EShellSidebar

EShellSidebar — the left side of the main window

Properties

gchar * icon-name Read / Write
gchar * primary-text Read / Write
gchar * secondary-text Read / Write
EShellView * shell-view Read / Write / Construct Only

Types and Values

struct EShellSidebar

Object Hierarchy

    GObject
    ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
        ╰── GtkWidget
            ╰── GtkContainer
                ╰── GtkBin
                    ╰── EShellSidebar

Implemented Interfaces

EShellSidebar implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable, EAlertSink and EExtensible.

Includes

#include <shell/e-shell-sidebar.h>

Description

Functions

e_shell_sidebar_new ()

GtkWidget *
e_shell_sidebar_new (struct _EShellView *shell_view);

Creates a new EShellSidebar instance belonging to shell_view .

Parameters

shell_view

an EShellView

 

Returns

a new EShellSidebar instance


e_shell_sidebar_check_state ()

guint32
e_shell_sidebar_check_state (EShellSidebar *shell_sidebar);

EShellSidebar subclasses should implement the <structfield>check_state</structfield> method in EShellSidebarClass to return a set of flags describing the current sidebar selection. Subclasses are responsible for defining their own flags. This is primarily used to assist shell views with updating actions (see e_shell_view_update_actions()).

Parameters

shell_sidebar

an EShellSidebar

 

Returns

a set of flags describing the current shell_sidebar selection


e_shell_sidebar_get_shell_view ()

struct _EShellView *
e_shell_sidebar_get_shell_view (EShellSidebar *shell_sidebar);

Returns the EShellView that was passed to e_shell_sidebar_new().

Parameters

shell_sidebar

an EShellSidebar

 

Returns

the EShellView to which shell_sidebar belongs


e_shell_sidebar_get_icon_name ()

const gchar *
e_shell_sidebar_get_icon_name (EShellSidebar *shell_sidebar);

Returns the icon name displayed at the top of the sidebar.

Parameters

shell_sidebar

an EShellSidebar

 

Returns

the icon name for shell_sidebar


e_shell_sidebar_set_icon_name ()

void
e_shell_sidebar_set_icon_name (EShellSidebar *shell_sidebar,
                               const gchar *icon_name);

Sets the icon name displayed at the top of the sidebar.

Parameters

shell_sidebar

an EShellSidebar

 

icon_name

a themed icon name

 

e_shell_sidebar_get_primary_text ()

const gchar *
e_shell_sidebar_get_primary_text (EShellSidebar *shell_sidebar);

Returns the primary text for shell_sidebar .

The primary text is displayed in bold at the top of the sidebar. It defaults to the shell view's label (as seen on the switcher button), but typically shows the name of the selected item in the sidebar.

Parameters

shell_sidebar

an EShellSidebar

 

Returns

the primary text for shell_sidebar


e_shell_sidebar_set_primary_text ()

void
e_shell_sidebar_set_primary_text (EShellSidebar *shell_sidebar,
                                  const gchar *primary_text);

Sets the primary text for shell_sidebar .

The primary text is displayed in bold at the top of the sidebar. It defaults to the shell view's label (as seen on the switcher button), but typically shows the name of the selected item in the sidebar.

Parameters

shell_sidebar

an EShellSidebar

 

primary_text

text to be displayed in a bold font

 

e_shell_sidebar_get_secondary_text ()

const gchar *
e_shell_sidebar_get_secondary_text (EShellSidebar *shell_sidebar);

Returns the secondary text for shell_sidebar .

The secondary text is displayed in a smaller font at the top of the sidebar. It typically shows information about the contents of the selected sidebar item, such as total number of items, number of selected items, etc.

Parameters

shell_sidebar

an EShellSidebar

 

Returns

the secondary text for shell_sidebar


e_shell_sidebar_set_secondary_text ()

void
e_shell_sidebar_set_secondary_text (EShellSidebar *shell_sidebar,
                                    const gchar *secondary_text);

Sets the secondary text for shell_sidebar .

The secondary text is displayed in a smaller font at the top of the sidebar. It typically shows information about the contents of the selected sidebar item, such as total number of items, number of selected items, etc.

Parameters

shell_sidebar

an EShellSidebar

 

secondary_text

text to be displayed in a smaller font

 

Types and Values

struct EShellSidebar

struct EShellSidebar;

Contains only private data that should be read and manipulated using the functions below.

Property Details

The “icon-name” property

  “icon-name”                gchar *

The named icon is displayed at the top of the sidebar.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL


The “primary-text” property

  “primary-text”             gchar *

The primary text is displayed in bold at the top of the sidebar.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL


The “secondary-text” property

  “secondary-text”           gchar *

The secondary text is displayed in a smaller font at the top of the sidebar.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL


The “shell-view” property

  “shell-view”               EShellView *

The EShellView to which the sidebar widget belongs.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only