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Gtk::Menu Class Reference
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Inheritance diagram for Gtk::Menu:

List of all members.


Detailed Description

A drop-down menu consisting of Gtk::MenuItem objects which can be navigated and activated by the user to perform application functions.

Menus are normally placed inside a Gtk::MenuBar or another MenuItem as a sub menu. A Menu can also be popped up, for instance as a right-click context menu, by calling the popup() method.

Public Types

typedef sigc::slot< void, int
&, int&, bool& > 
SlotPositionCalc
 For instance, void on_popup_menu_position(int& x, int& y, bool& push_in);.

Public Member Functions

void attach (Gtk::Widget& child, guint left_attach, guint right_attach, guint top_attach, guint bottom_attach)
 Adds a new Gtk::MenuItem to a (table) menu.
void detach ()
Glib::RefPtr<const AccelGroupget_accel_group () const
Glib::RefPtr<AccelGroupget_accel_group ()
Glib::ustring get_accel_path () const
 Retrieves the accelerator path set on the menu.
const MenuItemget_active () const
MenuItemget_active ()
const Widgetget_attach_widget () const
Widgetget_attach_widget ()
int get_monitor () const
 Retrieves the number of the monitor on which to show the menu.
bool get_tearoff_state () const
 Return value: true if the menu is currently torn off.
Glib::ustring get_title () const
 Return value: the title of the menu, or 0 if the menu has no.
const GtkMenu* gobj () const
 Provides access to the underlying C GtkObject.
GtkMenu* gobj ()
 Provides access to the underlying C GtkObject.
 Menu ()
void popdown ()
void popup (guint button, guint32 activate_time)
 Displays a menu and makes it available for selection.
void popup (const SlotPositionCalc& position_calc_slot, guint button, guint32 activate_time)
 Displays a menu and makes it available for selection.
void popup (MenuShell& parent_menu_shell, MenuItem& parent_menu_item, const SlotPositionCalc& slot, guint button, guint32 activate_time)
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly
<Glib::RefPtr<AccelGroup>> 
property_accel_group () const
 The accel group holding accelerators for the menu.
Glib::PropertyProxy
<Glib::RefPtr<AccelGroup>> 
property_accel_group ()
 The accel group holding accelerators for the menu.
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly
<Glib::ustring
property_accel_path () const
 An accel path used to conveniently construct accel paths of child items.
Glib::PropertyProxy
<Glib::ustring
property_accel_path ()
 An accel path used to conveniently construct accel paths of child items.
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<int> property_active () const
 The currently selected menu item.
Glib::PropertyProxy<int> property_active ()
 The currently selected menu item.
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly
<Widget*> 
property_attach_widget () const
 The widget the menu is attached to.
Glib::PropertyProxy<Widget*> property_attach_widget ()
 The widget the menu is attached to.
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<int> property_monitor () const
 The monitor the menu will be popped up on.
Glib::PropertyProxy<int> property_monitor ()
 The monitor the menu will be popped up on.
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly
<bool> 
property_tearoff_state () const
 A boolean that indicates whether the menu is torn-off.
Glib::PropertyProxy<bool> property_tearoff_state ()
 A boolean that indicates whether the menu is torn-off.
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly
<Glib::ustring
property_tearoff_title () const
 A title that may be displayed by the window manager when this menu is torn-off.
Glib::PropertyProxy
<Glib::ustring
property_tearoff_title ()
 A title that may be displayed by the window manager when this menu is torn-off.
void reorder_child (const MenuItem& child, int position)
void reposition ()
void set_accel_group (const Glib::RefPtr<AccelGroup>& accel_group)
void set_accel_path (const Glib::ustring& accel_path)
 Sets an accelerator path for this menu from which accelerator paths for its immediate children, its menu items, can be constructed.
void set_active (guint index)
void set_monitor (int monitor_num)
 Informs GTK+ on which monitor a menu should be popped up.
void set_screen (const Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Screen>& screen)
 Sets the Gdk::Screen on which the menu will be displayed.
void set_tearoff_state (bool torn_off=true)
void set_title (const Glib::ustring& title)
 Sets the title string for the menu.
void unset_accel_group ()
void unset_title ()
virtual ~Menu ()

Protected Types

typedef void(* GtkMenuDetachFunc )(GtkWidget* attach_widget, GtkMenu* menu)

Protected Member Functions

void attach_to_widget (Widget& attach_widget)
 Attaches the menu to the widget.
void attach_to_widget (Widget& attach_widget, GtkMenuDetachFunc detacher)

Related Functions

(Note that these are not member functions.)

Gtk::Menuwrap (GtkMenu* object, bool take_copy=false)
 A Glib::wrap() method for this object.


