GtkAction: GTK+ 3 Reference Manual

GtkAction

GtkAction — A deprecated action which can be triggered by a menu or toolbar item

Functions

GtkAction *	gtk_action_new ()
const gchar *	gtk_action_get_name ()
gboolean	gtk_action_is_sensitive ()
gboolean	gtk_action_get_sensitive ()
void	gtk_action_set_sensitive ()
gboolean	gtk_action_is_visible ()
gboolean	gtk_action_get_visible ()
void	gtk_action_set_visible ()
void	gtk_action_activate ()
GtkWidget *	gtk_action_create_icon ()
GtkWidget *	gtk_action_create_menu_item ()
GtkWidget *	gtk_action_create_tool_item ()
GtkWidget *	gtk_action_create_menu ()
GSList *	gtk_action_get_proxies ()
void	gtk_action_connect_accelerator ()
void	gtk_action_disconnect_accelerator ()
void	gtk_action_block_activate ()
void	gtk_action_unblock_activate ()
gboolean	gtk_action_get_always_show_image ()
void	gtk_action_set_always_show_image ()
const gchar *	gtk_action_get_accel_path ()
void	gtk_action_set_accel_path ()
GClosure *	gtk_action_get_accel_closure ()
void	gtk_action_set_accel_group ()
void	gtk_action_set_label ()
const gchar *	gtk_action_get_label ()
void	gtk_action_set_short_label ()
const gchar *	gtk_action_get_short_label ()
void	gtk_action_set_tooltip ()
const gchar *	gtk_action_get_tooltip ()
void	gtk_action_set_stock_id ()
const gchar *	gtk_action_get_stock_id ()
void	gtk_action_set_gicon ()
GIcon *	gtk_action_get_gicon ()
void	gtk_action_set_icon_name ()
const gchar *	gtk_action_get_icon_name ()
void	gtk_action_set_visible_horizontal ()
gboolean	gtk_action_get_visible_horizontal ()
void	gtk_action_set_visible_vertical ()
gboolean	gtk_action_get_visible_vertical ()
void	gtk_action_set_is_important ()
gboolean	gtk_action_get_is_important ()

Properties

GtkActionGroup *	action-group	Read / Write
gboolean	always-show-image	Read / Write / Construct
GIcon *	gicon	Read / Write
gboolean	hide-if-empty	Read / Write
char *	icon-name	Read / Write
gboolean	is-important	Read / Write
char *	label	Read / Write
char *	name	Read / Write / Construct Only
gboolean	sensitive	Read / Write
char *	short-label	Read / Write
char *	stock-id	Read / Write
char *	tooltip	Read / Write
gboolean	visible	Read / Write
gboolean	visible-horizontal	Read / Write
gboolean	visible-overflown	Read / Write
gboolean	visible-vertical	Read / Write

Signals

void

activate

No Recursion

Types and Values

struct	GtkAction
struct	GtkActionClass

Object Hierarchy

    GObject
    ╰── GtkAction
        ├── GtkToggleAction
        ╰── GtkRecentAction

Implemented Interfaces

GtkAction implements GtkBuildable.

Includes

#include <gtk/gtk.h>

Description

In GTK+ 3.10, GtkAction has been deprecated. Use GAction instead, and associate actions with GtkActionable widgets. Use GMenuModel for creating menus with gtk_menu_new_from_model().

Actions represent operations that the user can be perform, along with some information how it should be presented in the interface. Each action provides methods to create icons, menu items and toolbar items representing itself.

As well as the callback that is called when the action gets activated, the following also gets associated with the action:

a name (not translated, for path lookup)
a label (translated, for display)
an accelerator
whether label indicates a stock id
a tooltip (optional, translated)
a toolbar label (optional, shorter than label)

The action will also have some state information:

visible (shown/hidden)
sensitive (enabled/disabled)

Apart from regular actions, there are toggle actions, which can be toggled between two states and radio actions, of which only one in a group can be in the “active” state. Other actions can be implemented as GtkAction subclasses.

Each action can have one or more proxy widgets. To act as an action proxy, widget needs to implement GtkActivatable interface. Proxies mirror the state of the action and should change when the action’s state changes. Properties that are always mirrored by proxies are “sensitive” and “visible”. “gicon”, “icon-name”, “label”, “short-label” and “stock-id” properties are only mirorred if proxy widget has “use-action-appearance” property set to TRUE.

When the proxy is activated, it should activate its action.

