GtkRecentChooser

GtkRecentChooser — Interface implemented by widgets displaying recently used files

Synopsis


#include <gtk/gtk.h>

                    GtkRecentChooser;
                    GtkRecentChooserIface;
#define             GTK_RECENT_CHOOSER_ERROR
enum                GtkRecentChooserError;
void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_private (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean show_private);
gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_private (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_not_found
                                                        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean show_not_found);
gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_not_found
                                                        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_icons   (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean show_icons);
gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_icons   (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_select_multiple
                                                        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean select_multiple);
gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_select_multiple
                                                        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_local_only   (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean local_only);
gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_local_only   (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_limit        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gint limit);
gint                gtk_recent_chooser_get_limit        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_tips    (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean show_tips);
gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_tips    (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_numbers (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean show_numbers);
gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_numbers (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
enum                GtkRecentSortType;
void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_sort_type    (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         GtkRecentSortType sort_type);
GtkRecentSortType   gtk_recent_chooser_get_sort_type    (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
gint                (*GtkRecentSortFunc)                (GtkRecentInfo *a,
                                                         GtkRecentInfo *b,
                                                         gpointer user_data);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_sort_func    (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         GtkRecentSortFunc sort_func,
                                                         gpointer sort_data,
                                                         GDestroyNotify data_destroy);
gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_set_current_uri  (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         const gchar *uri,
                                                         GError **error);
gchar*              gtk_recent_chooser_get_current_uri  (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
GtkRecentInfo*      gtk_recent_chooser_get_current_item (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_select_uri       (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         const gchar *uri,
                                                         GError **error);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_unselect_uri     (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         const gchar *uri);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_select_all       (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_unselect_all     (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
GList*              gtk_recent_chooser_get_items        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
gchar**             gtk_recent_chooser_get_uris         (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gsize *length);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_add_filter       (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         GtkRecentFilter *filter);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_remove_filter    (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         GtkRecentFilter *filter);
GSList*             gtk_recent_chooser_list_filters     (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);
void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_filter       (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         GtkRecentFilter *filter);
GtkRecentFilter*    gtk_recent_chooser_get_filter       (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Object Hierarchy

  GInterface
   +----GtkRecentChooser

Prerequisites

GtkRecentChooser requires GObject.

Known Implementations

GtkRecentChooser is implemented by GtkRecentChooserMenu, GtkRecentChooserDialog, GtkRecentChooserWidget and GtkRecentAction.

Properties

  "filter"                   GtkRecentFilter*      : Read / Write
  "limit"                    gint                  : Read / Write
  "local-only"               gboolean              : Read / Write
  "recent-manager"           GtkRecentManager*     : Write / Construct Only
  "select-multiple"          gboolean              : Read / Write
  "show-icons"               gboolean              : Read / Write
  "show-not-found"           gboolean              : Read / Write
  "show-private"             gboolean              : Read / Write
  "show-tips"                gboolean              : Read / Write
  "sort-type"                GtkRecentSortType     : Read / Write

Signals

  "item-activated"                                 : Run Last
  "selection-changed"                              : Run Last

Description

GtkRecentChooser is an interface that can be implemented by widgets displaying the list of recently used files. In GTK+, the main objects that implement this interface are GtkRecentChooserWidget, GtkRecentChooserDialog and GtkRecentChooserMenu.

Recently used files are supported since GTK+ 2.10.

Details

GtkRecentChooser

typedef struct _GtkRecentChooser GtkRecentChooser;


GtkRecentChooserIface

typedef struct {
  GTypeInterface base_iface;
  
  /*
   * Methods
   */
  gboolean          (* set_current_uri)    (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser,
  					    const gchar       *uri,
  					    GError           **error);
  gchar *           (* get_current_uri)    (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser);
  gboolean          (* select_uri)         (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser,
  					    const gchar       *uri,
  					    GError           **error);
  void              (* unselect_uri)       (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser,
                                            const gchar       *uri);
  void              (* select_all)         (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser);
  void              (* unselect_all)       (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser);
  GList *           (* get_items)          (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser);
  GtkRecentManager *(* get_recent_manager) (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser);
  void              (* add_filter)         (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser,
  					    GtkRecentFilter   *filter);
  void              (* remove_filter)      (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser,
  					    GtkRecentFilter   *filter);
  GSList *          (* list_filters)       (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser);
  void              (* set_sort_func)      (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser,
  					    GtkRecentSortFunc  sort_func,
  					    gpointer           data,
  					    GDestroyNotify     destroy);
  
