GtkToolItem

GtkToolItem — The base class of widgets that can be added to GtkToolShell

Properties

gboolean is-important Read / Write
gboolean visible-horizontal Read / Write
gboolean visible-vertical Read / Write

Signals

gboolean create-menu-proxy Run Last
void toolbar-reconfigured Run Last

Types and Values

Object Hierarchy

    GObject
    ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
        ╰── GtkWidget
            ╰── GtkContainer
                ╰── GtkBin
                    ╰── GtkToolItem
                        ├── GtkToolButton
                        ╰── GtkSeparatorToolItem

Implemented Interfaces

GtkToolItem implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable and GtkActivatable.

Includes

#include <gtk/gtk.h>

Description

GtkToolItems are widgets that can appear on a toolbar. To create a toolbar item that contain something else than a button, use gtk_tool_item_new(). Use gtk_container_add() to add a child widget to the tool item.

For toolbar items that contain buttons, see the GtkToolButton, GtkToggleToolButton and GtkRadioToolButton classes.

See the GtkToolbar class for a description of the toolbar widget, and GtkToolShell for a description of the tool shell interface.

Functions

gtk_tool_item_new ()

GtkToolItem *
gtk_tool_item_new (void);

Creates a new GtkToolItem

Returns

the new GtkToolItem

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_set_homogeneous ()

void
gtk_tool_item_set_homogeneous (GtkToolItem *tool_item,
                               gboolean homogeneous);

Sets whether tool_item is to be allocated the same size as other homogeneous items. The effect is that all homogeneous items will have the same width as the widest of the items.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

homogeneous

whether tool_item is the same size as other homogeneous items

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_get_homogeneous ()

gboolean
gtk_tool_item_get_homogeneous (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns whether tool_item is the same size as other homogeneous items. See gtk_tool_item_set_homogeneous().

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

TRUE if the item is the same size as other homogeneous items.

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_set_expand ()

void
gtk_tool_item_set_expand (GtkToolItem *tool_item,
                          gboolean expand);

Sets whether tool_item is allocated extra space when there is more room on the toolbar then needed for the items. The effect is that the item gets bigger when the toolbar gets bigger and smaller when the toolbar gets smaller.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

expand

Whether tool_item is allocated extra space

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_get_expand ()

gboolean
gtk_tool_item_get_expand (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns whether tool_item is allocated extra space. See gtk_tool_item_set_expand().

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

TRUE if tool_item is allocated extra space.

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_set_tooltip_text ()

void
gtk_tool_item_set_tooltip_text (GtkToolItem *tool_item,
                                const gchar *text);

Sets the text to be displayed as tooltip on the item. See gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text().

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

text

text to be used as tooltip for tool_item

Since: 2.12

gtk_tool_item_set_tooltip_markup ()

void
gtk_tool_item_set_tooltip_markup (GtkToolItem *tool_item,
                                  const gchar *markup);

Sets the markup text to be displayed as tooltip on the item. See gtk_widget_set_tooltip_markup().

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

markup

markup text to be used as tooltip for tool_item

Since: 2.12

gtk_tool_item_set_use_drag_window ()

void
gtk_tool_item_set_use_drag_window (GtkToolItem *tool_item,
                                   gboolean use_drag_window);

Sets whether tool_item has a drag window. When TRUE the toolitem can be used as a drag source through gtk_drag_source_set(). When tool_item has a drag window it will intercept all events, even those that would otherwise be sent to a child of tool_item .

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

use_drag_window

Whether tool_item has a drag window.

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_get_use_drag_window ()

gboolean
gtk_tool_item_get_use_drag_window (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns whether tool_item has a drag window. See gtk_tool_item_set_use_drag_window().

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

TRUE if tool_item uses a drag window.

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_set_visible_horizontal ()

void
gtk_tool_item_set_visible_horizontal (GtkToolItem *tool_item,
                                      gboolean visible_horizontal);

Sets whether tool_item is visible when the toolbar is docked horizontally.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

visible_horizontal

Whether tool_item is visible when in horizontal mode

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_get_visible_horizontal ()

gboolean
gtk_tool_item_get_visible_horizontal (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns whether the tool_item is visible on toolbars that are docked horizontally.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

TRUE if tool_item is visible on toolbars that are docked horizontally.

