gtk2/docs/reference/gtk/tmpl/gtkaccellabel.sgml

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GtkAccelLabel

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a label which displays an accelerator key on the right of the text.

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<para>
The #GtkAccelLabel widget is a subclass of #GtkLabel that also displays an
accelerator key on the right of the label text, e.g. 'Ctl+S'.
It is commonly used in menus to show the keyboard short-cuts for commands.
</para>
<para>
The accelerator key to display is not set explicitly.
Instead, the #GtkAccelLabel displays the accelerators which have been added to
a particular widget. This widget is set by calling
gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget().
</para>
<para>
For example, a #GtkMenuItem widget may have an accelerator added to emit the
"activate" signal when the 'Ctl+S' key combination is pressed.
A #GtkAccelLabel is created and added to the #GtkMenuItem, and
gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget() is called with the #GtkMenuItem as the
second argument. The #GtkAccelLabel will now display 'Ctl+S' after its label.
</para>
<para>
Note that creating a #GtkMenuItem with gtk_menu_item_new_with_label() (or
one of the similar functions for #GtkCheckMenuItem and #GtkRadioMenuItem)
automatically adds a #GtkAccelLabel to the #GtkMenuItem and calls
gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget() to set it up for you.
</para>
<para>
A #GtkAccelLabel will only display accelerators which have GTK_ACCEL_VISIBLE
set (see #GtkAccelFlags).
A #GtkAccelLabel can display multiple accelerators and even signal names,
though it is almost always used to display just one accelerator key.
</para>

<example>
<title>Creating a simple menu item with an accelerator key.</title>
<programlisting>
  GtkWidget *save_item;
  GtkAccelGroup *accel_group;

  /* Create a #GtkAccelGroup and add it to the window. */
  accel_group = gtk_accel_group_new ();
  gtk_window_add_accel_group (GTK_WINDOW (window), accel_group);

  /* Create the menu item using the convenience function. */
  save_item = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label ("Save");
  gtk_widget_show (save_item);
  gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (menu), save_item);

  /* Now add the accelerator to the #GtkMenuItem. Note that since we called
     gtk_menu_item_new_with_label() to create the #GtkMenuItem the
     #GtkAccelLabel is automatically set up to display the #GtkMenuItem
     accelerators. We just need to make sure we use GTK_ACCEL_VISIBLE here. */
  gtk_widget_add_accelerator (save_item, "activate", accel_group,
                              GDK_s, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, GTK_ACCEL_VISIBLE);
</programlisting>
</example>

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<para>
<variablelist>

<varlistentry>
<term><link linkend="gtk-keyboard-accelerators">Keyboard Accelerators</link>
</term>
<listitem><para>installing and using keyboard short-cuts.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>#GtkItemFactory</term>
<listitem><para>an easier way to create menus.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>
</para>

<!-- ##### STRUCT GtkAccelLabel ##### -->
<para>
The #GtkAccelLabel-struct struct contains private data only, and
should be accessed using the functions below.
</para>


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_accel_label_new ##### -->
<para>
Creates a new #GtkAccelLabel.
</para>

@string: the label string.
@Returns: a new #GtkAccelLabel.


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget ##### -->
<para>
Sets the widget whose accelerators are to be shown.
</para>

@accel_label: a #GtkAccelLabel.
@accel_widget: the widget whose accelerators are to be displayed.


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_accel_label_get_accel_width ##### -->
<para>
Returns the width needed to display the accelerator key(s).
This is used by menus to align all of the #GtkMenuItem widgets, and shouldn't
be needed by applications.
</para>

@accel_label: a #GtkAccelLabel.
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_accel_label_refetch ##### -->
<para>
Recreates the string representing the accelerator keys.
This should not be needed since the string is automatically updated whenever
accelerators are added or removed from the associated widget.
</para>

@accel_label: a #GtkAccelLabel.
@Returns: always returns FALSE.


<!-- ##### ARG GtkAccelLabel:accel_widget ##### -->
<para>
The widget whose accelerators are to be shown by the #GtkAccelLabel.
</para>