void glade_widget_child_set_property ()
void glade_widget_child_get_property ()
gboolean glade_widget_property_get ()
gboolean glade_widget_property_set ()
gboolean glade_widget_pack_property_get ()
gboolean glade_widget_pack_property_set ()
gboolean glade_widget_property_reset ()
gboolean glade_widget_pack_property_reset ()
gboolean glade_widget_property_default ()
gboolean glade_widget_property_original_default ()
gboolean glade_widget_pack_property_default ()
gboolean glade_widget_property_set_sensitive ()
gboolean glade_widget_pack_property_set_sensitive ()
gboolean glade_widget_property_set_enabled ()
gboolean glade_widget_pack_property_set_enabled ()
gboolean glade_widget_property_set_save_always ()
gboolean glade_widget_pack_property_set_save_always ()
gchar * glade_widget_property_string ()
gchar * glade_widget_pack_property_string ()
void glade_widget_set_name ()
const gchar * glade_widget_get_name ()
void glade_widget_set_internal ()
const gchar * glade_widget_get_internal ()
GObject * glade_widget_get_object ()
void glade_widget_set_project ()
GladeProject * glade_widget_get_project ()
GladeWidgetAdaptor * glade_widget_get_adaptor ()
GladeWidget * glade_widget_get_parent ()
void glade_widget_set_parent ()
gboolean glade_widget_superuser ()
void glade_widget_push_superuser ()
void glade_widget_pop_superuser ()
gboolean glade_widget_add_verify ()
gboolean glade_widget_depends ()
void glade_widget_ensure_name ()
GladeWidget * glade_widget_find_child ()
gchar * glade_widget_generate_path_name ()
GList * glade_widget_get_actions ()
GList * glade_widget_get_children ()
GdkDevice * glade_widget_get_device_from_event ()
const gchar * glade_widget_get_display_name ()
void glade_widget_set_is_composite ()
gboolean glade_widget_get_is_composite ()
GladeWidget * glade_widget_get_locker ()
GList * glade_widget_get_pack_actions ()
GList * glade_widget_get_packing_properties ()
GList * glade_widget_get_parentless_reffed_widgets ()
GladeProperty * glade_widget_get_parentless_widget_ref ()
GList * glade_widget_get_properties ()
GList * glade_widget_get_signal_list ()
GtkTreeModel * glade_widget_get_signal_model ()
GladeWidget * glade_widget_get_toplevel ()
gboolean glade_widget_has_name ()
gboolean glade_widget_has_prop_refs ()
void glade_widget_set_in_project ()
gboolean glade_widget_in_project ()
gboolean glade_widget_is_ancestor ()
GList * glade_widget_list_locked_widgets ()
GList * glade_widget_list_prop_refs ()
void glade_widget_lock ()
void glade_widget_unlock ()
gboolean glade_widget_set_pack_action_visible ()
void glade_widget_set_support_warning ()
void glade_widget_support_changed ()
const gchar * glade_widget_support_warning ()
void glade_widget_verify ()
void glade_widget_write_signals ()

Types and Values

Description

GladeWidget is the proxy between the instantiated runtime object and the Glade core metadata. This api will be mostly usefull for its convenience api for getting and setting properties (mostly from the plugin).

Functions

glade_widget_get_from_gobject ()

GladeWidget *
glade_widget_get_from_gobject (gpointer object);

Parameters

object

A GObject containing the widget

 

Returns

a GladeWidget.

[transfer none]


glade_widget_add_child ()

void
glade_widget_add_child (GladeWidget *parent,
                        GladeWidget *child,
                        gboolean at_mouse);

Adds child to parent in a generic way for this GladeWidget parent.

Parameters

parent

A GladeWidget

 

child

the GladeWidget to add

 

at_mouse

whether the added widget should be added at the current mouse position

 

glade_widget_remove_child ()

void
glade_widget_remove_child (GladeWidget *parent,
                           GladeWidget *child);

Removes child from parent in a generic way for this GladeWidget parent.