  /*
   * Signals
   */
  void		    (* item_activated)     (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser);
  void		    (* selection_changed)  (GtkRecentChooser  *chooser);
} GtkRecentChooserIface;


GTK_RECENT_CHOOSER_ERROR

#define GTK_RECENT_CHOOSER_ERROR	(gtk_recent_chooser_error_quark ())

Used to get the GError quark for GtkRecentChooser errors.


enum GtkRecentChooserError

typedef enum
{
  GTK_RECENT_CHOOSER_ERROR_NOT_FOUND,
  GTK_RECENT_CHOOSER_ERROR_INVALID_URI
} GtkRecentChooserError;

These identify the various errors that can occur while calling GtkRecentChooser functions.

GTK_RECENT_CHOOSER_ERROR_NOT_FOUND Indicates that a file does not exist
GTK_RECENT_CHOOSER_ERROR_INVALID_URI Indicates a malformed URI

gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_private ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_private (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean show_private);

Whether to show recently used resources marked registered as private.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
show_private : TRUE to show private items, FALSE otherwise

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_private ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_private (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Returns whether chooser should display recently used resources registered as private.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : TRUE if the recent chooser should show private items, FALSE otherwise.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_not_found ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_not_found
                                                        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean show_not_found);

Sets whether chooser should display the recently used resources that it didn't find. This only applies to local resources.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
show_not_found : whether to show the local items we didn't find

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_not_found ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_not_found
                                                        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Retrieves whether chooser should show the recently used resources that were not found.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : TRUE if the resources not found should be displayed, and FALSE otheriwse.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_icons ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_icons   (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean show_icons);

Sets whether chooser should show an icon near the resource when displaying it.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
show_icons : whether to show an icon near the resource

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_icons ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_icons   (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Retrieves whether chooser should show an icon near the resource.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : TRUE if the icons should be displayed, FALSE otherwise.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_set_select_multiple ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_select_multiple
                                                        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean select_multiple);

Sets whether chooser can select multiple items.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
select_multiple : TRUE if chooser can select more than one item

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_select_multiple ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_select_multiple
                                                        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Gets whether chooser can select multiple items.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : TRUE if chooser can select more than one item.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_set_local_only ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_local_only   (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean local_only);

Sets whether only local resources, that is resources using the file:// URI scheme, should be shown in the recently used resources selector. If local_only is TRUE (the default) then the shown resources are guaranteed to be accessible through the operating system native file system.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
local_only : TRUE if only local files can be shown

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_local_only ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_local_only   (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Gets whether only local resources should be shown in the recently used resources selector. See gtk_recent_chooser_set_local_only()

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : TRUE if only local resources should be shown.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_set_limit ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_limit        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gint limit);

Sets the number of items that should be returned by gtk_recent_chooser_get_items() and gtk_recent_chooser_get_uris().

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
limit : a positive integer, or -1 for all items

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_limit ()

gint                gtk_recent_chooser_get_limit        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Gets the number of items returned by gtk_recent_chooser_get_items() and gtk_recent_chooser_get_uris().

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : A positive integer, or -1 meaning that all items are returned.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_tips ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_tips    (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean show_tips);

Sets whether to show a tooltips containing the full path of each recently used resource in a GtkRecentChooser widget.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
show_tips : TRUE if tooltips should be shown

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_tips ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_tips    (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Gets whether chooser should display tooltips containing the full path of a recently user resource.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : TRUE if the recent chooser should show tooltips, FALSE otherwise.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_numbers ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_numbers (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gboolean show_numbers);

Warning

gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_numbers has been deprecated since version 2.12 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use gtk_recent_chooser_menu_set_show_numbers() instead.