Member Typedef Documentation

typedef void(* Gtk::Menu::GtkMenuDetachFunc)(GtkWidget* attach_widget, GtkMenu* menu) [protected]

typedef sigc::slot<void, int&, int&, bool&> Gtk::Menu::SlotPositionCalc

For instance, void on_popup_menu_position(int& x, int& y, bool& push_in);.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual Gtk::Menu::~Menu (  )  [virtual]

Gtk::Menu::Menu (  ) 


Member Function Documentation

void Gtk::Menu::attach ( Gtk::Widget child,
guint  left_attach,
guint  right_attach,
guint  top_attach,
guint  bottom_attach 
)

Adds a new Gtk::MenuItem to a (table) menu.

The number of 'cells' that an item will occupy is specified by left_attach, right_attach, top_attach and bottom_attach. These each represent the leftmost, rightmost, uppermost and lower column and row numbers of the table. (Columns and rows are indexed from zero).

Note that this function is not related to detach().

Since gtkmm 2.4:
Parameters:
child A Gtk::MenuItem.
left_attach The column number to attach the left side of the item to.
right_attach The column number to attach the right side of the item to.
top_attach The row number to attach the top of the item to.
bottom_attach The row number to attach the bottom of the item to.

void Gtk::Menu::attach_to_widget ( Widget attach_widget  )  [protected]

Attaches the menu to the widget.

param : the Widget that the menu will be attached to.

Since gtkmm 2.10:

void Gtk::Menu::attach_to_widget ( Widget attach_widget,
GtkMenuDetachFunc  detacher 
) [protected]

void Gtk::Menu::detach (  ) 

Glib::RefPtr<const AccelGroup> Gtk::Menu::get_accel_group (  )  const

Glib::RefPtr<AccelGroup> Gtk::Menu::get_accel_group (  ) 

Glib::ustring Gtk::Menu::get_accel_path (  )  const

Retrieves the accelerator path set on the menu.

Returns:
The accelerator path set on the menu.
Since gtkmm 2.14:

const MenuItem* Gtk::Menu::get_active (  )  const

MenuItem* Gtk::Menu::get_active (  ) 

const Widget* Gtk::Menu::get_attach_widget (  )  const

Widget* Gtk::Menu::get_attach_widget (  ) 

int Gtk::Menu::get_monitor (  )  const

Retrieves the number of the monitor on which to show the menu.

Returns:
The number of the monitor on which the menu should be popped up or -1, if no monitor has been set
Since gtkmm 2.14:

bool Gtk::Menu::get_tearoff_state (  )  const

Return value: true if the menu is currently torn off.

Returns:
true if the menu is currently torn off.

Glib::ustring Gtk::Menu::get_title (  )  const

Return value: the title of the menu, or 0 if the menu has no.

Returns:
The title of the menu, or 0 if the menu has no title set on it. This string is owned by the widget and should not be modified or freed.

const GtkMenu* Gtk::Menu::gobj (  )  const [inline]

Provides access to the underlying C GtkObject.

Reimplemented from Gtk::MenuShell.

Reimplemented in Gtk::RecentChooserMenu.

GtkMenu* Gtk::Menu::gobj (  )  [inline]

Provides access to the underlying C GtkObject.

Reimplemented from Gtk::MenuShell.

Reimplemented in Gtk::RecentChooserMenu.

void Gtk::Menu::popdown (  ) 

void Gtk::Menu::popup ( guint  button,
guint32  activate_time 
)

Displays a menu and makes it available for selection.

Applications can use this function to display context-sensitive menus, at the current pointer position.

Parameters:
button The button which was pressed to initiate the event.
activate_time The time at which the activation event occurred.

void Gtk::Menu::popup ( const SlotPositionCalc position_calc_slot,
guint  button,
guint32  activate_time 
)

Displays a menu and makes it available for selection.

Applications can use this function to display context-sensitive menus.

The button parameter should be the mouse button pressed to initiate the menu popup. If the menu popup was initiated by something other than a mouse button press, such as a mouse button release or a keypress, button should be 0.

The activate_time parameter should be the time stamp of the event that initiated the popup. If such an event is not available, use gtk_get_current_event_time() instead.

