GtkNotebook

Name

GtkNotebook -- Set of pages with bookmarks.

Synopsis


#include <gtk/gtk.h>


struct      GtkNotebook;
#define     GTK_NOTEBOOK_PAGE               (_glist_)
struct      GtkNotebookPage;
GtkWidget*  gtk_notebook_new                (void);
void        gtk_notebook_append_page        (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label);
void        gtk_notebook_append_page_menu   (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label,
                                             GtkWidget *menu_label);
void        gtk_notebook_prepend_page       (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label);
void        gtk_notebook_prepend_page_menu  (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label,
                                             GtkWidget *menu_label);
void        gtk_notebook_insert_page        (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label,
                                             gint position);
void        gtk_notebook_insert_page_menu   (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label,
                                             GtkWidget *menu_label,
                                             gint position);
void        gtk_notebook_remove_page        (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gint page_num);
#define     gtk_notebook_current_page
gint        gtk_notebook_page_num           (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child);
void        gtk_notebook_set_page           (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gint page_num);
void        gtk_notebook_next_page          (GtkNotebook *notebook);
void        gtk_notebook_prev_page          (GtkNotebook *notebook);
void        gtk_notebook_reorder_child      (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             gint position);
void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_pos        (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkPositionType pos);
void        gtk_notebook_set_show_tabs      (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gboolean show_tabs);
void        gtk_notebook_set_show_border    (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gboolean show_border);
void        gtk_notebook_set_scrollable     (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gboolean scrollable);
void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_border     (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             guint border_width);
void        gtk_notebook_popup_enable       (GtkNotebook *notebook);
void        gtk_notebook_popup_disable      (GtkNotebook *notebook);
gint        gtk_notebook_get_current_page   (GtkNotebook *notebook);
GtkWidget*  gtk_notebook_get_menu_label     (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child);
GtkWidget*  gtk_notebook_get_nth_page       (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gint page_num);
GtkWidget*  gtk_notebook_get_tab_label      (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child);
void        gtk_notebook_query_tab_label_packing
                                            (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             gboolean *expand,
                                             gboolean *fill,
                                             GtkPackType *pack_type);
void        gtk_notebook_set_homogeneous_tabs
                                            (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gboolean homogeneous);
void        gtk_notebook_set_menu_label     (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *menu_label);
void        gtk_notebook_set_menu_label_text
                                            (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             const gchar *menu_text);
void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_hborder    (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             guint tab_hborder);
void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_label      (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label);
void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_label_packing
                                            (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             gboolean expand,
                                             gboolean fill,
                                             GtkPackType pack_type);
void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_label_text (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             const gchar *tab_text);
void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_vborder    (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             guint tab_vborder);

Object Hierarchy


  GtkObject
   +----GtkWidget
         +----GtkContainer
               +----GtkNotebook

Args


  "page"                 gint                 : Read / Write
  "tab_pos"              GtkPositionType      : Read / Write
  "tab_border"           guint                : Write
  "tab_hborder"          guint                : Read / Write
  "tab_vborder"          guint                : Read / Write
  "show_tabs"            gboolean             : Read / Write
  "show_border"          gboolean             : Read / Write
  "scrollable"           gboolean             : Read / Write
  "enable_popup"         gboolean             : Read / Write

Signal Prototypes


"switch-page"
            void        user_function      (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                            GtkNotebookPage *page,
                                            gint page_num,
                                            gpointer user_data);

Description

The GtkNotebook widget is a GtkContainer whose children are pages that can be accessed through bookmarks. The pages are displayed all at the same place.

Details

struct GtkNotebook

struct GtkNotebook;


GTK_NOTEBOOK_PAGE()

#define GTK_NOTEBOOK_PAGE(_glist_)         ((GtkNotebookPage *)((GList *)(_glist_))->data)

Extracts the contents of the current element of GList _glist_ as a GtkNotebookPage.

_glist_ : 


struct GtkNotebookPage

struct GtkNotebookPage
{
  GtkWidget *child;
  GtkWidget *tab_label;
  GtkWidget *menu_label;

  guint default_menu : 1;
  guint default_tab  : 1;
  guint expand       : 1;
  guint fill         : 1;
  guint pack         : 1;

  GtkRequisition requisition;
  GtkAllocation allocation;
};

The GtkNotebookPage structure is used to store the pages of a notebook. It is not an object.

