GtkNotebook

GtkNotebook — A tabbed notebook container

Functions

GtkWidget * gtk_notebook_new ()
gint gtk_notebook_append_page ()
gint gtk_notebook_append_page_menu ()
gint gtk_notebook_prepend_page ()
gint gtk_notebook_prepend_page_menu ()
gint gtk_notebook_insert_page ()
gint gtk_notebook_insert_page_menu ()
void gtk_notebook_remove_page ()
void gtk_notebook_detach_tab ()
gint gtk_notebook_page_num ()
void gtk_notebook_next_page ()
void gtk_notebook_prev_page ()
void gtk_notebook_reorder_child ()
void gtk_notebook_set_tab_pos ()
void gtk_notebook_set_show_tabs ()
void gtk_notebook_set_show_border ()
void gtk_notebook_set_scrollable ()
void gtk_notebook_popup_enable ()
void gtk_notebook_popup_disable ()
gint gtk_notebook_get_current_page ()
GtkWidget * gtk_notebook_get_menu_label ()
GtkWidget * gtk_notebook_get_nth_page ()
gint gtk_notebook_get_n_pages ()
GtkWidget * gtk_notebook_get_tab_label ()
void gtk_notebook_set_menu_label ()
void gtk_notebook_set_menu_label_text ()
void gtk_notebook_set_tab_label ()
void gtk_notebook_set_tab_label_text ()
void gtk_notebook_set_tab_reorderable ()
void gtk_notebook_set_tab_detachable ()
const gchar * gtk_notebook_get_menu_label_text ()
gboolean gtk_notebook_get_scrollable ()
gboolean gtk_notebook_get_show_border ()
gboolean gtk_notebook_get_show_tabs ()
const gchar * gtk_notebook_get_tab_label_text ()
GtkPositionType gtk_notebook_get_tab_pos ()
gboolean gtk_notebook_get_tab_reorderable ()
gboolean gtk_notebook_get_tab_detachable ()
guint16 gtk_notebook_get_tab_hborder ()
guint16 gtk_notebook_get_tab_vborder ()
void gtk_notebook_set_current_page ()
void gtk_notebook_set_group_name ()
const gchar * gtk_notebook_get_group_name ()
void gtk_notebook_set_action_widget ()
GtkWidget * gtk_notebook_get_action_widget ()

Properties

gboolean enable-popup Read / Write
char * group-name Read / Write
int page Read / Write
gboolean scrollable Read / Write
gboolean show-border Read / Write
gboolean show-tabs Read / Write
GtkPositionType tab-pos Read / Write

Child Properties

gboolean detachable Read / Write
char * menu-label Read / Write
int position Read / Write
gboolean reorderable Read / Write
gboolean tab-expand Read / Write
gboolean tab-fill Read / Write
char * tab-label Read / Write

Style Properties

int arrow-spacing Read
gboolean has-backward-stepper Read
gboolean has-forward-stepper Read
gboolean has-secondary-backward-stepper Read
gboolean has-secondary-forward-stepper Read
gboolean has-tab-gap Read
int initial-gap Read
int tab-curvature Read
int tab-overlap Read

Signals

gboolean change-current-page Action
GtkNotebook* create-window Run Last
gboolean focus-tab Action
void move-focus-out Action
void page-added Run Last
void page-removed Run Last
void page-reordered Run Last
gboolean reorder-tab Action
gboolean select-page Action
void switch-page Run Last

Types and Values

struct GtkNotebook

Object Hierarchy

    GObject
    ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
        ╰── GtkWidget
            ╰── GtkContainer
                ╰── GtkNotebook

Implemented Interfaces

GtkNotebook implements AtkImplementorIface and GtkBuildable.

Includes

#include <gtk/gtk.h>

Description

The GtkNotebook widget is a GtkContainer whose children are pages that can be switched between using tab labels along one edge.