Parameters

parent

A GladeWidget

 

child

the GladeWidget to add

 

glade_widget_replace ()

void
glade_widget_replace (GladeWidget *parent,
                      GObject *old_object,
                      GObject *new_object);

Replaces a GObject with another GObject inside a GladeWidget which behaves as a container.

Note that both GObjects must be owned by a GladeWidget.

Parameters

parent

A GladeWidget

 

old_object

a GObject

 

new_object

a GObject

 

glade_widget_rebuild ()

void
glade_widget_rebuild (GladeWidget *gwidget);

Replaces the current widget instance with a new one while preserving all properties children and takes care of reparenting.

Parameters

gwidget

a GladeWidget

 

glade_widget_read ()

GladeWidget *
glade_widget_read (GladeProject *project,
                   GladeWidget *parent,
                   GladeXmlNode *node,
                   const gchar *internal);

Creates a new GladeWidget from a XML node.

If node is a template and its parent class is abstract/non instantiatable, Glade will use a class with the GladeInstantiable prefix instead.

For example, with a GtkBin template Glade will GladeInstantiableGtkBin class

Parameters

project

a GladeProject

 

parent

The parent GladeWidget or NULL.

[nullable]

node

a GladeXmlNode

 

internal

the name of an internal child name.

[nullable]

Returns

a new GladeWidget for project , based on node .

[transfer full]


glade_widget_write ()

void
glade_widget_write (GladeWidget *widget,
                    GladeXmlContext *context,
                    GladeXmlNode *node);

Recursively writes out widget and its children and appends the created GladeXmlNode to node .

Parameters

widget

The GladeWidget

 

context

A GladeXmlContext

 

node

A GladeXmlNode

 

glade_widget_read_child ()

void
glade_widget_read_child (GladeWidget *widget,
                         GladeXmlNode *node);

Reads in a child widget from the xml (handles 'child' tag)

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

node

a GladeXmlNode

 

glade_widget_write_child ()

void
glade_widget_write_child (GladeWidget *widget,
                          GladeWidget *child,
                          GladeXmlContext *context,
                          GladeXmlNode *node);

Writes out a widget to the xml, takes care of packing properties and special child types.

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

child

The child GladeWidget to write

 

context

A GladeXmlContext

 

node

A GladeXmlNode

 

glade_widget_write_placeholder ()

void
glade_widget_write_placeholder (GladeWidget *parent,
                                GObject *object,
                                GladeXmlContext *context,
                                GladeXmlNode *node);

Writes out a placeholder to the xml

Parameters

parent

The parent GladeWidget

 

object

A GladePlaceholder

 

context

A GladeXmlContext

 

node

A GladeXmlNode

 

glade_widget_write_special_child_prop ()

void
glade_widget_write_special_child_prop (GladeWidget *parent,
                                       GObject *object,
                                       GladeXmlContext *context,
                                       GladeXmlNode *node);

glade_widget_create_editor_property ()

GladeEditorProperty *
glade_widget_create_editor_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                     const gchar *property,
                                     gboolean packing,
                                     gboolean use_command);

This is a convenience function to create a GladeEditorProperty corresponding to property

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

property

The widget's property

 

packing

whether property indicates a packing property or not.

 

use_command

Whether the undo/redo stack applies here.

 

Returns

A newly created and connected GladeEditorProperty.

[transfer full]


glade_widget_set_child_type_from_node ()

void
glade_widget_set_child_type_from_node (GladeWidget *parent,
                                       GObject *child,
                                       GladeXmlNode *node);

glade_widget_dup ()

GladeWidget *
glade_widget_dup (GladeWidget *template_widget,
                  gboolean exact);

Creates a deep copy of GladeWidget. if exact is specified, the widget name is preserved and signals are carried over (this is used to maintain names & signals in Cut/Paste context as opposed to Copy/Paste contexts).

Parameters

template_widget

a GladeWidget

 

exact

whether or not to creat an exact duplicate

 

Returns

The newly created GladeWidget.