Functions

gtk_action_new ()

GtkAction *
gtk_action_new (const gchar *name,
                const gchar *label,
                const gchar *tooltip,
                const gchar *stock_id);

gtk_action_new has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, associating it to a widget with GtkActionable or creating a GtkMenu with gtk_menu_new_from_model()

Creates a new GtkAction object. To add the action to a GtkActionGroup and set the accelerator for the action, call gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel(). See the UI Definition section for information on allowed action names.

Parameters

name	A unique name for the action
label	the label displayed in menu items and on buttons, or `NULL`.	[allow-none]
tooltip	a tooltip for the action, or `NULL`.	[allow-none]
stock_id	the stock icon to display in widgets representing the action, or `NULL`.	[allow-none]

Returns

a new GtkAction

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_get_name ()

const gchar *
gtk_action_get_name (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_name has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_action_get_name() on a GAction instead

Returns the name of the action.

Parameters

action

the action object

Returns

the name of the action. The string belongs to GTK+ and should not be freed.

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_is_sensitive ()

gboolean
gtk_action_is_sensitive (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_is_sensitive has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_action_get_enabled() on a GAction instead

Returns whether the action is effectively sensitive.

Parameters

action

the action object

Returns

TRUE if the action and its associated action group are both sensitive.

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_get_sensitive ()

gboolean
gtk_action_get_sensitive (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_sensitive has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_action_get_enabled() on a GAction instead

Returns whether the action itself is sensitive. Note that this doesn’t necessarily mean effective sensitivity. See gtk_action_is_sensitive() for that.

Parameters

action

the action object

Returns

TRUE if the action itself is sensitive.

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_set_sensitive ()

void
gtk_action_set_sensitive (GtkAction *action,
                          gboolean sensitive);

gtk_action_set_sensitive has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_simple_action_set_enabled() on a GSimpleAction instead

Sets the :sensitive property of the action to sensitive . Note that this doesn’t necessarily mean effective sensitivity. See gtk_action_is_sensitive() for that.

Parameters

action	the action object
sensitive	`TRUE` to make the action sensitive

Since: 2.6

gtk_action_is_visible ()

gboolean
gtk_action_is_visible (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_is_visible has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the state of GtkActionable widgets directly

Returns whether the action is effectively visible.

Parameters

action

the action object

Returns

TRUE if the action and its associated action group are both visible.

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_get_visible ()

gboolean
gtk_action_get_visible (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_visible has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the state of GtkActionable widgets directly

Returns whether the action itself is visible. Note that this doesn’t necessarily mean effective visibility. See gtk_action_is_sensitive() for that.

Parameters

action

the action object

Returns

TRUE if the action itself is visible.

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_set_visible ()

void
gtk_action_set_visible (GtkAction *action,
                        gboolean visible);

gtk_action_set_visible has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the state of GtkActionable widgets directly

Sets the :visible property of the action to visible . Note that this doesn’t necessarily mean effective visibility. See gtk_action_is_visible() for that.

Parameters

action	the action object
visible	`TRUE` to make the action visible

Since: 2.6

gtk_action_activate ()

void
gtk_action_activate (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_activate has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_action_group_activate_action() on a GAction instead

Emits the “activate” signal on the specified action, if it isn't insensitive. This gets called by the proxy widgets when they get activated.

It can also be used to manually activate an action.

Parameters

action

the action object

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_create_icon ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_action_create_icon (GtkAction *action,
                        GtkIconSize icon_size);

gtk_action_create_icon has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_menu_item_set_icon() to set an icon on a GMenuItem, or gtk_container_add() to add a GtkImage to a GtkButton

This function is intended for use by action implementations to create icons displayed in the proxy widgets.

Parameters

action	the action object
icon_size	the size of the icon (GtkIconSize) that should be created.	[type int]

Returns

a widget that displays the icon for this action.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_create_menu_item ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_action_create_menu_item (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_create_menu_item has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_menu_item_new() and associate it with a GAction instead.

Creates a menu item widget that proxies for the given action.

Parameters

action

the action object

Returns

a menu item connected to the action.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_create_tool_item ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_action_create_tool_item (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_create_tool_item has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use a GtkToolItem and associate it with a GAction using gtk_actionable_set_action_name() instead

Creates a toolbar item widget that proxies for the given action.

Parameters

action

the action object

Returns

a toolbar item connected to the action.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_create_menu ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_action_create_menu (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_create_menu has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and GMenuModel instead, and create a GtkMenu with gtk_menu_new_from_model()

If action provides a GtkMenu widget as a submenu for the menu item or the toolbar item it creates, this function returns an instance of that menu.