There are many configuration options for GtkNotebook. Among other things, you can choose on which edge the tabs appear (see gtk_notebook_set_tab_pos()), whether, if there are too many tabs to fit the notebook should be made bigger or scrolling arrows added (see gtk_notebook_set_scrollable()), and whether there will be a popup menu allowing the users to switch pages. (see gtk_notebook_popup_enable(), gtk_notebook_popup_disable())

GtkNotebook as GtkBuildable

The GtkNotebook implementation of the GtkBuildable interface supports placing children into tabs by specifying “tab” as the “type” attribute of a <child> element. Note that the content of the tab must be created before the tab can be filled. A tab child can be specified without specifying a <child> type attribute.

To add a child widget in the notebooks action area, specify "action-start" or “action-end” as the “type” attribute of the <child> element.

An example of a UI definition fragment with GtkNotebook:

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<object class="GtkNotebook">
  <child>
    <object class="GtkLabel" id="notebook-content">
      <property name="label">Content</property>
    </object>
  </child>
  <child type="tab">
    <object class="GtkLabel" id="notebook-tab">
      <property name="label">Tab</property>
    </object>
  </child>
</object>


CSS nodes

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notebook
├── header.top
   ├── [<action widget>]
   ├── tabs
      ├── [arrow]
      ├── tab
         ╰── <tab label>
      
      ├── tab[.reorderable-page]
         ╰── <tab label>
      ╰── [arrow]
   ╰── [<action widget>]

╰── stack
    ├── <child>
    
    ╰── <child>

GtkNotebook has a main CSS node with name notebook, a subnode with name header and below that a subnode with name tabs which contains one subnode per tab with name tab.

If action widgets are present, their CSS nodes are placed next to the tabs node. If the notebook is scrollable, CSS nodes with name arrow are placed as first and last child of the tabs node.

The main node gets the .frame style class when the notebook has a border (see gtk_notebook_set_show_border()).

The header node gets one of the style class .top, .bottom, .left or .right, depending on where the tabs are placed. For reorderable pages, the tab node gets the .reorderable-page class.

A tab node gets the .dnd style class while it is moved with drag-and-drop.

The nodes are always arranged from left-to-right, regarldess of text direction.

Functions

gtk_notebook_new ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_notebook_new (void);

Creates a new GtkNotebook widget with no pages.

Returns

the newly created GtkNotebook


gtk_notebook_append_page ()

gint
gtk_notebook_append_page (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                          GtkWidget *child,
                          GtkWidget *tab_label);

Appends a page to notebook .

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the GtkWidget to use as the contents of the page

 

tab_label

the GtkWidget to be used as the label for the page, or NULL to use the default label, “page N”.

[allow-none]

Returns

the index (starting from 0) of the appended page in the notebook, or -1 if function fails


gtk_notebook_append_page_menu ()

gint
gtk_notebook_append_page_menu (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                               GtkWidget *child,
                               GtkWidget *tab_label,
                               GtkWidget *menu_label);

Appends a page to notebook , specifying the widget to use as the label in the popup menu.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the GtkWidget to use as the contents of the page

 

tab_label

the GtkWidget to be used as the label for the page, or NULL to use the default label, “page N”.

[allow-none]

menu_label

the widget to use as a label for the page-switch menu, if that is enabled. If NULL, and tab_label is a GtkLabel or NULL, then the menu label will be a newly created label with the same text as tab_label ; if tab_label is not a GtkLabel, menu_label must be specified if the page-switch menu is to be used.

[allow-none]

Returns

the index (starting from 0) of the appended page in the notebook, or -1 if function fails


gtk_notebook_prepend_page ()

gint
gtk_notebook_prepend_page (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                           GtkWidget *child,
                           GtkWidget *tab_label);

Prepends a page to notebook .

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the GtkWidget to use as the contents of the page

 

tab_label

the GtkWidget to be used as the label for the page, or NULL to use the default label, “page N”.

[allow-none]

Returns

the index (starting from 0) of the prepended page in the notebook, or -1 if function fails


gtk_notebook_prepend_page_menu ()

gint
gtk_notebook_prepend_page_menu (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                GtkWidget *child,
                                GtkWidget *tab_label,
                                GtkWidget *menu_label);

Prepends a page to notebook , specifying the widget to use as the label in the popup menu.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the GtkWidget to use as the contents of the page

 

tab_label

the GtkWidget to be used as the label for the page, or NULL to use the default label, “page N”.