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_set_visible_vertical ()

void
gtk_tool_item_set_visible_vertical (GtkToolItem *tool_item,
                                    gboolean visible_vertical);

Sets whether tool_item is visible when the toolbar is docked vertically. Some tool items, such as text entries, are too wide to be useful on a vertically docked toolbar. If visible_vertical is FALSE tool_item will not appear on toolbars that are docked vertically.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

visible_vertical

whether tool_item is visible when the toolbar is in vertical mode

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_get_visible_vertical ()

gboolean
gtk_tool_item_get_visible_vertical (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns whether tool_item is visible when the toolbar is docked vertically. See gtk_tool_item_set_visible_vertical().

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

Whether tool_item is visible when the toolbar is docked vertically

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_set_is_important ()

void
gtk_tool_item_set_is_important (GtkToolItem *tool_item,
                                gboolean is_important);

Sets whether tool_item should be considered important. The GtkToolButton class uses this property to determine whether to show or hide its label when the toolbar style is GTK_TOOLBAR_BOTH_HORIZ. The result is that only tool buttons with the “is_important” property set have labels, an effect known as “priority text”

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

is_important

whether the tool item should be considered important

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_get_is_important ()

gboolean
gtk_tool_item_get_is_important (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns whether tool_item is considered important. See gtk_tool_item_set_is_important()

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

TRUE if tool_item is considered important.

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_get_ellipsize_mode ()

PangoEllipsizeMode
gtk_tool_item_get_ellipsize_mode (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns the ellipsize mode used for tool_item . Custom subclasses of GtkToolItem should call this function to find out how text should be ellipsized.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

a PangoEllipsizeMode indicating how text in tool_item should be ellipsized.

Since: 2.20

gtk_tool_item_get_icon_size ()

GtkIconSize
gtk_tool_item_get_icon_size (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns the icon size used for tool_item . Custom subclasses of GtkToolItem should call this function to find out what size icons they should use.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

a GtkIconSize indicating the icon size used for tool_item .

[type int]

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_get_orientation ()

GtkOrientation
gtk_tool_item_get_orientation (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns the orientation used for tool_item . Custom subclasses of GtkToolItem should call this function to find out what size icons they should use.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

a GtkOrientation indicating the orientation used for tool_item

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_get_toolbar_style ()

GtkToolbarStyle
gtk_tool_item_get_toolbar_style (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns the toolbar style used for tool_item . Custom subclasses of GtkToolItem should call this function in the handler of the GtkToolItem::toolbar_reconfigured signal to find out in what style the toolbar is displayed and change themselves accordingly

Possibilities are:

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

A GtkToolbarStyle indicating the toolbar style used for tool_item .

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_get_relief_style ()

GtkReliefStyle
gtk_tool_item_get_relief_style (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns the relief style of tool_item . See gtk_button_set_relief(). Custom subclasses of GtkToolItem should call this function in the handler of the “toolbar_reconfigured” signal to find out the relief style of buttons.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

a GtkReliefStyle indicating the relief style used for tool_item .

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_get_text_alignment ()

gfloat
gtk_tool_item_get_text_alignment (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns the text alignment used for tool_item . Custom subclasses of GtkToolItem should call this function to find out how text should be aligned.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem:

Returns

a gfloat indicating the horizontal text alignment used for tool_item

Since: 2.20

gtk_tool_item_get_text_orientation ()

GtkOrientation
gtk_tool_item_get_text_orientation (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns the text orientation used for tool_item . Custom subclasses of GtkToolItem should call this function to find out how text should be orientated.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

a GtkOrientation indicating the text orientation used for tool_item

Since: 2.20

gtk_tool_item_retrieve_proxy_menu_item ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_tool_item_retrieve_proxy_menu_item
                               (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns the GtkMenuItem that was last set by gtk_tool_item_set_proxy_menu_item(), ie. the GtkMenuItem that is going to appear in the overflow menu.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

The GtkMenuItem that is going to appear in the overflow menu for tool_item .

[transfer none]

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_get_proxy_menu_item ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_tool_item_get_proxy_menu_item (GtkToolItem *tool_item,
                                   const gchar *menu_item_id);

If menu_item_id matches the string passed to gtk_tool_item_set_proxy_menu_item() return the corresponding GtkMenuItem.

Custom subclasses of GtkToolItem should use this function to update their menu item when the GtkToolItem changes. That the menu_item_ids must match ensures that a GtkToolItem will not inadvertently change a menu item that they did not create.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

menu_item_id

a string used to identify the menu item

Returns

The GtkMenuItem passed to gtk_tool_item_set_proxy_menu_item(), if the menu_item_ids match.