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Returns

the menu item provided by the action, or NULL.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.12

gtk_action_get_proxies ()

GSList *
gtk_action_get_proxies (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_proxies has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Returns the proxy widgets for an action. See also gtk_activatable_get_related_action().

Parameters

action

the action object

Returns

a GSList of proxy widgets. The list is owned by GTK+ and must not be modified.

[element-type GtkWidget][transfer none]

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_connect_accelerator ()

void
gtk_action_connect_accelerator (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_connect_accelerator has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and the accelerator group on an associated GtkMenu instead

Installs the accelerator for action if action has an accel path and group. See gtk_action_set_accel_path() and gtk_action_set_accel_group()

Since multiple proxies may independently trigger the installation of the accelerator, the action counts the number of times this function has been called and doesn’t remove the accelerator until gtk_action_disconnect_accelerator() has been called as many times.

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_disconnect_accelerator ()

void
gtk_action_disconnect_accelerator (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_disconnect_accelerator has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and the accelerator group on an associated GtkMenu instead

Undoes the effect of one call to gtk_action_connect_accelerator().

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_block_activate ()

void
gtk_action_block_activate (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_block_activate has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_simple_action_set_enabled() to disable the GSimpleAction instead

Disable activation signals from the action

This is needed when updating the state of your proxy GtkActivatable widget could result in calling gtk_action_activate(), this is a convenience function to avoid recursing in those cases (updating toggle state for instance).

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_unblock_activate ()

void
gtk_action_unblock_activate (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_unblock_activate has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_simple_action_set_enabled() to enable the GSimpleAction instead

Reenable activation signals from the action

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_get_always_show_image ()

gboolean
gtk_action_get_always_show_image (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_always_show_image has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_menu_item_get_attribute_value() on a GMenuItem instead

Returns whether action 's menu item proxies will always show their image, if available.

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Returns

TRUE if the menu item proxies will always show their image

Since: 2.20

gtk_action_set_always_show_image ()

void
gtk_action_set_always_show_image (GtkAction *action,
                                  gboolean always_show);

gtk_action_set_always_show_image has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_menu_item_set_icon() on a GMenuItem instead, if the item should have an image

Sets whether action 's menu item proxies will ignore the “gtk-menu-images” setting and always show their image, if available.

Use this if the menu item would be useless or hard to use without their image.

Parameters

action	a GtkAction
always_show	`TRUE` if menuitem proxies should always show their image

Since: 2.20

gtk_action_get_accel_path ()

const gchar *
gtk_action_get_accel_path (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_accel_path has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and the accelerator path on an associated GtkMenu instead

Returns the accel path for this action.

Parameters

action

the action object

Returns

the accel path for this action, or NULL if none is set. The returned string is owned by GTK+ and must not be freed or modified.

Since: 2.6

gtk_action_set_accel_path ()

void
gtk_action_set_accel_path (GtkAction *action,
                           const gchar *accel_path);

gtk_action_set_accel_path has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and the accelerator path on an associated GtkMenu instead

Sets the accel path for this action. All proxy widgets associated with the action will have this accel path, so that their accelerators are consistent.

Note that accel_path string will be stored in a GQuark. Therefore, if you pass a static string, you can save some memory by interning it first with g_intern_static_string().

Parameters

action	the action object
accel_path	the accelerator path

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_get_accel_closure ()

GClosure *
gtk_action_get_accel_closure (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_accel_closure has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and GtkMenu instead, which have no equivalent for getting the accel closure

Returns the accel closure for this action.

Parameters

action

the action object

Returns

the accel closure for this action. The returned closure is owned by GTK+ and must not be unreffed or modified.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.8

gtk_action_set_accel_group ()

void
gtk_action_set_accel_group (GtkAction *action,
                            GtkAccelGroup *accel_group);

gtk_action_set_accel_group has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and the accelerator group on an associated GtkMenu instead

Sets the GtkAccelGroup in which the accelerator for this action will be installed.

Parameters

action	the action object
accel_group	a GtkAccelGroup or `NULL`.	[allow-none]

Since: 2.4

gtk_action_set_label ()

void
gtk_action_set_label (GtkAction *action,
                      const gchar *label);

gtk_action_set_label has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and set a label on a menu item with g_menu_item_set_label(). For GtkActionable widgets, use the widget-specific API to set a label

Sets the label of action .