Whether to show recently used resources prepended by a unique number.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
show_numbers : TRUE to show numbers, FALSE otherwise

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_numbers ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_numbers (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Warning

gtk_recent_chooser_get_show_numbers has been deprecated since version 2.12 and should not be used in newly-written code. use gtk_recent_chooser_menu_get_show_numbers() instead.

Returns whether chooser should display recently used resources prepended by a unique number.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : TRUE if the recent chooser should show display numbers, FALSE otherwise.

Since 2.10


enum GtkRecentSortType

typedef enum
{
  GTK_RECENT_SORT_NONE = 0,
  GTK_RECENT_SORT_MRU,
  GTK_RECENT_SORT_LRU,
  GTK_RECENT_SORT_CUSTOM
} GtkRecentSortType;

Used to specify the sorting method to be applyed to the recently used resource list.

GTK_RECENT_SORT_NONE Do not sort the returned list of recently used resources.
GTK_RECENT_SORT_MRU Sort the returned list with the most recently used items first.
GTK_RECENT_SORT_LRU Sort the returned list with the least recently used items first.
GTK_RECENT_SORT_CUSTOM Sort the returned list using a custom sorting function passed using gtk_recent_manager_set_sort_func().

gtk_recent_chooser_set_sort_type ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_sort_type    (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         GtkRecentSortType sort_type);

Changes the sorting order of the recently used resources list displayed by chooser.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
sort_type : sort order that the chooser should use

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_sort_type ()

GtkRecentSortType   gtk_recent_chooser_get_sort_type    (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Gets the value set by gtk_recent_chooser_set_sort_type().

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : the sorting order of the chooser.

Since 2.10


GtkRecentSortFunc ()

gint                (*GtkRecentSortFunc)                (GtkRecentInfo *a,
                                                         GtkRecentInfo *b,
                                                         gpointer user_data);

a :
b :
user_data :
Returns :

gtk_recent_chooser_set_sort_func ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_sort_func    (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         GtkRecentSortFunc sort_func,
                                                         gpointer sort_data,
                                                         GDestroyNotify data_destroy);

Sets the comparison function used when sorting to be sort_func. If the chooser has the sort type set to GTK_RECENT_SORT_CUSTOM then the chooser will sort using this function.

To the comparison function will be passed two GtkRecentInfo structs and sort_data; sort_func should return a positive integer if the first item comes before the second, zero if the two items are equal and a negative integer if the first item comes after the second.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
sort_func : the comparison function
sort_data : user data to pass to sort_func, or NULL
data_destroy : destroy notifier for sort_data, or NULL

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_set_current_uri ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_set_current_uri  (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         const gchar *uri,
                                                         GError **error);

Sets uri as the current URI for chooser.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
uri : a URI
error : return location for a GError, or NULL
Returns : TRUE if the URI was found.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_current_uri ()

gchar*              gtk_recent_chooser_get_current_uri  (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Gets the URI currently selected by chooser.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : a newly allocated string holding a URI.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_current_item ()

GtkRecentInfo*      gtk_recent_chooser_get_current_item (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Gets the GtkRecentInfo currently selected by chooser.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : a GtkRecentInfo. Use gtk_recent_info_unref() when when you have finished using it.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_select_uri ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_chooser_select_uri       (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         const gchar *uri,
                                                         GError **error);

Selects uri inside chooser.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
uri : a URI
error : return location for a GError, or NULL
Returns : TRUE if uri was found.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_unselect_uri ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_unselect_uri     (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         const gchar *uri);

Unselects uri inside chooser.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
uri : a URI

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_select_all ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_select_all       (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Selects all the items inside chooser, if the chooser supports multiple selection.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_unselect_all ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_unselect_all     (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Unselects all the items inside chooser.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_items ()

GList*              gtk_recent_chooser_get_items        (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Gets the list of recently used resources in form of GtkRecentInfo objects.

The return value of this function is affected by the "sort-type" and "limit" properties of chooser.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : A newly allocated list of GtkRecentInfo objects. You should use gtk_recent_info_unref() on every item of the list, and then free the list itself using g_list_free().

