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Matthias Clasen e31eb99c9d Rename GtkEntry icon-related signals
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<chapter id="gtk-migrating-entry-icons">
<title>Migrating from SexyIconEntry to GtkEntry</title>
<para>
GTK+ 2.16 supports showing icons inside a #GtkEntry, similar to
SexyIconEntry. Porting from SexyIconEntry to GtkEntry is relatively
straightforward. The main difference between the two APIs is that
SexyIconEntry uses #GtkImage widgets in a somewhat awkward way as
storage vehicles for icons, while GtkEntry allows to specify icons
via pixbufs, stock ids, icon names or #GIcons. So, if your code uses
e.g.:
<informalexample><programlisting>
image = gtk_image_new_from_stock (GTK_STOCK_NEW, GTK_ICON_SIZE_MENU);
sexy_icon_entry_set_icon (entry, SEXY_ICON_ENTRY_PRIMARY, image);
</programlisting></informalexample>
you can get rid of the @image, and directly write:
<informalexample><programlisting>
gtk_entry_set_icon_from_stock (entry, GTK_ICON_ENTRY_PRIMARY, GTK_STOCK_NEW);
</programlisting></informalexample>
</para>
<para>
The signals SexyIconEntry::icon-pressed and SexyIconEntry::icon-released
have been renamed to #GtkEntry::icon-press and #GtkEntry::icon-release
to avoid problems due to signal name clashes. Also, the signature of the
signals has changed from
<informalexample><programlisting>
void (*icon_pressed) (SexyIconEntry *entry,
SexyIconEntryPosition icon_pos,
int button)
</programlisting></informalexample>
to
<informalexample><programlisting>
void (*icon_press) (GtkEntry *entry,
GtkEntryIconPosition icon_pos,
GdkEventButton *event)
</programlisting></informalexample>
The new signature has the advantage that the signal handler can use
the timestamp of the event, e.g. for passing it to gtk_menu_popup().
When adapting an existing signal handler to the new signature, you
should note that the button number is easily available as @event->button,
as shown in the following example:
<informalexample><programlisting>
static void
icon_pressed_cb (SexyIconEntry *entry,
SexyIconEntryPosition position,
int button,
gpointer data)
{
GtkMenu *menu = data;
if (position == SEXY_ICON_ENTRY_PRIMARY)
gtk_menu_popup (GTK_MENU (menu), NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
button, GDK_CURRENT_TIME);
}
</programlisting></informalexample>
can be ported as:
<informalexample><programlisting>
static void
icon_press_cb (GtkEntry *entry,
GtkEntryIconPosition position,
GdkEventButton *event,
gpointer data)
{
GtkMenu *menu = data;
if (position == GTK_ENTRY_ICON_PRIMARY)
gtk_menu_popup (GTK_MENU (menu), NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
event->button, event->time);
}
</programlisting></informalexample>
</para>
<para>
Another difference is that SexyIconEntry offers manual control of
the icon prelighting, via sexy_icon_entry_set_icon_highlight().
#GtkEntry prelights automatically when appropriate, depending on
whether the icon is activatable and sensitive. You should make
sure that your icons are properly marked as activatable or nonactivatable
and sensitive or insensitive:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Sensitive, but non-activatable icons are
good for purely informational purposes.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Icons should be marked as insensitive if the
function that they trigger is currently not available.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
GtkEntry has no direct equivalent of the special-purpose function
sexy_icon_entry_add_clear_button(). If you need this functionality,
the following code works:
<informalexample><programlisting>
static void
icon_pressed_cb (GtkEntry *entry,
gint position,
GdkEventButton *event,
gpointer data)
{
if (position == GTK_ENTRY_ICON_SECONDARY)
gtk_entry_set_text (entry, "");
}
static void
text_changed_cb (GtkEntry *entry,
GParamSpec *pspec,
GtkWidget *button)
{
gboolean has_text;
has_text = gtk_entry_get_text_length (entry) > 0;
gtk_entry_set_icon_sensitive (entry,
GTK_ENTRY_ICON_SECONDARY,
has_text);
}
/* ... */
/* Set up the clear icon */
gtk_entry_set_icon_from_stock (GTK_ENTRY (entry),
GTK_ENTRY_ICON_SECONDARY,
GTK_STOCK_CLEAR);
g_signal_connect (entry, "icon-pressed",
G_CALLBACK (icon_pressed_cb), NULL);
g_signal_connect (entry, "notify::text",
G_CALLBACK (text_changed_cb), find_button);
/* ... */
</programlisting></informalexample>
</para>
</chapter>