Parameters

action	a GtkAction
label	the label text to set

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_get_label ()

const gchar *
gtk_action_get_label (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_label has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and get a label from a menu item with g_menu_item_get_attribute_value(). For GtkActionable widgets, use the widget-specific API to get a label

Gets the label text of action .

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Returns

the label text

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_set_short_label ()

void
gtk_action_set_short_label (GtkAction *action,
                            const gchar *short_label);

gtk_action_set_short_label has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, which has no equivalent of short labels

Sets a shorter label text on action .

Parameters

action	a GtkAction
short_label	the label text to set

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_get_short_label ()

const gchar *
gtk_action_get_short_label (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_short_label has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, which has no equivalent of short labels

Gets the short label text of action .

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Returns

the short label text.

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_set_tooltip ()

void
gtk_action_set_tooltip (GtkAction *action,
                        const gchar *tooltip);

gtk_action_set_tooltip has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and set tooltips on associated GtkActionable widgets with gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text()

Sets the tooltip text on action

Parameters

action	a GtkAction
tooltip	the tooltip text

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_get_tooltip ()

const gchar *
gtk_action_get_tooltip (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_tooltip has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and get tooltips from associated GtkActionable widgets with gtk_widget_get_tooltip_text()

Gets the tooltip text of action .

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Returns

the tooltip text

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_set_stock_id ()

void
gtk_action_set_stock_id (GtkAction *action,
                         const gchar *stock_id);

gtk_action_set_stock_id has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, which has no equivalent of stock items

Sets the stock id on action

Parameters

action	a GtkAction
stock_id	the stock id

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_get_stock_id ()

const gchar *
gtk_action_get_stock_id (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_stock_id has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, which has no equivalent of stock items

Gets the stock id of action .

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Returns

the stock id

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_set_gicon ()

void
gtk_action_set_gicon (GtkAction *action,
                      GIcon *icon);

gtk_action_set_gicon has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and g_menu_item_set_icon() to set an icon on a GMenuItem associated with a GAction, or gtk_container_add() to add a GtkImage to a GtkButton

Sets the icon of action .

Parameters

action	a GtkAction
icon	the GIcon to set

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_get_gicon ()

GIcon *
gtk_action_get_gicon (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_gicon has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and g_menu_item_get_attribute_value() to get an icon from a GMenuItem associated with a GAction

Gets the gicon of action .

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Returns

The action’s GIcon if one is set.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_set_icon_name ()

void
gtk_action_set_icon_name (GtkAction *action,
                          const gchar *icon_name);

gtk_action_set_icon_name has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and g_menu_item_set_icon() to set an icon on a GMenuItem associated with a GAction, or gtk_container_add() to add a GtkImage to a GtkButton

Sets the icon name on action

Parameters

action	a GtkAction
icon_name	the icon name to set

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_get_icon_name ()

const gchar *
gtk_action_get_icon_name (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_icon_name has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and g_menu_item_get_attribute_value() to get an icon from a GMenuItem associated with a GAction

Gets the icon name of action .

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Returns

the icon name

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_set_visible_horizontal ()

void
gtk_action_set_visible_horizontal (GtkAction *action,
                                   gboolean visible_horizontal);

gtk_action_set_visible_horizontal has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the visibility of associated widgets and menu items directly

Sets whether action is visible when horizontal

Parameters

action	a GtkAction
visible_horizontal	whether the action is visible horizontally

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_get_visible_horizontal ()

gboolean
gtk_action_get_visible_horizontal (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_visible_horizontal has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the visibility of associated widgets and menu items directly

Checks whether action is visible when horizontal

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Returns

whether action is visible when horizontal

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_set_visible_vertical ()

void
gtk_action_set_visible_vertical (GtkAction *action,
                                 gboolean visible_vertical);

gtk_action_set_visible_vertical has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the visibility of associated widgets and menu items directly

Sets whether action is visible when vertical

Parameters

action	a GtkAction
visible_vertical	whether the action is visible vertically

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_get_visible_vertical ()

gboolean
gtk_action_get_visible_vertical (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_visible_vertical has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the visibility of associated widgets and menu items directly

Checks whether action is visible when horizontal

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Returns

whether action is visible when horizontal

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_set_is_important ()

void
gtk_action_set_is_important (GtkAction *action,
                             gboolean is_important);

gtk_action_set_is_important has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor whether labels are shown directly

Sets whether the action is important, this attribute is used primarily by toolbar items to decide whether to show a label or not.