[transfer full]


glade_widget_copy_signals ()

void
glade_widget_copy_signals (GladeWidget *widget,
                           GladeWidget *template_widget);

Sets signals in widget based on the values of matching signals in template_widget

Parameters

widget

a 'dest' GladeWidget

 

template_widget

a 'src' GladeWidget

 

glade_widget_copy_properties ()

void
glade_widget_copy_properties (GladeWidget *widget,
                              GladeWidget *template_widget,
                              gboolean copy_parentless,
                              gboolean exact);

Sets properties in widget based on the values of matching properties in template_widget

Parameters

widget

a 'dest' GladeWidget

 

template_widget

a 'src' GladeWidget

 

copy_parentless

whether to copy reffed widgets at all

 

exact

whether to copy reffed widgets exactly

 

glade_widget_set_packing_properties ()

void
glade_widget_set_packing_properties (GladeWidget *widget,
                                     GladeWidget *container);

Generates the packing_properties list of the widget, given the class of the container we are adding the widget to. If the widget already has packing_properties, but the container has changed, the current list is freed and replaced.

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

container

The parent GladeWidget

 

glade_widget_get_property ()

GladeProperty *
glade_widget_get_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                           const gchar *id_property);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

Returns

the GladeProperty in widget named id_property .

[transfer none][nullable]


glade_widget_get_pack_property ()

GladeProperty *
glade_widget_get_pack_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                const gchar *id_property);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

Returns

the GladeProperty in widget named id_property .

[transfer none][nullable]


glade_widget_dup_properties ()

GList *
glade_widget_dup_properties (GladeWidget *dest_widget,
                             GList *template_props,
                             gboolean as_load,
                             gboolean copy_parentless,
                             gboolean exact);

Copies a list of properties, if as_load is specified, then properties that are not saved to the glade file are ignored.

Parameters

dest_widget

the widget we are copying properties for

 

template_props

the GladeProperty list to copy.

[element-type GladeProperty]

as_load

whether to behave as if loading the project

 

copy_parentless

whether to copy reffed widgets at all

 

exact

whether to copy reffed widgets exactly

 

Returns

A newly allocated GList of new GladeProperty objects.

[transfer full][element-type GladeProperty]


glade_widget_remove_property ()

void
glade_widget_remove_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                              const gchar *id_property);

Removes the GladeProperty indicated by id_property from widget (this is intended for use in the plugin, to remove properties from composite children that don't make sense to allow the user to specify, notably - properties that are proxied through the composite widget's properties or style properties).

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

id_property

the name of the property

 

glade_widget_show ()

void
glade_widget_show (GladeWidget *widget);

Display widget in it's project's GladeDesignView

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

glade_widget_hide ()

void
glade_widget_hide (GladeWidget *widget);

Hide widget

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

glade_widget_add_signal_handler ()

void
glade_widget_add_signal_handler (GladeWidget *widget,
                                 const GladeSignal *signal_handler);

Adds a signal handler for widget

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

signal_handler

The GladeSignal

 

glade_widget_remove_signal_handler ()

void
glade_widget_remove_signal_handler (GladeWidget *widget,
                                    const GladeSignal *signal_handler);

Removes a signal handler from widget

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

signal_handler

The GladeSignal

 

glade_widget_change_signal_handler ()

void
glade_widget_change_signal_handler (GladeWidget *widget,
                                    const GladeSignal *old_signal_handler,
                                    const GladeSignal *new_signal_handler);

Changes a GladeSignal on widget

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

old_signal_handler

the old GladeSignal

 

new_signal_handler

the new GladeSignal

 

glade_widget_list_signal_handlers ()

GPtrArray *
glade_widget_list_signal_handlers (GladeWidget *widget,
                                   const gchar *signal_name);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

signal_name

the name of the signal

 

Returns

A GPtrArray of GladeSignal for signal_name .