GtkWidget *childthe contents of the page
GtkWidget *tab_labelthe label shown in the bookmark
GtkWidget *menu_labelthe label shown in the popup menu
guint default_menu : 1 
guint default_tab : 1 
guint expand : 1 
guint fill : 1 
guint pack : 1 
GtkRequisition requisition 
GtkAllocation allocation 


gtk_notebook_new ()

GtkWidget*  gtk_notebook_new                (void);

Creates a new GtkNotebook widget

Returns :the newly created G=GtkNotebook


gtk_notebook_append_page ()

void        gtk_notebook_append_page        (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label);

Appends to notebook a page whose content is child, and whose bookmark is tab_label.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the content of the new page
tab_label :the bookmark for the page


gtk_notebook_append_page_menu ()

void        gtk_notebook_append_page_menu   (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label,
                                             GtkWidget *menu_label);

Appends to notebook a page whose content is child, whose bookmark is tab_label, and whose menu label is menu_label.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the content of the new page
tab_label :the bookmark of the page
menu_label :the menu label of the page


gtk_notebook_prepend_page ()

void        gtk_notebook_prepend_page       (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label);

Prepends to notebook a page whose content is child, whose bookmark is tab_label, and whose menu label is menu_label.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the content of the new page
tab_label :the bookmark of the page


gtk_notebook_prepend_page_menu ()

void        gtk_notebook_prepend_page_menu  (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label,
                                             GtkWidget *menu_label);

Appends to notebook a page whose content is child, whose bookmark is tab_label, and whose menu label is menu_label.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the content of the new page
tab_label :the bookmark of the page
menu_label :the menu label of the page


gtk_notebook_insert_page ()

void        gtk_notebook_insert_page        (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label,
                                             gint position);

Inserts in notebook a new page whose content is child, and whose bookmark is tab_label. The page is inserted just before the page number position, starting with 0. If position is out of bounds, it is assumed to be the current number of pages.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the content of the new page
tab_label :the bookmark of the page
position :the position to insert the page


gtk_notebook_insert_page_menu ()

void        gtk_notebook_insert_page_menu   (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label,
                                             GtkWidget *menu_label,
                                             gint position);

Inserts in notebook a new page whose content is child, whose bookmark is tab_label, and whose menu label is menu_label. The page is inserted just before the page number position, starting with 0. If position is out of bounds, it is assumed to be the current number of pages.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the content of the new page
tab_label :the bookmark of the page
menu_label :the menu label of the page
position :the position to insert the page


gtk_notebook_remove_page ()

void        gtk_notebook_remove_page        (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gint page_num);

Removes the page page_num form notebook. Pages are numbered starting at zero. Negative values stand for the last page; too large values are ignored.

notebook :the notebook widget
page_num :the page number


gtk_notebook_current_page

#define	gtk_notebook_current_page               gtk_notebook_get_current_page

Compatibility macro; in gtkcompat.h.


gtk_notebook_page_num ()

gint        gtk_notebook_page_num           (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child);

Returns the page number of child in notebook.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the child
Returns :the page number, or -1 if child is not in notebook


gtk_notebook_set_page ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_page           (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gint page_num);

Switches to the page number page_num. Negative values stand for the last page; too large values are ignored.

notebook :the notebook widget
page_num :the page number


gtk_notebook_next_page ()

void        gtk_notebook_next_page          (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Switches to the next page. Nothing happens if the current page is the last page.

notebook :the notebook widget.


gtk_notebook_prev_page ()

void        gtk_notebook_prev_page          (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Switches to the previous page. Nothing happens if the current page is the first page.

notebook :the notebook widget


gtk_notebook_reorder_child ()

void        gtk_notebook_reorder_child      (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             gint position);

Moves the page child, so that it appears in position position. Out of bounds position will be clamped.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the child to deplace
position :the new position


gtk_notebook_set_tab_pos ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_pos        (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkPositionType pos);

Sets the position of the bookmarks.

notebook :the notebook widget
pos :the position


gtk_notebook_set_show_tabs ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_show_tabs      (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gboolean show_tabs);

Sets whether to show the bookmarks or not.

notebook :the notebook widget
show_tabs :a boolean value


gtk_notebook_set_show_border ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_show_border    (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gboolean show_border);

Sets whether to show the border of the notebook or not. Bookmarks are in the border.

notebook :the notebook widget
show_border :a boolean value


gtk_notebook_set_scrollable ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_scrollable     (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gboolean scrollable);

Sets whether the bookmarks area may be scrollable or not if there are too many bookmarks to fit in the allocated area.

notebook :the notebook widget
scrollable :a boolean value


gtk_notebook_set_tab_border ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_border     (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             guint border_width);

Sets whether there should be a border around the bookmarks or not.

notebook :the notebook widget
border_width :a boolean value


gtk_notebook_popup_enable ()

void        gtk_notebook_popup_enable       (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Enables the popup menu: if the user clicks with the right mouse button on the bookmarks, a menu with all the pages will be popped up.

