GTK+ Reference Manual
Part III. GTK+ Widgets and Objects
Table of Contents
Object Hierarchy
Widget Gallery
Windows
GtkDialog
— Create popup windows
GtkInvisible
— A widget which is not displayed
GtkMessageDialog
— A convenient message window
GtkWindow
— Toplevel which can contain other widgets
GtkWindowGroup
— Limit the effect of grabs
GtkAboutDialog
— Display information about an application
GtkAssistant
— A widget used to guide users through multi-step operations
GtkOffscreenWindow
— A toplevel to manage offscreen rendering of child widgets
Display Widgets
GtkAccelLabel
— A label which displays an accelerator key on the right of the text
GtkImage
— A widget displaying an image
GtkLabel
— A widget that displays a small to medium amount of text
GtkProgressBar
— A widget which indicates progress visually
GtkStatusbar
— Report messages of minor importance to the user
GtkInfoBar
— Report important messages to the user
GtkStatusIcon
— Display an icon in the system tray
GtkSpinner
— Show a spinner animation
Buttons and Toggles
GtkButton
— A widget that creates a signal when clicked on
GtkCheckButton
— Create widgets with a discrete toggle button
GtkRadioButton
— A choice from multiple check buttons
GtkToggleButton
— Create buttons which retain their state
GtkLinkButton
— Create buttons bound to a URL
GtkScaleButton
— A button which pops up a scale
GtkVolumeButton
— A button which pops up a volume control
Numeric/Text Data Entry
GtkEntry
— A single line text entry field
GtkEntryBuffer
— Text buffer for GtkEntry
GtkEntryCompletion
— Completion functionality for GtkEntry
GtkScale
— Base class for GtkHScale and GtkVScale
GtkHScale
— A horizontal slider widget for selecting a value from a range
GtkVScale
— A vertical slider widget for selecting a value from a range
GtkSpinButton
— Retrieve an integer or floating-point number from the user
GtkEditable
— Interface for text-editing widgets
Multiline Text Editor
Text Widget Overview
— Overview of GtkTextBuffer, GtkTextView, and friends
GtkTextIter
— Text buffer iterator
GtkTextMark
— A position in the buffer preserved across buffer modifications
GtkTextBuffer
— Stores attributed text for display in a GtkTextView
GtkTextTag
— A tag that can be applied to text in a GtkTextBuffer
GtkTextTagTable
— Collection of tags that can be used together
GtkTextView
— Widget that displays a GtkTextBuffer
Tree, List and Icon Grid Widgets
Tree and List Widget Overview
— Overview of GtkTreeModel, GtkTreeView, and friends
GtkTreeModel
— The tree interface used by GtkTreeView
GtkTreeSelection
— The selection object for GtkTreeView
GtkTreeViewColumn
— A visible column in a GtkTreeView widget
GtkTreeView
— A widget for displaying both trees and lists
GtkTreeView drag-and-drop
— Interfaces for drag-and-drop support in GtkTreeView
GtkCellView
— A widget displaying a single row of a GtkTreeModel
GtkIconView
— A widget which displays a list of icons in a grid
GtkTreeSortable
— The interface for sortable models used by GtkTreeView
GtkTreeModelSort
— A GtkTreeModel which makes an underlying tree model sortable
GtkTreeModelFilter
— A GtkTreeModel which hides parts of an underlying tree model
GtkCellLayout
— An interface for packing cells
GtkCellRenderer
— An object for rendering a single cell on a GdkDrawable
GtkCellEditable
— Interface for widgets which can are used for editing cells
GtkCellRendererAccel
— Renders a keyboard accelerator in a cell
GtkCellRendererCombo
— Renders a combobox in a cell
GtkCellRendererPixbuf
— Renders a pixbuf in a cell
GtkCellRendererProgress
— Renders numbers as progress bars
GtkCellRendererSpin
— Renders a spin button in a cell
GtkCellRendererText
— Renders text in a cell
GtkCellRendererToggle
— Renders a toggle button in a cell
GtkCellRendererSpinner
— Renders a spinning animation in a cell
GtkListStore
— A list-like data structure that can be used with the GtkTreeView
GtkTreeStore
— A tree-like data structure that can be used with the GtkTreeView
Menus, Combo Box, Toolbar
GtkComboBox
— A widget used to choose from a list of items
GtkComboBoxEntry
— A text entry field with a dropdown list
GtkMenu
— A menu widget
GtkMenuBar
— A subclass widget for GtkMenuShell which holds GtkMenuItem widgets
GtkMenuItem
— The widget used for item in menus
GtkImageMenuItem
— A menu item with an icon
GtkRadioMenuItem
— A choice from multiple check menu items
GtkCheckMenuItem
— A menu item with a check box
GtkSeparatorMenuItem
— A separator used in menus
GtkTearoffMenuItem
— A menu item used to tear off and reattach its menu
GtkToolShell
— Interface for containers containing GtkToolItem widgets
GtkToolbar
— Create bars of buttons and other widgets
GtkToolItem
— The base class of widgets that can be added to GtkToolShell
GtkToolPalette
— A tool palette with categories
GtkToolItemGroup
— A sub container used in a tool palette
GtkSeparatorToolItem
— A toolbar item that separates groups of other toolbar items
GtkToolButton
— A GtkToolItem subclass that displays buttons
GtkMenuToolButton
— A GtkToolItem containing a button with an additional dropdown menu
GtkToggleToolButton
— A GtkToolItem containing a toggle button
GtkRadioToolButton
— A toolbar item that contains a radio button