[transfer none][element-type GladeSignal]


glade_widget_has_decendant ()

gboolean
glade_widget_has_decendant (GladeWidget *widget,
                            GType type);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

type

a GType

 

Returns

whether this GladeWidget has any descendants of type type or any descendants that implement the type interface


glade_widget_event ()

gboolean
glade_widget_event (GladeWidget *gwidget,
                    GdkEvent *event);

Feed an event to be handled on the project GladeWidget hierarchy.

Parameters

gwidget

A GladeWidget

 

event

A GdkEvent

 

Returns

whether the event was handled or not.


glade_widget_placeholder_relation ()

gboolean
glade_widget_placeholder_relation (GladeWidget *parent,
                                   GladeWidget *widget);

Returns whether placeholders should be used in operations concerning this parent & child.

Currently that criteria is whether parent is a GtkContainer, widget is a GtkWidget and the parent adaptor has been marked to use placeholders.

Parameters

parent

A GladeWidget

 

widget

The child GladeWidget

 

Returns

whether to use placeholders for this relationship.


glade_widget_get_action ()

GladeWidgetAction *
glade_widget_get_action (GladeWidget *widget,
                         const gchar *action_path);

Returns a GladeWidgetAction object indentified by action_path .

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

action_path

a full action path including groups

 

Returns

the action or NULL if not found.

[transfer none][nullable]


glade_widget_get_pack_action ()

GladeWidgetAction *
glade_widget_get_pack_action (GladeWidget *widget,
                              const gchar *action_path);

Returns a GladeWidgetAction object indentified by action_path .

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

action_path

a full action path including groups

 

Returns

the action or NULL if not found.

[transfer none][nullable]


glade_widget_set_action_visible ()

gboolean
glade_widget_set_action_visible (GladeWidget *widget,
                                 const gchar *action_path,
                                 gboolean visible);

Sets the visibility of action_path in widget

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

action_path

a full action path including groups

 

visible

setting visible or invisible

 

Returns

whether action_path was found or not.


glade_widget_set_action_sensitive ()

gboolean
glade_widget_set_action_sensitive (GladeWidget *widget,
                                   const gchar *action_path,
                                   gboolean sensitive);

Sets the sensitivity of action_path in widget

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

action_path

a full action path including groups

 

sensitive

setting sensitive or insensitive

 

Returns

whether action_path was found or not.


glade_widget_set_pack_action_sensitive ()

gboolean
glade_widget_set_pack_action_sensitive
                               (GladeWidget *widget,
                                const gchar *action_path,
                                gboolean sensitive);

Sets the sensitivity of action_path in widget

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

action_path

a full action path including groups

 

sensitive

setting sensitive or insensitive

 

Returns

whether action_path was found or not.


glade_widget_add_prop_ref ()

void
glade_widget_add_prop_ref (GladeWidget *widget,
                           GladeProperty *property);

Adds property to widget 's list of referenced properties.

Note: this is used to track properties on other objects that refer to this object.

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

property

the GladeProperty

 

glade_widget_remove_prop_ref ()

void
glade_widget_remove_prop_ref (GladeWidget *widget,
                              GladeProperty *property);

Removes property from widget 's list of referenced properties.

Note: this is used to track properties on other objects that refer to this object.

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

property

the GladeProperty

 

glade_widget_object_set_property ()

void
glade_widget_object_set_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                  const gchar *property_name,
                                  const GValue *value);

This function applies value to the property property_name on the runtime object of widget .

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

property_name

The property identifier

 

value

The GValue

 

glade_widget_object_get_property ()

void
glade_widget_object_get_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                  const gchar *property_name,
                                  GValue *value);

This function retrieves the value of the property property_name on the runtime object of widget and sets it in value .

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

property_name

The property identifier

 

value

The GValue

 

glade_widget_child_set_property ()

void
glade_widget_child_set_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                 GladeWidget *child,
                                 const gchar *property_name,
                                 const GValue *value);

Sets child 's packing property identified by property_name to value .

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

child

The GladeWidget child

 

property_name

The id of the property

 

value

The GValue

 

glade_widget_child_get_property ()

void
glade_widget_child_get_property (GladeWidget *widget,
                                 GladeWidget *child,
                                 const gchar *property_name,
                                 GValue *value);

Gets child 's packing property identified by property_name .

