notebook widget

A GtkNotebook

Definition

<notebook tag_attr="value"...>
	widget...
	<variable>varname</variable>
	<input>command</input>
	<input file>filename</input>
	<sensitive>state</sensitive>
	<output file>filename</output>
</notebook>

"..." denotes acceptance of multiples of the same thing.

Tag Attributes

See the GtkNotebook 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
tab-base-index Tab label start page number Integer 0.7.21
tab-labels Tab labels label0 | label1 | ... 0.7.21
tab-prefix Tab label prefix 0.7.21
tab-suffix Tab label suffix 0.7.21

Directives

Some of these may have tag attribute equivalents.

Name Description Contents Mandatory Since
variable Shell variable name 0.7.21
input[1] Data input source Shell command 0.7.21
input file[1] Data input source Filename 0.7.21
sensitive Sensitive state true or false 0.7.21
output file Data output target Filename 0.7.21

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 0.7.21
save Save widget data Shell variable name 0.7.21

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 does not accept setting a default page before being shown (there's a note about it here) which will result in input data being discarded at start-up. This issue can be overcome by using the "page" tag attribute which will be applied after the widget is shown.


button, checkbox, colorbutton, comboboxentry, comboboxtext, combobox, edit, entry, eventbox, expander, fontbutton, frame, hbox, hscale, hseparator, list, menubar, menuitemseparator, menuitem, menu, notebook, pixmap, progressbar, radiobutton, separator, spinbutton, statusbar, table, terminal, text, timer, togglebutton, tree, vbox, vscale, vseparator, window,