Action-based menus and toolbars
GtkUIManager
— Constructing menus and toolbars from an XML description
GtkActionGroup
— A group of actions
GtkAction
— An action which can be triggered by a menu or toolbar item
GtkToggleAction
— An action which can be toggled between two states
GtkRadioAction
— An action of which only one in a group can be active
GtkRecentAction
— An action of which represents a list of recently used files
GtkActivatable
— An interface for activatable widgets
Selectors (Color/File/Font)
GtkColorButton
— A button to launch a color selection dialog
GtkColorSelectionDialog
— A standard dialog box for selecting a color
GtkColorSelection
— A widget used to select a color
GtkHSV
— A 'color wheel' widget
GtkFileChooser
— File chooser interface used by GtkFileChooserWidget and GtkFileChooserDialog
GtkFileChooserButton
— A button to launch a file selection dialog
GtkFileChooserDialog
— A file chooser dialog, suitable for "File/Open" or "File/Save" commands
GtkFileChooserWidget
— File chooser widget that can be embedded in other widgets
GtkFileFilter
— A filter for selecting a file subset
GtkFontButton
— A button to launch a font selection dialog
GtkFontSelection
— A widget for selecting fonts
GtkFontSelectionDialog
— A dialog box for selecting fonts
Layout Containers
GtkAlignment
— A widget which controls the alignment and size of its child
GtkAspectFrame
— A frame that constrains its child to a particular aspect ratio
GtkBox
— Base class for box containers
GtkHBox
— A horizontal container box
GtkVBox
— A vertical container box
GtkButtonBox
— Base class for GtkHButtonBox and GtkVButtonBox
GtkHButtonBox
— A container for arranging buttons horizontally
GtkVButtonBox
— A container for arranging buttons vertically
GtkWrapBox
— A container that wraps its children;
GtkFixed
— A container which allows you to position widgets at fixed coordinates
GtkPaned
— Base class for widgets with two adjustable panes
GtkHPaned
— A container with two panes arranged horizontally
GtkVPaned
— A container with two panes arranged vertically
GtkLayout
— Infinite scrollable area containing child widgets and/or custom drawing
GtkNotebook
— A tabbed notebook container
GtkTable
— Pack widgets in regular patterns
GtkExpander
— A container which can hide its child
GtkOrientable
— An interface for flippable widgets
GtkWidget
— Height-for-width geometry management
Ornaments
GtkFrame
— A bin with a decorative frame and optional label
GtkSeparator
— Base class for GtkHSeparator and GtkVSeparator
GtkHSeparator
— A horizontal separator
GtkVSeparator
— A vertical separator
Scrolling
GtkScrollbar
— Base class for GtkHScrollbar and GtkVScrollbar
GtkHScrollbar
— A horizontal scrollbar
GtkVScrollbar
— A vertical scrollbar
GtkScrolledWindow
— Adds scrollbars to its child widget
Printing
GtkPrintOperation
— High-level Printing API
GtkPrintContext
— Encapsulates context for drawing pages
GtkPrintSettings
— Stores print settings
GtkPageSetup
— Stores page setup information
GtkPaperSize
— Support for named paper sizes
GtkPrinter
— Represents a printer
GtkPrintJob
— Represents a print job
GtkPrintUnixDialog
— A print dialog
GtkPageSetupUnixDialog
— A page setup dialog
Miscellaneous
GtkAdjustment
— A GtkObject representing an adjustable bounded value
GtkArrow
— Displays an arrow
GtkCalendar
— Displays a calendar and allows the user to select a date
GtkDrawingArea
— A widget for custom user interface elements
GtkEventBox
— A widget used to catch events for widgets which do not have their own window
GtkHandleBox
— a widget for detachable window portions
GtkIMContextSimple
— An input method context supporting table-based input methods
GtkIMMulticontext
— An input method context supporting multiple, loadable input methods
GtkSizeGroup
— Grouping widgets so they request the same size
GtkTooltip
— Add tips to your widgets
GtkViewport
— An adapter which makes widgets scrollable
GtkAccessible
— Accessibility support for widgets
Abstract Base Classes
GtkBin
— A container with just one child
GtkContainer
— Base class for widgets which contain other widgets
GtkMenuShell
— A base class for menu objects
GtkMisc
— Base class for widgets with alignments and padding
GtkRange
— Base class for widgets which visualize an adjustment
GtkWidget
— Base class for all widgets
GtkIMContext
— Base class for input method contexts
Cross-process Embedding
GtkPlug
— Toplevel for embedding into other processes
GtkSocket
— Container for widgets from other processes
Special-purpose features
GtkRuler
— Base class for horizontal or vertical rulers
GtkHRuler
— A horizontal ruler
GtkVRuler
— A vertical ruler
Recently Used Documents
GtkRecentManager
— Managing recently used files
GtkRecentChooser
— Interface implemented by widgets displaying recently used files
GtkRecentChooserDialog
— Displays recently used files in a dialog
GtkRecentChooserMenu
— Displays recently used files in a menu
GtkRecentChooserWidget
— Displays recently used files
GtkRecentFilter
— A filter for selecting a subset of recently used files
Interface builder
GtkBuildable
— Interface for objects that can be built by GtkBuilder
GtkBuilder
— Build an interface from an XML UI definition
Application support
GtkApplication
— Application class