[allow-none]

menu_label

the widget to use as a label for the page-switch menu, if that is enabled. If NULL, and tab_label is a GtkLabel or NULL, then the menu label will be a newly created label with the same text as tab_label ; if tab_label is not a GtkLabel, menu_label must be specified if the page-switch menu is to be used.

[allow-none]

Returns

the index (starting from 0) of the prepended page in the notebook, or -1 if function fails


gtk_notebook_insert_page ()

gint
gtk_notebook_insert_page (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                          GtkWidget *child,
                          GtkWidget *tab_label,
                          gint position);

Insert a page into notebook at the given position.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the GtkWidget to use as the contents of the page

 

tab_label

the GtkWidget to be used as the label for the page, or NULL to use the default label, “page N”.

[allow-none]

position

the index (starting at 0) at which to insert the page, or -1 to append the page after all other pages

 

Returns

the index (starting from 0) of the inserted page in the notebook, or -1 if function fails


gtk_notebook_insert_page_menu ()

gint
gtk_notebook_insert_page_menu (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                               GtkWidget *child,
                               GtkWidget *tab_label,
                               GtkWidget *menu_label,
                               gint position);

Insert a page into notebook at the given position, specifying the widget to use as the label in the popup menu.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the GtkWidget to use as the contents of the page

 

tab_label

the GtkWidget to be used as the label for the page, or NULL to use the default label, “page N”.

[allow-none]

menu_label

the widget to use as a label for the page-switch menu, if that is enabled. If NULL, and tab_label is a GtkLabel or NULL, then the menu label will be a newly created label with the same text as tab_label ; if tab_label is not a GtkLabel, menu_label must be specified if the page-switch menu is to be used.

[allow-none]

position

the index (starting at 0) at which to insert the page, or -1 to append the page after all other pages.

 

Returns

the index (starting from 0) of the inserted page in the notebook


gtk_notebook_remove_page ()

void
gtk_notebook_remove_page (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                          gint page_num);

Removes a page from the notebook given its index in the notebook.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

page_num

the index of a notebook page, starting from 0. If -1, the last page will be removed.

 

gtk_notebook_detach_tab ()

void
gtk_notebook_detach_tab (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                         GtkWidget *child);

Removes the child from the notebook.

This function is very similar to gtk_container_remove(), but additionally informs the notebook that the removal is happening as part of a tab DND operation, which should not be cancelled.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

a child

 

Since: 3.16


gtk_notebook_page_num ()

gint
gtk_notebook_page_num (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                       GtkWidget *child);

Finds the index of the page which contains the given child widget.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

a GtkWidget

 

Returns

the index of the page containing child , or -1 if child is not in the notebook


gtk_notebook_next_page ()

void
gtk_notebook_next_page (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Switches to the next page. Nothing happens if the current page is the last page.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

gtk_notebook_prev_page ()

void
gtk_notebook_prev_page (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Switches to the previous page. Nothing happens if the current page is the first page.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

gtk_notebook_reorder_child ()

void
gtk_notebook_reorder_child (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                            GtkWidget *child,
                            gint position);

Reorders the page containing child , so that it appears in position position . If position is greater than or equal to the number of children in the list or negative, child will be moved to the end of the list.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the child to move

 

position

the new position, or -1 to move to the end

 

gtk_notebook_set_tab_pos ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_tab_pos (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                          GtkPositionType pos);

Sets the edge at which the tabs for switching pages in the notebook are drawn.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook.

 

pos

the edge to draw the tabs at

 

gtk_notebook_set_show_tabs ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_show_tabs (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                            gboolean show_tabs);

Sets whether to show the tabs for the notebook or not.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

show_tabs

TRUE if the tabs should be shown

 

gtk_notebook_set_show_border ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_show_border (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                              gboolean show_border);

Sets whether a bevel will be drawn around the notebook pages. This only has a visual effect when the tabs are not shown. See gtk_notebook_set_show_tabs().