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_uris ()

gchar**             gtk_recent_chooser_get_uris         (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         gsize *length);

Gets the URI of the recently used resources.

The return value of this function is affected by the "sort-type" and "limit" properties of chooser.

Since the returned array is NULL terminated, length may be NULL.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
length : return location for a the length of the URI list, or NULL
Returns : A newly allocated, NULL terminated array of strings. Use g_strfreev() to free it.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_add_filter ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_add_filter       (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         GtkRecentFilter *filter);

Adds filter to the list of GtkRecentFilter objects held by chooser.

If no previous filter objects were defined, this function will call gtk_recent_chooser_set_filter().

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
filter : a GtkRecentFilter

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_remove_filter ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_remove_filter    (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         GtkRecentFilter *filter);

Removes filter from the list of GtkRecentFilter objects held by chooser.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
filter : a GtkRecentFilter

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_list_filters ()

GSList*             gtk_recent_chooser_list_filters     (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Gets the GtkRecentFilter objects held by chooser.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : A singly linked list of GtkRecentFilter objects. You should just free the returned list using g_slist_free().

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_set_filter ()

void                gtk_recent_chooser_set_filter       (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                         GtkRecentFilter *filter);

Sets filter as the current GtkRecentFilter object used by chooser to affect the displayed recently used resources.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
filter : a GtkRecentFilter

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_chooser_get_filter ()

GtkRecentFilter*    gtk_recent_chooser_get_filter       (GtkRecentChooser *chooser);

Gets the GtkRecentFilter object currently used by chooser to affect the display of the recently used resources.

chooser : a GtkRecentChooser
Returns : a GtkRecentFilter object.

Since 2.10

Property Details

The "filter" property

  "filter"                   GtkRecentFilter*      : Read / Write

The GtkRecentFilter object to be used when displaying the recently used resources.

Since 2.10


The "limit" property

  "limit"                    gint                  : Read / Write

The maximum number of recently used resources to be displayed, or -1 to display all items. By default, the GtkSetting:gtk-recent-files-limit setting is respected: you can override that limit on a particular instance of GtkRecentChooser by setting this property.

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

Since 2.10


The "local-only" property

  "local-only"               gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether this GtkRecentChooser should display only local (file:) resources.

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.10


The "recent-manager" property

  "recent-manager"           GtkRecentManager*     : Write / Construct Only

The GtkRecentManager instance used by the GtkRecentChooser to display the list of recently used resources.

Since 2.10


The "select-multiple" property

  "select-multiple"          gboolean              : Read / Write

Allow the user to select multiple resources.

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.10


The "show-icons" property

  "show-icons"               gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether this GtkRecentChooser should display an icon near the item.

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.10


The "show-not-found" property

  "show-not-found"           gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether this GtkRecentChooser should display the recently used resources even if not present anymore. Setting this to FALSE will perform a potentially expensive check on every local resource (every remote resource will always be displayed).

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.10


The "show-private" property

  "show-private"             gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether the private items should be displayed.

Default value: FALSE


The "show-tips" property

  "show-tips"                gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether this GtkRecentChooser should display a tooltip containing the full path of the recently used resources.

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.10


The "sort-type" property

  "sort-type"                GtkRecentSortType     : Read / Write

Sorting order to be used when displaying the recently used resources.

Default value: GTK_RECENT_SORT_NONE

Since 2.10

Signal Details

The "item-activated" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                        gpointer          user_data)      : Run Last

This signal is emitted when the user "activates" a recent item in the recent chooser. This can happen by double-clicking on an item in the recently used resources list, or by pressing Enter.

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

Since 2.10


The "selection-changed" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkRecentChooser *chooser,
                                                        gpointer          user_data)      : Run Last

This signal is emitted when there is a change in the set of selected recently used resources. This can happen when a user modifies the selection with the mouse or the keyboard, or when explicitely calling functions to change the selection.

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

Since 2.10

See Also

GtkRecentManager, GtkRecentChooserDialog, GtkRecentChooserWidget, GtkRecentChooserMenu