[transfer none][nullable]

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_set_proxy_menu_item ()

void
gtk_tool_item_set_proxy_menu_item (GtkToolItem *tool_item,
                                   const gchar *menu_item_id,
                                   GtkWidget *menu_item);

Sets the GtkMenuItem used in the toolbar overflow menu. The menu_item_id is used to identify the caller of this function and should also be used with gtk_tool_item_get_proxy_menu_item().

See also “create-menu-proxy”.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

menu_item_id

a string used to identify menu_item

menu_item

a GtkMenuItem to use in the overflow menu, or NULL.

[nullable]

Since: 2.4

gtk_tool_item_rebuild_menu ()

void
gtk_tool_item_rebuild_menu (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Calling this function signals to the toolbar that the overflow menu item for tool_item has changed. If the overflow menu is visible when this function it called, the menu will be rebuilt.

The function must be called when the tool item changes what it will do in response to the “create-menu-proxy” signal.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Since: 2.6

gtk_tool_item_toolbar_reconfigured ()

void
gtk_tool_item_toolbar_reconfigured (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Emits the signal “toolbar_reconfigured” on tool_item . GtkToolbar and other GtkToolShell implementations use this function to notify children, when some aspect of their configuration changes.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Since: 2.14

gtk_tool_item_get_text_size_group ()

GtkSizeGroup *
gtk_tool_item_get_text_size_group (GtkToolItem *tool_item);

Returns the size group used for labels in tool_item . Custom subclasses of GtkToolItem should call this function and use the size group for labels.

Parameters

tool_item

a GtkToolItem

Returns

a GtkSizeGroup.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.20

Types and Values

struct GtkToolItem

struct GtkToolItem;

The GtkToolItem struct contains only private data. It should only be accessed through the functions described below.

struct GtkToolItemClass

struct GtkToolItemClass {
  GtkBinClass parent_class;

  /* signals */
  gboolean   (* create_menu_proxy)    (GtkToolItem *tool_item);
  void       (* toolbar_reconfigured) (GtkToolItem *tool_item);
};

Members

create_menu_proxy ()

Signal emitted when the toolbar needs information from tool_item about whether the item should appear in the toolbar overflow menu.

toolbar_reconfigured ()

Signal emitted when some property of the toolbar that the item is a child of changes.

Property Details

The “is-important” property

  “is-important”             gboolean

Whether the toolbar item is considered important. When TRUE, toolbar buttons show text in GTK_TOOLBAR_BOTH_HORIZ mode.

Owner: GtkToolItem

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The “visible-horizontal” property

  “visible-horizontal”       gboolean

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

Owner: GtkToolItem

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

The “visible-vertical” property

  “visible-vertical”         gboolean

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

Owner: GtkToolItem

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

Signal Details

The “create-menu-proxy” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkToolItem *tool_item,
               gpointer     user_data)

This signal is emitted when the toolbar needs information from tool_item about whether the item should appear in the toolbar overflow menu. In response the tool item should either

  • call gtk_tool_item_set_proxy_menu_item() with a NULL pointer and return TRUE to indicate that the item should not appear in the overflow menu

  • call gtk_tool_item_set_proxy_menu_item() with a new menu item and return TRUE, or

  • return FALSE to indicate that the signal was not handled by the item. This means that the item will not appear in the overflow menu unless a later handler installs a menu item.

The toolbar may cache the result of this signal. When the tool item changes how it will respond to this signal it must call gtk_tool_item_rebuild_menu() to invalidate the cache and ensure that the toolbar rebuilds its overflow menu.

Parameters

tool_item

the object the signal was emitted on

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Returns

TRUE if the signal was handled, FALSE if not

Flags: Run Last

The “toolbar-reconfigured” signal

void
user_function (GtkToolItem *tool_item,
               gpointer     user_data)

This signal is emitted when some property of the toolbar that the item is a child of changes. For custom subclasses of GtkToolItem, the default handler of this signal use the functions

  • gtk_tool_shell_get_orientation()

  • gtk_tool_shell_get_style()

  • gtk_tool_shell_get_icon_size()

  • gtk_tool_shell_get_relief_style() to find out what the toolbar should look like and change themselves accordingly.

Parameters

tool_item

the object the signal was emitted on

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Run Last

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