gtk2/docs/reference/gtk/gtk-docs.sgml
Matthias Clasen 1ae257d00a Add GtkApplication
This is a work in progress to stub out an application class. The
primary goal is to provide a mechanism for applications to export
GtkActions, and there is a standard "Quit" action.

This is based on GApplication.

Future work:
 * Add a way to say "This is my application menubar", which gets
   put into all toplevel windows on non-OS-X, and into the top
   on OS X.
 * Support session management.
 * Support application settings.

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127958
2010-06-07 16:46:30 -04:00

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<title>GTK+ Reference Manual</title>
<releaseinfo>
for GTK+ &version;
The latest version of this documentation can be found on-line at
<ulink role="online-location" url="http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk/unstable/">http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk/unstable/</ulink>.
</releaseinfo>
</bookinfo>
<part id="gtk">
<title>GTK+ Overview</title>
<partintro>
<para>
GTK+ is a library for creating graphical user interfaces. It
works on many UNIX-like platforms, Windows, and on framebuffer
devices. GTK+ is released under the GNU Library General Public License
(GNU LGPL), which allows for flexible licensing of client
applications. GTK+ has a C-based object-oriented architecture that
allows for maximum flexibility. Bindings for other languages have
been written, including C++, Objective-C, Guile/Scheme, Perl, Python,
TOM, Ada95, Free Pascal, and Eiffel.
</para>
<para>
GTK+ depends on the following libraries:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>GLib</term>
<listitem><para>
A general-purpose utility library, not specific to graphical user interfaces.
GLib provides many useful data types, macros, type conversions,
string utilities, file utilities, a main loop abstraction, and so on.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>GObject</term>
<listitem><para>A library that provides a type system, a collection of
fundamental types including an object type, a signal system.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>GIO</term>
<listitem><para>A modern, easy-to-use VFS API including abstractions for
files, drives, volumes, stream IO, as well as network programming and
DBus communication.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>cairo</term>
<listitem><para>Cairo is a 2D graphics library with support for multiple
output devices.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Pango</term>
<listitem><para>
Pango is a library for internationalized text handling. It centers
around the #PangoLayout object, representing a paragraph of text.
Pango provides the engine for #GtkTextView, #GtkLabel, #GtkEntry, and
other widgets that display text.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>ATK</term>
<listitem><para>
ATK is the Accessibility Toolkit. It provides a set of generic
interfaces allowing accessibility technologies to interact with a
graphical user interface. For example, a screen reader uses ATK to
discover the text in an interface and read it to blind users. GTK+
widgets have built-in support for accessibility using the ATK
framework.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>GdkPixbuf</term>
<listitem><para>
This is a small library which allows you to create #GdkPixbuf
("pixel buffer") objects from image data or image files.
Use a #GdkPixbuf in combination with #GtkImage to display images.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>GDK</term>
<listitem><para>
GDK is the abstraction layer that allows GTK+ to support multiple
windowing systems. GDK provides drawing and window system facilities
on X11, Windows, and the Linux framebuffer device.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>GTK+</term>
<listitem><para>
The GTK+ library itself contains <firstterm>widgets</firstterm>,
that is, GUI components such as #GtkButton or #GtkTextView.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</partintro>
<xi:include href="building.sgml" />
<xi:include href="compiling.sgml" />
<xi:include href="running.sgml" />
<xi:include href="x11.sgml" />
<xi:include href="windows.sgml" />
<xi:include href="osx.sgml" />
<xi:include href="directfb.sgml" />
<xi:include href="resources.sgml" />
<xi:include href="xml/question_index.sgml" />
<xi:include href="drawing-model.xml" />
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<part id="gtkbase">
<title>GTK+ Core Reference</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkmain.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkaccelgroup.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkaccelmap.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkclipboard.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkdnd.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkicontheme.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkstock.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkiconfactory.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkrc.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtksettings.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkbindings.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkenums.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkgc.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkstyle.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkselection.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkfeatures.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktypeutils.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktesting.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/filesystem.xml" />
</part>
<part id="gtkobjects">
<title>GTK+ Widgets and Objects</title>
<chapter>
<title>Object Hierarchy</title>
<xi:include href="xml/tree_index.sgml" />
</chapter>
<chapter>
<title>Widget Gallery</title>
<xi:include href="visual_index.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="WindowWidgets">
<title>Windows</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkdialog.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkinvisible.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkmessagedialog.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkwindow.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkwindowgroup.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkaboutdialog.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkassistant.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkoffscreenwindow.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="DisplayWidgets">
<title>Display Widgets</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkaccellabel.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkimage.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtklabel.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkprogressbar.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkstatusbar.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkinfobar.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkstatusicon.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkspinner.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="ButtonWidgets">
<title>Buttons and Toggles</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkbutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcheckbutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkradiobutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktogglebutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtklinkbutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkscalebutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkvolumebutton.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="NumericEntry">
<title>Numeric/Text Data Entry</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkentry.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkentrybuffer.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkentrycompletion.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkscale.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkhscale.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkvscale.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkspinbutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkeditable.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="TextWidgetObjects">
<title>Multiline Text Editor</title>
<xi:include href="xml/text_widget.sgml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktextiter.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktextmark.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktextbuffer.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktexttag.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktexttagtable.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktextview.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="TreeWidgetObjects">
<title>Tree, List and Icon Grid Widgets</title>
<xi:include href="xml/tree_widget.sgml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktreemodel.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktreeselection.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktreeviewcolumn.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktreeview.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktreednd.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcellview.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkiconview.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktreesortable.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktreemodelsort.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktreemodelfilter.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcelllayout.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcellrenderer.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcelleditable.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcellrendereraccel.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcellrenderercombo.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcellrendererpixbuf.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcellrendererprogress.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcellrendererspin.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcellrenderertext.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcellrenderertoggle.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcellrendererspinner.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkliststore.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktreestore.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="MenusAndCombos">