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

show_border

TRUE if a bevel should be drawn around the notebook

 

gtk_notebook_set_scrollable ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_scrollable (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                             gboolean scrollable);

Sets whether the tab label area will have arrows for scrolling if there are too many tabs to fit in the area.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

scrollable

TRUE if scroll arrows should be added

 

gtk_notebook_popup_enable ()

void
gtk_notebook_popup_enable (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Enables the popup menu: if the user clicks with the right mouse button on the tab labels, a menu with all the pages will be popped up.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

gtk_notebook_popup_disable ()

void
gtk_notebook_popup_disable (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Disables the popup menu.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

gtk_notebook_get_current_page ()

gint
gtk_notebook_get_current_page (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Returns the page number of the current page.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

Returns

the index (starting from 0) of the current page in the notebook. If the notebook has no pages, then -1 will be returned.


gtk_notebook_get_menu_label ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_notebook_get_menu_label (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                             GtkWidget *child);

Retrieves the menu label widget of the page containing child .

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

a widget contained in a page of notebook

 

Returns

the menu label, or NULL if the notebook page does not have a menu label other than the default (the tab label).

[nullable][transfer none]


gtk_notebook_get_nth_page ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_notebook_get_nth_page (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                           gint page_num);

Returns the child widget contained in page number page_num .

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

page_num

the index of a page in the notebook, or -1 to get the last page

 

Returns

the child widget, or NULL if page_num is out of bounds.

[nullable][transfer none]


gtk_notebook_get_n_pages ()

gint
gtk_notebook_get_n_pages (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Gets the number of pages in a notebook.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

Returns

the number of pages in the notebook

Since: 2.2


gtk_notebook_get_tab_label ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_notebook_get_tab_label (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                            GtkWidget *child);

Returns the tab label widget for the page child . NULL is returned if child is not in notebook or if no tab label has specifically been set for child .

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the page

 

Returns

the tab label.

[transfer none][nullable]


gtk_notebook_set_menu_label ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_menu_label (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                             GtkWidget *child,
                             GtkWidget *menu_label);

Changes the menu label for the page containing child .

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the child widget

 

menu_label

the menu label, or NULL for default.

[allow-none]

gtk_notebook_set_menu_label_text ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_menu_label_text (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                  GtkWidget *child,
                                  const gchar *menu_text);

Creates a new label and sets it as the menu label of child .

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the child widget

 

menu_text

the label text

 

gtk_notebook_set_tab_label ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_tab_label (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                            GtkWidget *child,
                            GtkWidget *tab_label);

Changes the tab label for child . If NULL is specified for tab_label , then the page will have the label “page N”.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the page

 

tab_label

the tab label widget to use, or NULL for default tab label.

[allow-none]

gtk_notebook_set_tab_label_text ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_tab_label_text (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                 GtkWidget *child,
                                 const gchar *tab_text);

Creates a new label and sets it as the tab label for the page containing child .

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the page

 

tab_text

the label text

 

gtk_notebook_set_tab_reorderable ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_tab_reorderable (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                  GtkWidget *child,
                                  gboolean reorderable);

Sets whether the notebook tab can be reordered via drag and drop or not.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

a child GtkWidget

 

reorderable

whether the tab is reorderable or not

 

Since: 2.10


gtk_notebook_set_tab_detachable ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_tab_detachable (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                 GtkWidget *child,
                                 gboolean detachable);

Sets whether the tab can be detached from notebook to another notebook or widget.

Note that 2 notebooks must share a common group identificator (see gtk_notebook_set_group_name()) to allow automatic tabs interchange between them.

If you want a widget to interact with a notebook through DnD (i.e.: accept dragged tabs from it) it must be set as a drop destination and accept the target “GTK_NOTEBOOK_TAB”. The notebook will fill the selection with a GtkWidget** pointing to the child widget that corresponds to the dropped tab.

Note that you should use gtk_notebook_detach_tab() instead of gtk_container_remove() if you want to remove the tab from the source notebook as part of accepting a drop. Otherwise, the source notebook will think that the dragged tab was removed from underneath the ongoing drag operation, and will initiate a drag cancel animation.

