GdlDock

GdlDock — A docking area widget.

Stability Level

Unstable, unless otherwise indicated

Synopsis

struct              GdlDock;
GtkWidget *         gdl_dock_new                        (void);
GtkWidget *         gdl_dock_new_from                   (GdlDock *original,
                                                         gboolean floating);
void                gdl_dock_add_item                   (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         GdlDockItem *item,
                                                         GdlDockPlacement placement);
void                gdl_dock_add_floating_item          (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         GdlDockItem *item,
                                                         gint x,
                                                         gint y,
                                                         gint width,
                                                         gint height);
void                gdl_dock_hide_preview               (GdlDock *dock);
void                gdl_dock_show_preview               (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         GdkRectangle *rect);
void                gdl_dock_set_skip_taskbar           (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         gboolean skip);
GdlDockItem *       gdl_dock_get_item_by_name           (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         const gchar *name);
GList *             gdl_dock_get_named_items            (GdlDock *dock);
GdlDockPlaceholder * gdl_dock_get_placeholder_by_name   (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         const gchar *name);
GdlDock *           gdl_dock_object_get_toplevel        (GdlDockObject *object);
void                gdl_dock_xor_rect                   (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         GdkRectangle *rect);
void                gdl_dock_xor_rect_hide              (GdlDock *dock);

Object Hierarchy

  GObject
   +----GInitiallyUnowned
         +----GtkWidget
               +----GtkContainer
                     +----GdlDockObject
                           +----GdlDock

Implemented Interfaces

GdlDock implements AtkImplementorIface and GtkBuildable.

Properties

  "default-title"            gchar*                : Read / Write
  "floating"                 gboolean              : Read / Write / Construct Only
  "floatx"                   gint                  : Read / Write / Construct
  "floaty"                   gint                  : Read / Write / Construct
  "height"                   gint                  : Read / Write / Construct
  "skip-taskbar"             gboolean              : Read / Write / Construct
  "width"                    gint                  : Read / Write / Construct

Signals

  "layout-changed"                                 : Run Last

Description

A GdlDock is the toplevel widget which in turn hold a tree of GdlDockItem widgets.

Several dock widgets can exchange widgets if they share the same master.

Details

struct GdlDock

struct GdlDock;

gdl_dock_new ()

GtkWidget *         gdl_dock_new                        (void);

Create a new dock.

Returns :

 A new GdlDock widget. [transfer full]

gdl_dock_new_from ()

GtkWidget *         gdl_dock_new_from                   (GdlDock *original,
                                                         gboolean floating);

Create a new dock widget having the same master than original.

original :

 The original GdlDock

floating :

 TRUE to create a floating dock

Returns :

 A new GdlDock widget. [transfer full]

gdl_dock_add_item ()

void                gdl_dock_add_item                   (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         GdlDockItem *item,
                                                         GdlDockPlacement placement);

Dock in dock, the widget item at the position defined by placement. The function takes care of finding the right parent widget eventually creating it if needed.

dock :

 A GdlDock widget

item :

 A GdlDockItem widget

placement :

 A position for the widget

gdl_dock_add_floating_item ()

void                gdl_dock_add_floating_item          (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         GdlDockItem *item,
                                                         gint x,
                                                         gint y,
                                                         gint width,
                                                         gint height);

Dock an item as a floating item. It creates a new window containing a new dock widget sharing the same master where the item is docked.

dock :

 A GdlDock widget

item :

 A GdlDockItem widget

x :

 X coordinate of the floating item

y :

 Y coordinate of the floating item

width :

 width of the floating item

height :

 height of the floating item

gdl_dock_hide_preview ()

void                gdl_dock_hide_preview               (GdlDock *dock);

Hide the preview window used to materialize the dock target.

dock :

 A GdlDock widget

gdl_dock_show_preview ()

void                gdl_dock_show_preview               (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         GdkRectangle *rect);

Show a preview window used to materialize the dock target.

dock :

 A GdlDock widget

rect :

 The position and the size of the preview window

gdl_dock_set_skip_taskbar ()

void                gdl_dock_set_skip_taskbar           (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         gboolean skip);