<title>Menus, Combo Box, Toolbar</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcombobox.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcomboboxentry.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkmenu.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkmenubar.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkmenuitem.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkimagemenuitem.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkradiomenuitem.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcheckmenuitem.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkseparatormenuitem.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktearoffmenuitem.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktoolshell.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktoolbar.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktoolitem.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktoolpalette.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktoolitemgroup.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkseparatortoolitem.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktoolbutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkmenutoolbutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktoggletoolbutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkradiotoolbutton.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="Actions">
<title>Action-based menus and toolbars</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkuimanager.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkactiongroup.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkaction.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktoggleaction.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkradioaction.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkrecentaction.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkactivatable.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="SelectorWidgets">
<title>Selectors (File/Font/Color/Input Devices)</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcolorbutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcolorseldlg.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcolorsel.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkhsv.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkfilechooser.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkfilechooserbutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkfilechooserdialog.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkfilechooserwidget.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkfilefilter.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkfontbutton.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkfontsel.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkfontseldlg.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="LayoutContainers">
<title>Layout Containers</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkalignment.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkaspectframe.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkbox.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkhbox.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkvbox.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkbbox.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkhbbox.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkvbbox.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkfixed.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkpaned.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkhpaned.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkvpaned.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtklayout.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtknotebook.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktable.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkexpander.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkorientable.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkextendedlayout.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="Ornaments">
<title>Ornaments</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkframe.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkseparator.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkhseparator.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkvseparator.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="ScrollingWidgets">
<title>Scrolling</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkscrollbar.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkhscrollbar.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkvscrollbar.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkscrolledwindow.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="Printing">
<title>Printing</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkprintoperation.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkprintcontext.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkprintsettings.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkpagesetup.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkpapersize.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkprinter.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkprintjob.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkprintunixdialog.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkpagesetupunixdialog.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="MiscObjects">
<title>Miscellaneous</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkadjustment.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkarrow.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcalendar.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkdrawingarea.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkeventbox.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkhandlebox.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkimcontextsimple.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkimmulticontext.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtksizegroup.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtktooltip.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkviewport.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkaccessible.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="AbstractObjects">
<title>Abstract Base Classes</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkbin.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkcontainer.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkitem.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkmenushell.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkmisc.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkobject.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkrange.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkwidget.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkimcontext.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="PlugSocket">
<title>Cross-process Embedding</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkplug.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtksocket.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="SpecialObjects">
<title>Special-purpose features</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkruler.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkhruler.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkvruler.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="RecentDocuments">
<title>Recently Used Documents</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkrecentmanager.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkrecentchooser.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkrecentchooserdialog.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkrecentchoosermenu.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkrecentchooserwidget.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkrecentfilter.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="Builder">
<title>Interface builder</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkbuildable.xml" />
<xi:include href="xml/gtkbuilder.xml" />
</chapter>
<chapter id="Application">
<title>Application support</title>
<xi:include href="xml/gtkapplication.xml" />
</chapter>
</part>
<part id="migrating">
<title>Migrating from Previous Versions of GTK+</title>
<partintro>
<para>
This part describes what you need to change in programs use
older versions of GTK+ so that they can use the new features.
It also mentions how to convert applications using widgets
found in the libgnomeui library to use their counterparts
in GTK+.
</para>
</partintro>
<xi:include href="xml/migrating-checklist.sgml" />
<xi:include href="migrating-2to3.xml" />
</part>
<part>
<title>GTK+ Tools</title>
<xi:include href="gtk-query-immodules-3.0.xml" />
<xi:include href="gtk-update-icon-cache-3.0.xml" />
<xi:include href="gtk-builder-convert-3.0.xml" />
</part>
<xi:include href="glossary.xml" />
<index id="api-index-full">
<title>Index of all symbols</title>
<xi:include href="xml/api-index-full.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
</index>
<index id="api-index-deprecated" role="deprecated">
<title>Index of deprecated symbols</title>
<xi:include href="xml/api-index-deprecated.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
</index>
<index id="api-index-3-0" role="3.0">
<title>Index of new symbols in 3.0</title>
<xi:include href="xml/api-index-3.0.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
</index>
<xi:include href="xml/annotation-glossary.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
</book>