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

child

The GladeWidget child

 

property_name

The id of the property

 

value

The GValue

 

glade_widget_property_get ()

gboolean
glade_widget_property_get (GladeWidget *widget,
                           const gchar *id_property,
                           ...);

Gets the value of id_property in widget

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

...

The return location for the value of the said GladeProperty

 

Returns

whether id_property was found or not.


glade_widget_property_set ()

gboolean
glade_widget_property_set (GladeWidget *widget,
                           const gchar *id_property,
                           ...);

Sets the value of id_property in widget

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

...

A value of the correct type for the said GladeProperty

 

Returns

whether id_property was found or not.


glade_widget_pack_property_get ()

gboolean
glade_widget_pack_property_get (GladeWidget *widget,
                                const gchar *id_property,
                                ...);

Gets the value of id_property in widget packing properties

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

...

The return location for the value of the said GladeProperty

 

Returns

whether id_property was found or not.


glade_widget_pack_property_set ()

gboolean
glade_widget_pack_property_set (GladeWidget *widget,
                                const gchar *id_property,
                                ...);

Sets the value of id_property in widget packing properties

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

...

The return location for the value of the said GladeProperty

 

Returns

whether id_property was found or not.


glade_widget_property_reset ()

gboolean
glade_widget_property_reset (GladeWidget *widget,
                             const gchar *id_property);

Resets id_property in widget to it's default value

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

Returns

whether id_property was found or not.


glade_widget_pack_property_reset ()

gboolean
glade_widget_pack_property_reset (GladeWidget *widget,
                                  const gchar *id_property);

Resets id_property in widget 's packing properties to it's default value

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

Returns

whether id_property was found or not.


glade_widget_property_default ()

gboolean
glade_widget_property_default (GladeWidget *widget,
                               const gchar *id_property);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

Returns

whether whether id_property was found and is currently set to it's default value.


glade_widget_property_original_default ()

gboolean
glade_widget_property_original_default
                               (GladeWidget *widget,
                                const gchar *id_property);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

Returns

whether whether id_property was found and is currently set to it's original default value.


glade_widget_pack_property_default ()

gboolean
glade_widget_pack_property_default (GladeWidget *widget,
                                    const gchar *id_property);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

Returns

whether whether id_property was found and is currently set to it's default value.


glade_widget_property_set_sensitive ()

gboolean
glade_widget_property_set_sensitive (GladeWidget *widget,
                                     const gchar *id_property,
                                     gboolean sensitive,
                                     const gchar *reason);

Sets the sensitivity of id_property in widget

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

sensitive

setting sensitive or insensitive

 

reason

a description of why the user cant edit this property which will be used as a tooltip

 

Returns

whether id_property was found or not.


glade_widget_pack_property_set_sensitive ()

gboolean
glade_widget_pack_property_set_sensitive
                               (GladeWidget *widget,
                                const gchar *id_property,
                                gboolean sensitive,
                                const gchar *reason);

Sets the sensitivity of id_property in widget 's packing properties.

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

sensitive

setting sensitive or insensitive

 

reason

a description of why the user cant edit this property which will be used as a tooltip

 

Returns

whether id_property was found or not.


glade_widget_property_set_enabled ()

gboolean
glade_widget_property_set_enabled (GladeWidget *widget,
                                   const gchar *id_property,
                                   gboolean enabled);

Sets the enabled state of id_property in widget ; this is used for optional properties.

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

enabled

setting enabled or disabled

 

Returns

whether id_property was found or not.


glade_widget_pack_property_set_enabled ()

gboolean
glade_widget_pack_property_set_enabled
                               (GladeWidget *widget,
                                const gchar *id_property,
                                gboolean enabled);

Sets the enabled state of id_property in widget 's packing properties; this is used for optional properties.