Parameters

action	the action object
is_important	`TRUE` to make the action important

Since: 2.16

gtk_action_get_is_important ()

gboolean
gtk_action_get_is_important (GtkAction *action);

gtk_action_get_is_important has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor whether labels are shown directly

Checks whether action is important or not

Parameters

action

a GtkAction

Returns

whether action is important

Since: 2.16

Types and Values

struct GtkAction

struct GtkAction;

struct GtkActionClass

struct GtkActionClass {
  GObjectClass parent_class;

  /* activation signal */
  void       (* activate)           (GtkAction    *action);
};

Members

activate ()

Signal emitted when the action is activated.

Property Details

The `“action-group”` property

  “action-group”             GtkActionGroup *

The GtkActionGroup this GtkAction is associated with, or NULL (for internal use).

GtkAction:action-group has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Lookup the GAction using g_action_map_lookup_action() instead

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

The `“always-show-image”` property

  “always-show-image”        gboolean

If TRUE, the action's menu item proxies will ignore the “gtk-menu-images” setting and always show their image, if available.

Use this property if the menu item would be useless or hard to use without their image.

GtkAction:always-show-image has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write / Construct

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.20

The `“gicon”` property

  “gicon”                    GIcon *

The GIcon displayed in the GtkAction.

Note that the stock icon is preferred, if the “stock-id” property holds the id of an existing stock icon.

This is an appearance property and thus only applies if “use-action-appearance” is TRUE.

GtkAction:gicon has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the "icon" attribute on a GMenuItem instead

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Since: 2.16

The `“hide-if-empty”` property

  “hide-if-empty”            gboolean

When TRUE, empty menu proxies for this action are hidden.

GtkAction:hide-if-empty has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

The `“icon-name”` property

  “icon-name”                char *

The name of the icon from the icon theme.

Note that the stock icon is preferred, if the “stock-id” property holds the id of an existing stock icon, and the GIcon is preferred if the “gicon” property is set.

This is an appearance property and thus only applies if “use-action-appearance” is TRUE.

GtkAction:icon-name has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the "icon" attribute on a GMenuItem instead

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

Since: 2.10

The `“is-important”` property

  “is-important”             gboolean

Whether the action is considered important. When TRUE, toolitem proxies for this action show text in GTK_TOOLBAR_BOTH_HORIZ mode.

GtkAction:is-important has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The `“label”` property

  “label”                    char *

The label used for menu items and buttons that activate this action. If the label is NULL, GTK+ uses the stock label specified via the stock-id property.

This is an appearance property and thus only applies if “use-action-appearance” is TRUE.

GtkAction:label has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the "label" attribute on GMenuItem instead

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The `“name”` property

  “name”                     char *

A unique name for the action.

GtkAction:name has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use “name” instead

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: NULL

The `“sensitive”` property

  “sensitive”                gboolean

Whether the action is enabled.

GtkAction:sensitive has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use “enabled” and “enabled” instead

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

The `“short-label”` property

  “short-label”              char *

A shorter label that may be used on toolbar buttons.

This is an appearance property and thus only applies if “use-action-appearance” is TRUE.

GtkAction:short-label has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The `“stock-id”` property

  “stock-id”                 char *

The stock icon displayed in widgets representing this action.

This is an appearance property and thus only applies if “use-action-appearance” is TRUE.

GtkAction:stock-id has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The `“tooltip”` property

  “tooltip”                  char *

A tooltip for this action.

GtkAction:tooltip has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text() instead

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The `“visible”` property

  “visible”                  gboolean

Whether the action is visible.

GtkAction:visible has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

The `“visible-horizontal”` property

  “visible-horizontal”       gboolean

Whether the toolbar item is visible when the toolbar is in a horizontal orientation.

GtkAction:visible-horizontal has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

The `“visible-overflown”` property

  “visible-overflown”        gboolean

When TRUE, toolitem proxies for this action are represented in the toolbar overflow menu.

GtkAction:visible-overflown has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

Since: 2.6

The `“visible-vertical”` property

  “visible-vertical”         gboolean

Whether the toolbar item is visible when the toolbar is in a vertical orientation.

GtkAction:visible-vertical has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Owner: GtkAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

Signal Details

The `“activate”` signal

void
user_function (GtkAction *action,
               gpointer   user_data)

The "activate" signal is emitted when the action is activated.

GtkAction::activate has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use “activate” instead

Parameters

action	the GtkAction
user_data	user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: No Recursion

Since: 2.4