GtkFontButton

GtkFontButton — A button to launch a font selection dialog

Synopsis


#include <gtk/gtk.h>


            GtkFontButton;
GtkWidget*  gtk_font_button_new             (void);
GtkWidget*  gtk_font_button_new_with_font   (const gchar *fontname);
gboolean    gtk_font_button_set_font_name   (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                             const gchar *fontname);
const gchar* gtk_font_button_get_font_name  (GtkFontButton *font_button);
void        gtk_font_button_set_show_style  (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                             gboolean show_style);
gboolean    gtk_font_button_get_show_style  (GtkFontButton *font_button);
void        gtk_font_button_set_show_size   (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                             gboolean show_size);
gboolean    gtk_font_button_get_show_size   (GtkFontButton *font_button);
void        gtk_font_button_set_use_font    (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                             gboolean use_font);
gboolean    gtk_font_button_get_use_font    (GtkFontButton *font_button);
void        gtk_font_button_set_use_size    (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                             gboolean use_size);
gboolean    gtk_font_button_get_use_size    (GtkFontButton *font_button);
void        gtk_font_button_set_title       (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                             const gchar *title);
const gchar* gtk_font_button_get_title      (GtkFontButton *font_button);


Object Hierarchy


  GObject
   +----GtkObject
         +----GtkWidget
               +----GtkContainer
                     +----GtkBin
                           +----GtkButton
                                 +----GtkFontButton

Implemented Interfaces

GtkFontButton implements AtkImplementorIface.

Properties


  "font-name"            gchararray            : Read / Write
  "show-size"            gboolean              : Read / Write
  "show-style"           gboolean              : Read / Write
  "title"                gchararray            : Read / Write
  "use-font"             gboolean              : Read / Write
  "use-size"             gboolean              : Read / Write

Signal Prototypes


"font-set"  void        user_function      (GtkFontButton *widget,
                                            gpointer user_data);

Description

The GtkFontButton is a button which displays the currently selected font an allows to open a font selection dialog to change the font. It is suitable widget for selecting a font in a preference dialog.

Details

GtkFontButton

typedef struct _GtkFontButton GtkFontButton;


gtk_font_button_new ()

GtkWidget*  gtk_font_button_new             (void);

Creates a new font picker widget.

Returns : a new font picker widget.

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_new_with_font ()

GtkWidget*  gtk_font_button_new_with_font   (const gchar *fontname);

Creates a new font picker widget.

fontname : Name of font to display in font selection dialog
Returns : a new font picker widget.

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_set_font_name ()

gboolean    gtk_font_button_set_font_name   (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                             const gchar *fontname);

Sets or updates the currently-displayed font in font picker dialog.

font_button : a GtkFontButton
fontname : Name of font to display in font selection dialog
Returns : Return value of gtk_font_selection_dialog_set_font_name() if the font selection dialog exists, otherwise FALSE.

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_get_font_name ()

const gchar* gtk_font_button_get_font_name  (GtkFontButton *font_button);

Retrieves the name of the currently selected font.

font_button : a GtkFontButton
Returns : an internal copy of the font name which must not be freed.

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_set_show_style ()

void        gtk_font_button_set_show_style  (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                             gboolean show_style);

If show_style is TRUE, the font style will be displayed along with name of the selected font.

font_button : a GtkFontButton
show_style : TRUE if font style should be displayed in label.

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_get_show_style ()

gboolean    gtk_font_button_get_show_style  (GtkFontButton *font_button);

Returns whether the name of the font style will be shown in the label.

font_button : a GtkFontButton
Returns : whether the font style will be shown in the label.

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_set_show_size ()

void        gtk_font_button_set_show_size   (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                             gboolean show_size);

If show_size is TRUE, the font size will be displayed along with the name of the selected font.

font_button : a GtkFontButton
show_size : TRUE if font size should be displayed in dialog.

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_get_show_size ()

gboolean    gtk_font_button_get_show_size   (GtkFontButton *font_button);

Returns whether the font size will be shown in the label.

font_button : a GtkFontButton
Returns : whether the font size will be shown in the label.

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_set_use_font ()

void        gtk_font_button_set_use_font    (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                             gboolean use_font);

If use_font is TRUE, the font name will be written using the selected font.

font_button : a GtkFontButton
use_font : If TRUE, font name will be written using font chosen.

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_get_use_font ()

gboolean    gtk_font_button_get_use_font    (GtkFontButton *font_button);

Returns whether the selected font is used in the label.

font_button : a GtkFontButton
Returns : whether the selected font is used in the label.

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_set_use_size ()

void        gtk_font_button_set_use_size    (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                             gboolean use_size);

If use_size is TRUE, the font name will be written using the selected size.

font_button : a GtkFontButton
use_size : If TRUE, font name will be written using the selected size.

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_get_use_size ()

gboolean    gtk_font_button_get_use_size    (GtkFontButton *font_button);

Returns whether the selected size is used in the label.

font_button : a GtkFontButton
Returns : whether the selected size is used in the label.

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_set_title ()

void        gtk_font_button_set_title       (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                             const gchar *title);

Sets the title for the font selection dialog.

font_button : a GtkFontButton
title : a string containing the font selection dialog title

Since 2.4


gtk_font_button_get_title ()

const gchar* gtk_font_button_get_title      (GtkFontButton *font_button);

Retrieves the title of the font selection dialog.

font_button : a GtkFontButton
Returns : an internal copy of the title string which must not be freed.

Since 2.4

Properties

The "font-name" property

  "font-name"            gchararray            : Read / Write

The name of the currently selected font.

Default value: "Sans 12"

Since 2.4


The "show-size" property

  "show-size"            gboolean              : Read / Write

If this property is set to TRUE, the selected font size will be shown in the label. For a more WYSIWIG way to show the selected size, see the ::use-size property.

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.4


The "show-style" property

  "show-style"           gboolean              : Read / Write

If this property is set to TRUE, the name of the selected font style will be shown in the label. For a more WYSIWIG way to show the selected style, see the ::use-font property.

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.4


The "title" property

  "title"                gchararray            : Read / Write

The title of the font selection dialog.

Default value: "Pick a Font"

Since 2.4


The "use-font" property

  "use-font"             gboolean              : Read / Write

If this property is set to TRUE, the label will be drawn in the selected font.

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.4


The "use-size" property

  "use-size"             gboolean              : Read / Write

If this property is set to TRUE, the label will be drawn with the selected font size.

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.4

Signals

The "font-set" signal

void        user_function                  (GtkFontButton *widget,
                                            gpointer user_data);

The ::font-set signal is emitted when the user selects a font. When handling this signal, use gtk_font_button_get_font_name() to find out which font was just selected.

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

Since 2.4

See Also

GtkFontSelectionDialog, GtkColorButton.