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

enabled

setting enabled or disabled

 

Returns

whether id_property was found or not.


glade_widget_property_set_save_always ()

gboolean
glade_widget_property_set_save_always (GladeWidget *widget,
                                       const gchar *id_property,
                                       gboolean setting);

Sets whether id_property in widget should be special cased to always be saved regardless of its default value. (used for some special cases like properties that are assigned initial values in composite widgets or derived widget code).

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

setting

the setting

 

Returns

whether id_property was found or not.


glade_widget_pack_property_set_save_always ()

gboolean
glade_widget_pack_property_set_save_always
                               (GladeWidget *widget,
                                const gchar *id_property,
                                gboolean setting);

Sets whether id_property in widget should be special cased to always be saved regardless of its default value. (used for some special cases like properties that are assigned initial values in composite widgets or derived widget code).

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

setting

the setting

 

Returns

whether id_property was found or not.


glade_widget_property_string ()

gchar *
glade_widget_property_string (GladeWidget *widget,
                              const gchar *id_property,
                              const GValue *value);

Creates a printable string representing id_property in widget , if value is specified it will be used in place of id_property 's real value (this is a convenience function to print/debug properties usually from plugin backends).

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

value

the GValue to print or NULL

 

Returns

A newly allocated string representing id_property


glade_widget_pack_property_string ()

gchar *
glade_widget_pack_property_string (GladeWidget *widget,
                                   const gchar *id_property,
                                   const GValue *value);

Same as glade_widget_property_string() but for packing properties.

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

id_property

a string naming a GladeProperty

 

value

the GValue to print or NULL

 

Returns

A newly allocated string representing id_property


glade_widget_set_name ()

void
glade_widget_set_name (GladeWidget *widget,
                       const gchar *name);

Sets widget 's name to name .

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

name

a string

 

glade_widget_get_name ()

const gchar *
glade_widget_get_name (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

Returns

a pointer to widget 's name

This is what will be serialized as the widget's ID, unless the name currently carries the GLADE_UNNAMED_PREFIX.


glade_widget_set_internal ()

void
glade_widget_set_internal (GladeWidget *widget,
                           const gchar *internal);

Sets the internal name of widget to internal

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

internal

The internal name

 

glade_widget_get_internal ()

const gchar *
glade_widget_get_internal (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

Returns

the internal name of widget


glade_widget_get_object ()

GObject *
glade_widget_get_object (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

Returns

the GObject associated with widget .

[transfer none]


glade_widget_set_project ()

void
glade_widget_set_project (GladeWidget *widget,
                          GladeProject *project);

Makes widget belong to project .

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

project

a GladeProject

 

glade_widget_get_project ()

GladeProject *
glade_widget_get_project (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

Returns

the GladeProject that widget belongs to.

[transfer none]


glade_widget_get_adaptor ()

GladeWidgetAdaptor *
glade_widget_get_adaptor (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

Returns

the GladeWidgetAdaptor of widget .

[transfer none]


glade_widget_get_parent ()

GladeWidget *
glade_widget_get_parent (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

Returns

The parenting GladeWidget.

[transfer none]


glade_widget_set_parent ()

void
glade_widget_set_parent (GladeWidget *widget,
                         GladeWidget *parent);

sets the parenting GladeWidget

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

parent

the parenting GladeWidget (or NULL).

[nullable]

glade_widget_superuser ()

gboolean
glade_widget_superuser (void);

Checks if we are in superuser mode.

Superuser mode is when we are

  • Loading a project

  • Dupping a widget recursively

  • Rebuilding an instance for a construct-only property

In these cases, we must act like a load, this should be checked from the plugin when implementing containers, when undo/redo comes around, the plugin is responsable for maintaining the same container size when widgets are added/removed.


glade_widget_push_superuser ()

void
glade_widget_push_superuser (void);

Sets superuser mode


glade_widget_pop_superuser ()

void
glade_widget_pop_superuser (void);

Unsets superuser mode


glade_widget_add_verify ()

gboolean
glade_widget_add_verify (GladeWidget *widget,
                         GladeWidget *child,
                         gboolean user_feedback);

Checks whether child can be added to parent .