Sets whether or not a floating dock window should be prevented from appearing in the system taskbar.

dock :

 The dock whose property should be set.

skip :

 TRUE if floating docks should be prevented from appearing in the taskbar

Since 3.6

gdl_dock_get_item_by_name ()

GdlDockItem *       gdl_dock_get_item_by_name           (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         const gchar *name);

Looks for an GdlDockItem widget bound to the master of the dock item. It does not search only in the children of this particular dock widget.

dock :

 A GdlDock widget

name :

 An item name

Returns :

 A GdlDockItem widget or NULL. [transfer none]

gdl_dock_get_named_items ()

GList *             gdl_dock_get_named_items            (GdlDock *dock);

Returns a list of all item bound to the master of the dock, not only the children of this particular dock widget.

dock :

 A GdlDock widget

Returns :

 A list of GdlDockItem. The list should be freedwith g_list_free(), but the item still belong to the master. [element-type GdlDockObject][transfer container]

gdl_dock_get_placeholder_by_name ()

GdlDockPlaceholder * gdl_dock_get_placeholder_by_name   (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         const gchar *name);

Warning

gdl_dock_get_placeholder_by_name has been deprecated since version 3.6 and should not be used in newly-written code. This function is always returning NULL.

Looks for an GdlDockPlaceholder object bound to the master of the dock item. It does not search only in the children of this particular dock widget.

dock :

 A GdlDock widget

name :

 An item name

Returns :

 A GdlDockPlaceholder object or NULL. [transfer none]

gdl_dock_object_get_toplevel ()

GdlDock *           gdl_dock_object_get_toplevel        (GdlDockObject *object);

Get the top level GdlDock widget of object or NULL if cannot be found.

object :

 A GdlDockObject

Returns :

 A GdlDock or NULL. [allow-none][transfer none]

gdl_dock_xor_rect ()

void                gdl_dock_xor_rect                   (GdlDock *dock,
                                                         GdkRectangle *rect);

Warning

gdl_dock_xor_rect has been deprecated since version 3.6 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use gdl_dock_show_preview instead.

Show a preview window used to materialize the dock target.

dock :

 A GdlDock widget

rect :

 The position and the size of the preview window

gdl_dock_xor_rect_hide ()

void                gdl_dock_xor_rect_hide              (GdlDock *dock);

Warning

gdl_dock_xor_rect_hide has been deprecated since version 3.6 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use gdl_dock_hide_preview instead.

Hide the preview window used to materialize the dock target.

dock :

 A GdlDock widget

Property Details

The "default-title" property

  "default-title"            gchar*                : Read / Write

Default title for the newly created floating docks.

Default value: NULL

The "floating" property

  "floating"                 gboolean              : Read / Write / Construct Only

Whether the dock is floating in its own window.

Default value: FALSE

The "floatx" property

  "floatx"                   gint                  : Read / Write / Construct

X coordinate for a floating dock.

Default value: 0

The "floaty" property

  "floaty"                   gint                  : Read / Write / Construct

Y coordinate for a floating dock.

Default value: 0

The "height" property

  "height"                   gint                  : Read / Write / Construct

Height for the dock when it's of floating type.

Allowed values: >= G_MAXULONG

Default value: -1

The "skip-taskbar" property

  "skip-taskbar"             gboolean              : Read / Write / Construct

Whether or not to prevent a floating dock window from appearing in the taskbar. Note that this only affects floating windows that are created after this flag is set; existing windows are not affected. Usually, this property is used when you create the dock.

Default value: TRUE

Since 3.6

The "width" property

  "width"                    gint                  : Read / Write / Construct

Width for the dock when it's of floating type.

Allowed values: >= G_MAXULONG

Default value: -1

Signal Details

The "layout-changed" signal

void                user_function                      (GdlDock *arg0,
                                                        gpointer user_data)      : Run Last

Signals that the layout has changed, one or more widgets have been moved, added or removed.

user_data :

 user data set when the signal handler was connected.

See Also

GdlDockItem, GdlDockMaster
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