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A GtkCombo
This widget has been deprecated since GTK+ 2.4 and comboboxtext or comboboxentry are recommended as replacements. It has been removed from GTK+ 3.0
<combobox tag_attr="value"...>
<variable>varname</variable>
<sensitive>state</sensitive>
<action signal="type">activity</action>...
<item>data</item>...
</combobox>
"..." denotes acceptance of multiples of the same thing.
See the GtkCombo 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
|
|
| space-fill | Pack widget filling space |
true or false
|
|
| block-function-signals | Block signal emissions from functions |
true or false
|
Some of these may have tag attribute equivalents.
| Name | Description | Contents | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| variable | Variable name | ||
| variable export="false" | Variable name, not exported to shell | 0.8.3 | |
| sensitive | Sensitive state |
true or false
|
|
| action signal="type" | Execute command on signal | Shell command | |
| action signal="type" | Perform function on signal | function:parameter | |
| action signal="type" condition="type" | Execute command on signal conditionally | Shell command | 0.8.3 |
| action signal="type" condition="type" | Perform function on signal conditionally | function:parameter | 0.8.3 |
| item | Input data |
There is no default signal for this widget.
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, realize, key-press-event, key-release-event, map-event, unmap-event
The following functions can be performed upon this widget by any widget capable of emitting signals:
| Type | Description | Parameter | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| enable | Sensitise widget | Variable name | |
| disable | Desensitise widget | Variable name | |
| show | Show widget | Variable name | 0.8.1 |
| hide | Hide widget | Variable name | 0.8.1 |
| refresh | Reload input data | Variable name | |
| clear | Remove all widget data | Variable name |
The following general functions can be performed by any widget capable of emitting signals:
| Type | Description | Parameter | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| break | Break out of actions list | None | 0.8.3 |
| command | Execute command | Shell command | |
| exit | Exit dialog | A value for the EXIT variable |
|
| closewindow | Close dialog | Variable name | |
| launch | Launch dialog | Variable name | |
| presentwindow | Present dialog | Variable name | 0.8.1 |
The following conditions can be used within the condition attribute of action directives:
| Type | Description | Argument | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| active_is_true(argument) | Active state of toggle widget | Variable name | 0.8.3 |
| active_is_false(argument) | Active state of toggle widget | Variable name | 0.8.3 |
| command_is_true(argument) | Output of shell command | Shell command | 0.8.3 |
| command_is_false(argument) | Output of shell command | Shell command | 0.8.3 |
| file_is_true(argument) | Contents of a file | Filename | 0.8.3 |
| file_is_false(argument) | Contents of a file | Filename | 0.8.3 |
| sensitive_is_true(argument) | Sensitive state of widget | Variable name | 0.8.3 |
| sensitive_is_false(argument) | Sensitive state of widget | Variable name | 0.8.3 |
| visible_is_true(argument) | Visible state of widget | Variable name | 0.8.3 |
| visible_is_false(argument) | Visible state of widget | Variable name | 0.8.3 |
true means "true", "yes" or a non-zero value, false means "false", "no" or zero, therefore the shell command is expected to echo one of these values to stdout.
This widget has been deprecated since GTK+ 2.4 and comboboxtext or comboboxentry are recommended as replacements.
This widget has been removed from GTK+ 3.