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static void
on_drag_data_received (GtkWidget        *widget,
                       GdkDragContext   *context,
                       gint              x,
                       gint              y,
                       GtkSelectionData *data,
                       guint             info,
                       guint             time,
                       gpointer          user_data)
{
  GtkWidget *notebook;
  GtkWidget **child;

  notebook = gtk_drag_get_source_widget (context);
  child = (void*) gtk_selection_data_get_data (data);

  // process_widget (*child);

  gtk_notebook_detach_tab (GTK_NOTEBOOK (notebook), *child);
}

If you want a notebook to accept drags from other widgets, you will have to set your own DnD code to do it.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

a child GtkWidget

 

detachable

whether the tab is detachable or not

 

Since: 2.10


gtk_notebook_get_menu_label_text ()

const gchar *
gtk_notebook_get_menu_label_text (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                  GtkWidget *child);

Retrieves the text of the menu label for the page containing child .

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

the child widget of a page of the notebook.

 

Returns

the text of the tab label, or NULL if the widget does not have a menu label other than the default menu label, or the menu label widget is not a GtkLabel. The string is owned by the widget and must not be freed.

[nullable]


gtk_notebook_get_scrollable ()

gboolean
gtk_notebook_get_scrollable (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Returns whether the tab label area has arrows for scrolling. See gtk_notebook_set_scrollable().

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

Returns

TRUE if arrows for scrolling are present


gtk_notebook_get_show_border ()

gboolean
gtk_notebook_get_show_border (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Returns whether a bevel will be drawn around the notebook pages. See gtk_notebook_set_show_border().

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

Returns

TRUE if the bevel is drawn


gtk_notebook_get_show_tabs ()

gboolean
gtk_notebook_get_show_tabs (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Returns whether the tabs of the notebook are shown. See gtk_notebook_set_show_tabs().

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

Returns

TRUE if the tabs are shown


gtk_notebook_get_tab_label_text ()

const gchar *
gtk_notebook_get_tab_label_text (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                 GtkWidget *child);

Retrieves the text of the tab label for the page containing child .

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

a widget contained in a page of notebook

 

Returns

the text of the tab label, or NULL if the tab label widget is not a GtkLabel. The string is owned by the widget and must not be freed.

[nullable]


gtk_notebook_get_tab_pos ()

GtkPositionType
gtk_notebook_get_tab_pos (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Gets the edge at which the tabs for switching pages in the notebook are drawn.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

Returns

the edge at which the tabs are drawn


gtk_notebook_get_tab_reorderable ()

gboolean
gtk_notebook_get_tab_reorderable (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                  GtkWidget *child);

Gets whether the tab can be reordered via drag and drop or not.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

a child GtkWidget

 

Returns

TRUE if the tab is reorderable.

Since: 2.10


gtk_notebook_get_tab_detachable ()

gboolean
gtk_notebook_get_tab_detachable (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                 GtkWidget *child);

Returns whether the tab contents can be detached from notebook .

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

child

a child GtkWidget

 

Returns

TRUE if the tab is detachable.

Since: 2.10


gtk_notebook_get_tab_hborder ()

guint16
gtk_notebook_get_tab_hborder (GtkNotebook *notebook);

gtk_notebook_get_tab_hborder has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

this function returns zero

Returns the horizontal width of a tab border.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

Returns

horizontal width of a tab border

Since: 2.22


gtk_notebook_get_tab_vborder ()

guint16
gtk_notebook_get_tab_vborder (GtkNotebook *notebook);

gtk_notebook_get_tab_vborder has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code.

this function returns zero

Returns the vertical width of a tab border.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

Returns

vertical width of a tab border

Since: 2.22


gtk_notebook_set_current_page ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_current_page (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                               gint page_num);

Switches to the page number page_num .

Note that due to historical reasons, GtkNotebook refuses to switch to a page unless the child widget is visible. Therefore, it is recommended to show child widgets before adding them to a notebook.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

page_num

index of the page to switch to, starting from 0. If negative, the last page will be used. If greater than the number of pages in the notebook, nothing will be done.

 

gtk_notebook_set_group_name ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_group_name (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                             const gchar *group_name);

Sets a group name for notebook .

Notebooks with the same name will be able to exchange tabs via drag and drop. A notebook with a NULL group name will not be able to exchange tabs with any other notebook.