If user_feedback is TRUE and child cannot be added then this shows a notification dialog to the user explaining why.

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

child

The child GladeWidget to add

 

user_feedback

whether a notification dialog should be presented in the case that the child cannot not be added.

 

Returns

whether child can be added to widget .


glade_widget_depends ()

gboolean
glade_widget_depends (GladeWidget *widget,
                      GladeWidget *other);

glade_widget_depends has been deprecated since version 3.18 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Determines whether widget is somehow dependent on other , in which case it should be serialized after other .

A widget is dependent on another widget. It does not take into account for children dependencies.

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

other

another GladeWidget

 

Returns

TRUE if widget depends on other .


glade_widget_ensure_name ()

void
glade_widget_ensure_name (GladeWidget *widget,
                          GladeProject *project,
                          gboolean use_command);

glade_widget_find_child ()

GladeWidget *
glade_widget_find_child (GladeWidget *widget,
                         const gchar *name);

Finds a child widget named name .

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

name

child name

 

Returns

The child of widget or NULL if it was not found.

[nullable][transfer none]


glade_widget_generate_path_name ()

gchar *
glade_widget_generate_path_name (GladeWidget *widget);

Creates a user friendly name to describe project widgets

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

Returns

A newly allocated string


glade_widget_get_actions ()

GList *
glade_widget_get_actions (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

Returns

the list of GladeWidgetAction.

[transfer none][element-type GladeWidgetAction]


glade_widget_get_children ()

GList *
glade_widget_get_children (GladeWidget *widget);

Fetches any wrapped children of widget .

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

Returns

The children of widget

This differs from a direct call to glade_widget_adaptor_get_children() as it only returns children which have an associated GladeWidget. This function will not return any placeholders or internal composite children that have not been exposed for Glade configuration

.

[transfer container][element-type GObject]


glade_widget_get_device_from_event ()

GdkDevice *
glade_widget_get_device_from_event (GdkEvent *event);

glade_widget_get_device_from_event is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

use gdk_event_get_device() instead.

Currently only motion and button events are handled (see GLADE_WIDGET_IS_EVENT)

Parameters

event

a GdkEvent

 

Returns

the associated GdkDevice for this glade widget event.

[transfer none]


glade_widget_get_display_name ()

const gchar *
glade_widget_get_display_name (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

Returns

a pointer to widget 's displayable name

This should be used to display the widget's ID in the UI, it will automatically return the class name if the widget has no name.


glade_widget_set_is_composite ()

void
glade_widget_set_is_composite (GladeWidget *widget,
                               gboolean composite);

Set's this widget to be toplevel composite object to be eventually used with gtk_widget_class_set_template()

Only one widget in a project should be composite.

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

composite

whether widget should be a composite template

 

glade_widget_get_is_composite ()

gboolean
glade_widget_get_is_composite (GladeWidget *widget);

Checks if widget is a composite template to be used with gtk_widget_class_set_template().

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

Returns

whether widget is composite.


glade_widget_get_locker ()

GladeWidget *
glade_widget_get_locker (GladeWidget *widget);

Get the current locked widget, locked widgets cannot be removed from the project until unlocked

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

Returns

a GladeWidget or NULL if none is locked.

[transfer none][nullable]


glade_widget_get_pack_actions ()

GList *
glade_widget_get_pack_actions (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

Returns

the list of GladeWidgetAction.

[transfer none][element-type GladeWidgetAction]


glade_widget_get_packing_properties ()

GList *
glade_widget_get_packing_properties (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

Returns

the list of GladeProperty.

[transfer none][element-type GladeProperty]


glade_widget_get_parentless_reffed_widgets ()

GList *
glade_widget_get_parentless_reffed_widgets
                               (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

Returns

a list of GladeProperty.

[transfer container][element-type GladeProperty]


glade_widget_get_parentless_widget_ref ()

GladeProperty *
glade_widget_get_parentless_widget_ref
                               (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

Returns

a GladeProperty.

