edit widget
A GtkTextView packed inside a GtkScrolledWindow
Definition
<edit tag_attr="value"...>
<default>state</default>
<variable>varname</variable>
<height>value</height>
<width>value</width>
<input file>filename</input>
<sensitive>state</sensitive>
<action signal="type">activity</action>...
<output file>filename</output>
</edit>
"..." denotes acceptance of multiples of the same thing.
Tag Attributes
See the GtkTextView widget and ancestor class properties.
The following custom tag attributes are available:
Name | Description | Value | Since |
space-expand | Pack widget expanding into space | true or false | 0.7.21 |
space-fill | Pack widget filling space | true or false | 0.7.21 |
block-function-signals | Block signal emissions from functions | true or false | 0.7.21 |
file-monitor | Emit signal when input file(s) change | true or false | 0.8.1 |
auto-refresh | Auto refresh when input file(s) change | true or false | 0.8.1 |
hscrollbar-policy | Policy for the horizontal scrollbar | 0 , 1 , 2 (always, automatic, never) | 0.8.1 |
vscrollbar-policy | Policy for the vertical scrollbar | 0 , 1 , 2 (always, automatic, never) | 0.8.1 |
Directives
Some of these may have tag attribute equivalents.
Name | Description | Contents | Mandatory | Since |
default | Initial text | | | |
variable | Shell variable name | | | |
height[1] | Initial minimum height | An integer > 0 or -1 to ignore | | |
width[1] | Initial minimum width | An integer > 0 or -1 to ignore | | |
input file | Data input source | Filename | | |
sensitive | Sensitive state | true or false | | |
action signal="type" | Execute command on signal | Shell command | | |
action signal="type" | Perform function on signal | function:parameter | | |
output file | Data output target | Filename | | |
Signals
There is no default signal for this widget.
The "file-changed" signal is emitted if file-monitor is true and the input file being monitored has changed.
The following signals are connected-up for all widgets:
button-press-event, button-release-event, configure-event, enter-notify-event, leave-notify-event, focus-in-event, focus-out-event, hide, show, key-press-event, key-release-event, map-event, unmap-event
Functions
The following functions can be performed upon this widget by any widget capable of emitting signals:
Type | Description | Parameter | Since |
enable | Sensitise widget | Shell variable name | |
disable | Desensitise widget | Shell variable name | |
show | Show widget | Shell variable name | 0.8.1 |
hide | Hide widget | Shell variable name | 0.8.1 |
grabfocus | Grab input focus | Shell variable name | 0.8.1 |
refresh | Reload input data | Shell variable name | |
save | Save widget data | Shell variable name | |
clear | Remove all widget data | Shell variable name | |
removeselected | Remove selected widget data | Shell variable name | |
The following general functions can be performed by any widget capable of emitting signals:
Type | Description | Parameter | Since |
command | Execute command | Shell command | |
exit | Exit dialog | A value for the EXIT shell variable | |
closewindow | Close dialog | Shell variable name | |
launch | Launch dialog | Shell variable name | |
presentwindow | Present dialog | Shell variable name | 0.8.1 |
Notes
1. This widget has a default dimension of 200x100 which can be overridden with the height and/or width directives.
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