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

group_name

the name of the notebook group, or NULL to unset it.

[allow-none]

Since: 2.24


gtk_notebook_get_group_name ()

const gchar *
gtk_notebook_get_group_name (GtkNotebook *notebook);

Gets the current group name for notebook .

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

Returns

the group name, or NULL if none is set.

[nullable][transfer none]

Since: 2.24


gtk_notebook_set_action_widget ()

void
gtk_notebook_set_action_widget (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                GtkWidget *widget,
                                GtkPackType pack_type);

Sets widget as one of the action widgets. Depending on the pack type the widget will be placed before or after the tabs. You can use a GtkBox if you need to pack more than one widget on the same side.

Note that action widgets are “internal” children of the notebook and thus not included in the list returned from gtk_container_foreach().

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

widget

a GtkWidget

 

pack_type

pack type of the action widget

 

Since: 2.20


gtk_notebook_get_action_widget ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_notebook_get_action_widget (GtkNotebook *notebook,
                                GtkPackType pack_type);

Gets one of the action widgets. See gtk_notebook_set_action_widget().

Parameters

notebook

a GtkNotebook

 

pack_type

pack type of the action widget to receive

 

Returns

The action widget with the given pack_type or NULL when this action widget has not been set.

[nullable][transfer none]

Since: 2.20

Types and Values

struct GtkNotebook

struct GtkNotebook;

Property Details

The “enable-popup” property

  “enable-popup”             gboolean

If TRUE, pressing the right mouse button on the notebook pops up a menu that you can use to go to a page.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE


The “group-name” property

  “group-name”               char *

Group name for tab drag and drop.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

Since: 2.24


The “page” property

  “page”                     int

The index of the current page.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1


The “scrollable” property

  “scrollable”               gboolean

If TRUE, scroll arrows are added if there are too many tabs to fit.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE


The “show-border” property

  “show-border”              gboolean

Whether the border should be shown.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE


The “show-tabs” property

  “show-tabs”                gboolean

Whether tabs should be shown.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE


The “tab-pos” property

  “tab-pos”                  GtkPositionType

Which side of the notebook holds the tabs.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: GTK_POS_TOP

Child Property Details

The “detachable” child property

  “detachable”               gboolean

Whether the tab is detachable.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE


The “menu-label” child property

  “menu-label”               char *

The string displayed in the child's menu entry.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL


The “position” child property

  “position”                 int

The index of the child in the parent.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: 0


The “reorderable” child property

  “reorderable”              gboolean

Whether the tab is reorderable by user action.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE


The “tab-expand” child property

  “tab-expand”               gboolean

Whether to expand the child's tab.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE


The “tab-fill” child property

  “tab-fill”                 gboolean

Whether the child's tab should fill the allocated area.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE


The “tab-label” child property

  “tab-label”                char *

The string displayed on the child's tab label.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

Style Property Details

The “arrow-spacing” style property

  “arrow-spacing”            int

The "arrow-spacing" property defines the spacing between the scroll arrows and the tabs.

GtkNotebook:arrow-spacing has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

This property is ignored. Use margins on arrows or the "tabs" node to achieve the same effect.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

Since: 2.10


The “has-backward-stepper” style property

  “has-backward-stepper”     gboolean

The “has-backward-stepper” property determines whether the standard backward arrow button is displayed.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read

Default value: TRUE

Since: 2.4


The “has-forward-stepper” style property

  “has-forward-stepper”      gboolean

The “has-forward-stepper” property determines whether the standard forward arrow button is displayed.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read

Default value: TRUE

Since: 2.4


The “has-secondary-backward-stepper” style property

  “has-secondary-backward-stepper” gboolean

The “has-secondary-backward-stepper” property determines whether a second backward arrow button is displayed on the opposite end of the tab area.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.4


The “has-secondary-forward-stepper” style property

  “has-secondary-forward-stepper” gboolean

The “has-secondary-forward-stepper” property determines whether a second forward arrow button is displayed on the opposite end of the tab area.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.4


The “has-tab-gap” style property

  “has-tab-gap”              gboolean

The "has-tab-gap" property defines whether the active tab is draw with a gap at the bottom. When TRUE the theme engine uses gtk_render_extension to draw the active tab. When FALSE gtk_render_background and gtk_render_frame are used.