notebook :the notebook widget


gtk_notebook_popup_disable ()

void        gtk_notebook_popup_disable      (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Disables the popup menu

notebook :the notebook widget


gtk_notebook_get_current_page ()

gint        gtk_notebook_get_current_page   (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Returns the page number of the current page.

notebook :the notebook widget
Returns :the page number


gtk_notebook_get_menu_label ()

GtkWidget*  gtk_notebook_get_menu_label     (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child);

Returns the menu label of the page child. NULL is returned if child is not in notebook or NULL if it has the default menu label.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the page
Returns :the menu label


gtk_notebook_get_nth_page ()

GtkWidget*  gtk_notebook_get_nth_page       (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gint page_num);

Returns the content of the page number page_num, or NULL if page_num is out of bounds.

notebook :the notebook widget
page_num :the page number
Returns :the content of the page


gtk_notebook_get_tab_label ()

GtkWidget*  gtk_notebook_get_tab_label      (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child);

Returns the menu tab of the page child. NULL is returned if child is not in notebook or NULL if it has the default tab label.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the page
Returns :the tab label


gtk_notebook_query_tab_label_packing ()

void        gtk_notebook_query_tab_label_packing
                                            (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             gboolean *expand,
                                             gboolean *fill,
                                             GtkPackType *pack_type);

Looks for the packing attributes of the bookmarks of child.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the page
expand :a pointer to return the expand value (or NULL)
fill :a pointer to return the fill value (or NULL)
pack_type :a pointer to return the pack_type (or NULL)


gtk_notebook_set_homogeneous_tabs ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_homogeneous_tabs
                                            (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             gboolean homogeneous);

Sets whether the tabs must have all the same size or not.

notebook :the notebook widget
homogeneous :a boolean value


gtk_notebook_set_menu_label ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_menu_label     (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *menu_label);

Changes the menu label of child. Nothing happens if child is not in notebook.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the page
menu_label :the menu label, or NULL for default


gtk_notebook_set_menu_label_text ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_menu_label_text
                                            (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             const gchar *menu_text);

Creates a new label and sets it as the menu label of child.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the page
menu_text :the label text


gtk_notebook_set_tab_hborder ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_hborder    (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             guint tab_hborder);

Sets whether the tabs should have a horizontal border.

notebook :the notebook widget
tab_hborder :a boolean value


gtk_notebook_set_tab_label ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_label      (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             GtkWidget *tab_label);

Changes the bookmark label of child. Nothing happens if child is not in notebook.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the page
tab_label :the bookmark label, or NULL for default


gtk_notebook_set_tab_label_packing ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_label_packing
                                            (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             gboolean expand,
                                             gboolean fill,
                                             GtkPackType pack_type);

Sets the packing parameters for the bookmark of child. See GtkBoxPackStart for the exact meanings.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the child widget
expand :whether to expand the bookmark or not
fill :whether the bookmark should fill the allocated area or not
pack_type :the position of the bookmark


gtk_notebook_set_tab_label_text ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_label_text (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             GtkWidget *child,
                                             const gchar *tab_text);

Creates a new label and sets it as the bookmark label of child.

notebook :the notebook widget
child :the page
tab_text :the label text


gtk_notebook_set_tab_vborder ()

void        gtk_notebook_set_tab_vborder    (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                             guint tab_vborder);

Sets whether the tabs should have a vertical border.

notebook :the notebook widget
tab_vborder :a boolean value

Args

"page" (gint : Read / Write)

The current page

"tab_pos" (GtkPositionType : Read / Write)

The position of the bookmarks

"tab_border" (guint : Write)

Whether the bookmarks have a border or not

"tab_hborder" (guint : Read / Write)

Whether the bookmarks have a horizontal border or not

"tab_vborder" (guint : Read / Write)

Whether the bookmarks have a vertical border or not

"show_tabs" (gboolean : Read / Write)

Whether to show the bookmarks or not

"show_border" (gboolean : Read / Write)

Whether to show the border or not

"scrollable" (gboolean : Read / Write)

Whether the bookmarks should be scrollable or not

"enable_popup" (gboolean : Read / Write)

Whether the popup menu is enabled or not

Signals

The "switch-page" signal

void        user_function                  (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                            GtkNotebookPage *page,
                                            gint page_num,
                                            gpointer user_data);

Emitted when the user or a function changes the current page.

notebook :the object which received the signal.
page :the new current page
page_num :the index of the page
user_data :user data set when the signal handler was connected.

See Also

GtkContainer

For functions that apply to every GtkContainer (like GtkList).