Parameters:
func A position_calc_slot supplied function used to position the menu, or 0.
button The mouse button which was pressed to initiate the event.
activate_time The time at which the activation event occurred.

void Gtk::Menu::popup ( MenuShell parent_menu_shell,
MenuItem parent_menu_item,
const SlotPositionCalc slot,
guint  button,
guint32  activate_time 
)

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<Glib::RefPtr<AccelGroup>> Gtk::Menu::property_accel_group (  )  const

The accel group holding accelerators for the menu.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy<Glib::RefPtr<AccelGroup>> Gtk::Menu::property_accel_group (  ) 

The accel group holding accelerators for the menu.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<Glib::ustring> Gtk::Menu::property_accel_path (  )  const

An accel path used to conveniently construct accel paths of child items.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy<Glib::ustring> Gtk::Menu::property_accel_path (  ) 

An accel path used to conveniently construct accel paths of child items.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<int> Gtk::Menu::property_active (  )  const

The currently selected menu item.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy<int> Gtk::Menu::property_active (  ) 

The currently selected menu item.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<Widget*> Gtk::Menu::property_attach_widget (  )  const

The widget the menu is attached to.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy<Widget*> Gtk::Menu::property_attach_widget (  ) 

The widget the menu is attached to.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<int> Gtk::Menu::property_monitor (  )  const

The monitor the menu will be popped up on.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy<int> Gtk::Menu::property_monitor (  ) 

The monitor the menu will be popped up on.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<bool> Gtk::Menu::property_tearoff_state (  )  const

A boolean that indicates whether the menu is torn-off.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy<bool> Gtk::Menu::property_tearoff_state (  ) 

A boolean that indicates whether the menu is torn-off.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<Glib::ustring> Gtk::Menu::property_tearoff_title (  )  const

A title that may be displayed by the window manager when this menu is torn-off.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy<Glib::ustring> Gtk::Menu::property_tearoff_title (  ) 

A title that may be displayed by the window manager when this menu is torn-off.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

void Gtk::Menu::reorder_child ( const MenuItem child,
int  position 
)

void Gtk::Menu::reposition (  ) 

void Gtk::Menu::set_accel_group ( const Glib::RefPtr<AccelGroup>&  accel_group  ) 

void Gtk::Menu::set_accel_path ( const Glib::ustring accel_path  ) 

Sets an accelerator path for this menu from which accelerator paths for its immediate children, its menu items, can be constructed.

The main purpose of this function is to spare the programmer the inconvenience of having to call Gtk::MenuItem::set_accel_path() on each menu item that should support runtime user changable accelerators. Instead, by just calling set_accel_path() on their parent, each menu item of this menu, that contains a label describing its purpose, automatically gets an accel path assigned. For example, a menu containing menu items "New" and "Exit", will, after <literal>gtk_menu_set_accel_path (menu, "<Gnumeric-Sheet>/File");</literal> has been called, assign its items the accel paths: <literal>"<Gnumeric-Sheet>/File/New"</literal> and <literal>"<Gnumeric-Sheet>/File/Exit"</literal>. Assigning accel paths to menu items then enables the user to change their accelerators at runtime. More details about accelerator paths and their default setups can be found at gtk_accel_map_add_entry().

Note that accel_path string will be stored in a Quark. Therefore, if you pass a static string, you can save some memory by interning it first with Glib::intern_static_string().

Parameters:
accel_path A valid accelerator path.

void Gtk::Menu::set_active ( guint  index  ) 

void Gtk::Menu::set_monitor ( int  monitor_num  ) 

Informs GTK+ on which monitor a menu should be popped up.

See gdk_screen_get_monitor_geometry().

This function should be called from a Gtk::MenuPositionFunc if the menu should not appear on the same monitor as the pointer. This information can't be reliably inferred from the coordinates returned by a Gtk::MenuPositionFunc, since, for very long menus, these coordinates may extend beyond the monitor boundaries or even the screen boundaries.

Since gtkmm 2.4:
Parameters:
monitor_num The number of the monitor on which the menu should be popped up.

void Gtk::Menu::set_screen ( const Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Screen>&  screen  ) 

Sets the Gdk::Screen on which the menu will be displayed.

Since gtkmm 2.2:
Parameters:
screen A Gdk::Screen, or 0 if the screen should be determined by the widget the menu is attached to.

void Gtk::Menu::set_tearoff_state ( bool  torn_off = true  ) 

void Gtk::Menu::set_title ( const Glib::ustring title  ) 

Sets the title string for the menu.

The title is displayed when the menu is shown as a tearoff menu. If title is 0, the menu will see if it is attached to a parent menu item, and if so it will try to use the same text as that menu item's label.

Parameters:
title A string containing the title for the menu.

void Gtk::Menu::unset_accel_group (  ) 

void Gtk::Menu::unset_title (  ) 


Friends And Related Function Documentation

Gtk::Menu* wrap ( GtkMenu *  object,
bool  take_copy = false 
) [related]

A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

Parameters:
object The C instance.
take_copy False if the result should take ownership of the C instance. True if it should take a new copy or ref.
Returns:
A C++ instance that wraps this C instance.


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