[transfer none]


glade_widget_get_properties ()

GList *
glade_widget_get_properties (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

Returns

the list of GladeProperty.

[transfer none][element-type GladeProperty]


glade_widget_get_signal_list ()

GList *
glade_widget_get_signal_list (GladeWidget *widget);

Compiles a list of GladeSignal elements

Parameters

widget

a 'dest' GladeWidget

 

Returns

a newly allocated GList of GladeSignal, the caller must call g_list_free() to free the list.

[transfer container][element-type GladeSignal]


glade_widget_get_signal_model ()

GtkTreeModel *
glade_widget_get_signal_model (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

Returns

a GtkTreeModel that can be used to view the widget's signals. The signal model is owned by the GladeWidget.

[transfer none]


glade_widget_get_toplevel ()

GladeWidget *
glade_widget_get_toplevel (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

Returns

The toplevel GladeWidget in the hierarchy (or widget ).

[transfer none]


glade_widget_has_name ()

gboolean
glade_widget_has_name (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

Returns

whether the user has named this widget with an ID


glade_widget_has_prop_refs ()

gboolean
glade_widget_has_prop_refs (GladeWidget *widget);

glade_widget_set_in_project ()

void
glade_widget_set_in_project (GladeWidget *widget,
                             gboolean in_project);

glade_widget_in_project ()

gboolean
glade_widget_in_project (GladeWidget *widget);

glade_widget_is_ancestor ()

gboolean
glade_widget_is_ancestor (GladeWidget *widget,
                          GladeWidget *ancestor);

Determines whether widget is somewhere inside ancestor , possibly with intermediate containers.

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

ancestor

another GladeWidget

 

Returns

TRUE if ancestor contains widget as a child, grandchild, great grandchild, etc.


glade_widget_list_locked_widgets ()

GList *
glade_widget_list_locked_widgets (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

Returns

the list of GladeWidget.

[transfer container][element-type GladeWidget]


glade_widget_list_prop_refs ()

GList *
glade_widget_list_prop_refs (GladeWidget *widget);

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

Returns

a list of GladeProperty.

[transfer container][element-type GladeProperty]


glade_widget_lock ()

void
glade_widget_lock (GladeWidget *widget,
                   GladeWidget *locked);

Sets locked to be in a locked up state spoken for by widget , locked widgets cannot be removed from the project until unlocked.

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

locked

The GladeWidget to lock

 

glade_widget_unlock ()

void
glade_widget_unlock (GladeWidget *widget);

Unlocks widget so that it can be removed from the project again

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

glade_widget_set_pack_action_visible ()

gboolean
glade_widget_set_pack_action_visible (GladeWidget *widget,
                                      const gchar *action_path,
                                      gboolean visible);

Sets the visibility of action_path in widget

Parameters

widget

a GladeWidget

 

action_path

a full action path including groups

 

visible

setting visible or invisible

 

Returns

whether action_path was found or not.


glade_widget_set_support_warning ()

void
glade_widget_set_support_warning (GladeWidget *widget,
                                  const gchar *warning);

glade_widget_support_changed ()

void
glade_widget_support_changed (GladeWidget *widget);

Notifies that support metadata has changed on the widget.

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

glade_widget_support_warning ()

const gchar *
glade_widget_support_warning (GladeWidget *widget);

glade_widget_verify ()

void
glade_widget_verify (GladeWidget *widget);

Verify this widget for deprecation and versioning warnings.

This function will update the widget's support warning.

Parameters

widget

A GladeWidget

 

glade_widget_write_signals ()

void
glade_widget_write_signals (GladeWidget *widget,
                            GladeXmlContext *context,
                            GladeXmlNode *node);

Types and Values

GladeWidget

typedef struct {
  GInitiallyUnowned parent_instance;

  GladeWidgetPrivate *priv;
} GladeWidget;

GLADE_UNNAMED_PREFIX

#define GLADE_UNNAMED_PREFIX   "__glade_unnamed_"