GtkNotebook:has-tab-gap has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

This function always behaves as if it was set to FALSE.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read

Default value: TRUE

Since: 3.12


The “initial-gap” style property

  “initial-gap”              int

The "initial-gap" property defines the minimum size for the initial gap between the first tab.

GtkNotebook:initial-gap has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

The intial gap is ignored. Use margins on the header node to achieve the same effect.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

Since: 3.2


The “tab-curvature” style property

  “tab-curvature”            int

The “tab-curvature” property defines size of tab curvature.

GtkNotebook:tab-curvature has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

This property is ignored. Use margins on tab nodes to achieve the same effect.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 1

Since: 2.10


The “tab-overlap” style property

  “tab-overlap”              int

The “tab-overlap” property defines size of tab overlap area.

GtkNotebook:tab-overlap has been deprecated since version 3.20 and should not be used in newly-written code.

This property is ignored. Use margins on tab nodes to achieve the same effect.

Owner: GtkNotebook

Flags: Read

Default value: 2

Since: 2.10

Signal Details

The “change-current-page” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkNotebook *notebook,
               int          arg1,
               gpointer     user_data)

Flags: Action


The “create-window” signal

GtkNotebook*
user_function (GtkNotebook *notebook,
               GtkWidget   *page,
               int          x,
               int          y,
               gpointer     user_data)

The ::create-window signal is emitted when a detachable tab is dropped on the root window.

A handler for this signal can create a window containing a notebook where the tab will be attached. It is also responsible for moving/resizing the window and adding the necessary properties to the notebook (e.g. the “group-name” ).

Parameters

notebook

the GtkNotebook emitting the signal

 

page

the tab of notebook that is being detached

 

x

the X coordinate where the drop happens

 

y

the Y coordinate where the drop happens

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Returns

a GtkNotebook that page should be added to, or NULL.

[transfer none]

Flags: Run Last

Since: 2.12


The “focus-tab” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkNotebook   *notebook,
               GtkNotebookTab arg1,
               gpointer       user_data)

Flags: Action


The “move-focus-out” signal

void
user_function (GtkNotebook     *notebook,
               GtkDirectionType arg1,
               gpointer         user_data)

Flags: Action


The “page-added” signal

void
user_function (GtkNotebook *notebook,
               GtkWidget   *child,
               guint        page_num,
               gpointer     user_data)

the ::page-added signal is emitted in the notebook right after a page is added to the notebook.

Parameters

notebook

the GtkNotebook

 

child

the child GtkWidget affected

 

page_num

the new page number for child

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last

Since: 2.10


The “page-removed” signal

void
user_function (GtkNotebook *notebook,
               GtkWidget   *child,
               guint        page_num,
               gpointer     user_data)

the ::page-removed signal is emitted in the notebook right after a page is removed from the notebook.

Parameters

notebook

the GtkNotebook

 

child

the child GtkWidget affected

 

page_num

the child page number

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last

Since: 2.10


The “page-reordered” signal

void
user_function (GtkNotebook *notebook,
               GtkWidget   *child,
               guint        page_num,
               gpointer     user_data)

the ::page-reordered signal is emitted in the notebook right after a page has been reordered.

Parameters

notebook

the GtkNotebook

 

child

the child GtkWidget affected

 

page_num

the new page number for child

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last

Since: 2.10


The “reorder-tab” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkNotebook     *notebook,
               GtkDirectionType arg1,
               gboolean         arg2,
               gpointer         user_data)

Flags: Action


The “select-page” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkNotebook *notebook,
               gboolean     arg1,
               gpointer     user_data)

Flags: Action


The “switch-page” signal

void
user_function (GtkNotebook *notebook,
               GtkWidget   *page,
               guint        page_num,
               gpointer     user_data)

Emitted when the user or a function changes the current page.

Parameters

notebook

the object which received the signal.

 

page

the new current page

 

page_num

the index of the page

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last

See Also

GtkContainer