GtkMenuToolButton

GtkMenuToolButton — A GtkToolItem containing a button with an additional dropdown menu

Synopsis


#include <gtk/gtk.h>


            GtkMenuToolButton;
GtkToolItem* gtk_menu_tool_button_new       (GtkWidget *icon_widget,
                                             const gchar *label);
GtkToolItem* gtk_menu_tool_button_new_from_stock
                                            (const gchar *stock_id);
void        gtk_menu_tool_button_set_menu   (GtkMenuToolButton *button,
                                             GtkWidget *menu);
GtkWidget*  gtk_menu_tool_button_get_menu   (GtkMenuToolButton *button);
void        gtk_menu_tool_button_set_arrow_tooltip
                                            (GtkMenuToolButton *button,
                                             GtkTooltips *tooltips,
                                             const gchar *tip_text,
                                             const gchar *tip_private);


Object Hierarchy


  GObject
   +----GInitiallyUnowned
         +----GtkObject
               +----GtkWidget
                     +----GtkContainer
                           +----GtkBin
                                 +----GtkToolItem
                                       +----GtkToolButton
                                             +----GtkMenuToolButton

Implemented Interfaces

GtkMenuToolButton implements GtkBuildable and AtkImplementorIface.

Properties


  "menu"                 GtkMenu               : Read / Write

Signals


"show-menu" void        user_function      (GtkMenuToolButton *menutoolbutton,
                                            gpointer           user_data)           : Run first

Description

A GtkMenuToolButton is a GtkToolItem that contains a button and a small additional button with an arrow. When clicked, the arrow button pops up a dropdown menu.

Use gtk_menu_tool_button_new() to create a new GtkMenuToolButton. Use gtk_menu_tool_button_new_from_stock() to create a new GtkMenuToolButton containing a stock item.

Details

GtkMenuToolButton

typedef struct _GtkMenuToolButton GtkMenuToolButton;

The GtkMenuToolButton struct contains only private data and should only be accessed through the functions described below.


gtk_menu_tool_button_new ()

GtkToolItem* gtk_menu_tool_button_new       (GtkWidget *icon_widget,
                                             const gchar *label);

Creates a new GtkMenuToolButton using icon_widget as icon and label as label.

icon_widget : a widget that will be used as icon widget, or NULL
label : a string that will be used as label, or NULL
Returns : the new GtkMenuToolButton

Since 2.6


gtk_menu_tool_button_new_from_stock ()

GtkToolItem* gtk_menu_tool_button_new_from_stock
                                            (const gchar *stock_id);

Creates a new GtkMenuToolButton. The new GtkMenuToolButton will contain an icon and label from the stock item indicated by stock_id.

stock_id : the name of a stock item
Returns : the new GtkMenuToolButton

Since 2.6


gtk_menu_tool_button_set_menu ()

void        gtk_menu_tool_button_set_menu   (GtkMenuToolButton *button,
                                             GtkWidget *menu);

Sets the GtkMenu that is popped up when the user clicks on the arrow. If menu is NULL, the arrow button becomes insensitive.

button : a GtkMenuToolButton
menu : the GtkMenu associated with GtkMenuToolButton

Since 2.6


gtk_menu_tool_button_get_menu ()

GtkWidget*  gtk_menu_tool_button_get_menu   (GtkMenuToolButton *button);

Gets the GtkMenu associated with GtkMenuToolButton.

button : a GtkMenuToolButton
Returns : the GtkMenu associated with GtkMenuToolButton

Since 2.6


gtk_menu_tool_button_set_arrow_tooltip ()

void        gtk_menu_tool_button_set_arrow_tooltip
                                            (GtkMenuToolButton *button,
                                             GtkTooltips *tooltips,
                                             const gchar *tip_text,
                                             const gchar *tip_private);

Sets the GtkTooltips object to be used for arrow button which pops up the menu. See gtk_tool_item_set_tooltip() for setting a tooltip on the whole GtkMenuToolButton.

button : a GtkMenuToolButton
tooltips : the GtkTooltips object to be used
tip_text : text to be used as tooltip text for tool_item
tip_private : text to be used as private tooltip text

Since 2.6

Property Details

The "menu" property

  "menu"                 GtkMenu               : Read / Write

The dropdown menu.

Signal Details

The "show-menu" signal

void        user_function                  (GtkMenuToolButton *menutoolbutton,
                                            gpointer           user_data)           : Run first

menutoolbutton : the object which received the signal.
user_data : user data set when the signal handler was connected.

See Also

GtkToolbar, GtkToolButton

The toolbar widget

The parent class of GtkMenuToolButton. The properties "label_widget", "label", "icon_widget", and "stock_id" on GtkToolButton determine the label and icon used on GtkMenuToolButtons.