CSS nodes

GtkAboutDialog has a single CSS node with the name window and style class .aboutdialog.

gtk_about_dialog_new ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_about_dialog_new (void);

Creates a new GtkAboutDialog.

gtk_about_dialog_get_program_name ()

const char *
gtk_about_dialog_get_program_name (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the program name displayed in the about dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_set_program_name ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_program_name (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                   const char *name);

Sets the name to display in the about dialog. If this is not set, it defaults to g_get_application_name().

gtk_about_dialog_get_version ()

const char *
gtk_about_dialog_get_version (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the version string.

gtk_about_dialog_set_version ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_version (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                              const char *version);

Sets the version string to display in the about dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_get_copyright ()

const char *
gtk_about_dialog_get_copyright (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the copyright string.

gtk_about_dialog_set_copyright ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_copyright (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                const char *copyright);

Sets the copyright string to display in the about dialog. This should be a short string of one or two lines.

gtk_about_dialog_get_comments ()

const char *
gtk_about_dialog_get_comments (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the comments string.

gtk_about_dialog_set_comments ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_comments (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                               const char *comments);

Sets the comments string to display in the about dialog. This should be a short string of one or two lines.

gtk_about_dialog_get_license ()

const char *
gtk_about_dialog_get_license (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the license information.

gtk_about_dialog_set_license ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_license (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                              const char *license);

Sets the license information to be displayed in the secondary license dialog. If license is NULL, the license button is hidden.

gtk_about_dialog_get_wrap_license ()

gboolean
gtk_about_dialog_get_wrap_license (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns whether the license text in about is automatically wrapped.

gtk_about_dialog_set_wrap_license ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_wrap_license (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                   gboolean wrap_license);

Sets whether the license text in about is automatically wrapped.

gtk_about_dialog_get_license_type ()

GtkLicense
gtk_about_dialog_get_license_type (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Retrieves the license set using gtk_about_dialog_set_license_type()

gtk_about_dialog_set_license_type ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_license_type (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                   GtkLicense license_type);

Sets the license of the application showing the about dialog from a list of known licenses.

This function overrides the license set using gtk_about_dialog_set_license().

gtk_about_dialog_get_website ()

const char *
gtk_about_dialog_get_website (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the website URL.

gtk_about_dialog_set_website ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_website (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                              const char *website);

Sets the URL to use for the website link.

gtk_about_dialog_get_website_label ()

const char *
gtk_about_dialog_get_website_label (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the label used for the website link.

gtk_about_dialog_set_website_label ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_website_label (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                    const char *website_label);

Sets the label to be used for the website link.

gtk_about_dialog_get_authors ()

const char * const *
gtk_about_dialog_get_authors (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the string which are displayed in the authors tab of the secondary credits dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_set_authors ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_authors (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                              const char **authors);

Sets the strings which are displayed in the authors tab of the secondary credits dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_get_artists ()

const char * const *
gtk_about_dialog_get_artists (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the string which are displayed in the artists tab of the secondary credits dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_set_artists ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_artists (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                              const char **artists);

Sets the strings which are displayed in the artists tab of the secondary credits dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_get_documenters ()

const char * const *
gtk_about_dialog_get_documenters (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the string which are displayed in the documenters tab of the secondary credits dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_set_documenters ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_documenters (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                  const char **documenters);

Sets the strings which are displayed in the documenters tab of the credits dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_get_translator_credits ()

const char *
gtk_about_dialog_get_translator_credits
                               (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the translator credits string which is displayed in the translators tab of the secondary credits dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_set_translator_credits ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_translator_credits
                               (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                const char *translator_credits);

Sets the translator credits string which is displayed in the translators tab of the secondary credits dialog.

The intended use for this string is to display the translator of the language which is currently used in the user interface. Using gettext(), a simple way to achieve that is to mark the string for translation:

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GtkWidget *about = gtk_about_dialog_new ();
 gtk_about_dialog_set_translator_credits (GTK_ABOUT_DIALOG (about),
                                          _("translator-credits"));

It is a good idea to use the customary msgid “translator-credits” for this purpose, since translators will already know the purpose of that msgid, and since GtkAboutDialog will detect if “translator-credits” is untranslated and hide the tab.

gtk_about_dialog_get_logo ()

GdkPaintable *
gtk_about_dialog_get_logo (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the paintable displayed as logo in the about dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_set_logo ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_logo (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                           GdkPaintable *logo);

Sets the logo in the about dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_get_logo_icon_name ()

const char *
gtk_about_dialog_get_logo_icon_name (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the icon name displayed as logo in the about dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_set_logo_icon_name ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_logo_icon_name (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                     const char *icon_name);

Sets the icon name to be displayed as logo in the about dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_get_system_information ()

const char *
gtk_about_dialog_get_system_information
                               (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the system information that is shown in the about dialog.

gtk_about_dialog_set_system_information ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_set_system_information
                               (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                const char *system_information);

Sets the system information to be displayed in the about dialog. If system_information is NULL, the system information tab is hidden.

See “system-information”.

gtk_about_dialog_add_credit_section ()

void
gtk_about_dialog_add_credit_section (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                     const char *section_name,
                                     const char **people);

Creates a new section in the Credits page.

gtk_show_about_dialog ()

void
gtk_show_about_dialog (GtkWindow *parent,
                       const char *first_property_name,
                       ...);

This is a convenience function for showing an application’s about box. The constructed dialog is associated with the parent window and reused for future invocations of this function.

GtkAboutDialog

typedef struct _GtkAboutDialog GtkAboutDialog;

enum GtkLicense

The type of license for an application.

This enumeration can be expanded at later date.

The “artists” property

  “artists”                  GStrv

The people who contributed artwork to the program, as a NULL-terminated array of strings. Each string may contain email addresses and URLs, which will be displayed as links, see the introduction for more details.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

The “authors” property

  “authors”                  GStrv

The authors of the program, as a NULL-terminated array of strings. Each string may contain email addresses and URLs, which will be displayed as links, see the introduction for more details.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

The “comments” property

  “comments”                 char *

Comments about the program. This string is displayed in a label in the main dialog, thus it should be a short explanation of the main purpose of the program, not a detailed list of features.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “copyright” property

  “copyright”                char *

Copyright information for the program.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “documenters” property

  “documenters”              GStrv

The people documenting the program, as a NULL-terminated array of strings. Each string may contain email addresses and URLs, which will be displayed as links, see the introduction for more details.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

The “license” property

  “license”                  char *

The license of the program. This string is displayed in a text view in a secondary dialog, therefore it is fine to use a long multi-paragraph text. Note that the text is only wrapped in the text view if the "wrap-license" property is set to TRUE; otherwise the text itself must contain the intended linebreaks. When setting this property to a non-NULL value, the “license-type” property is set to GTK_LICENSE_CUSTOM as a side effect.

The text may contain links in this format <http://www.some.place/> and email references in the form <mail-tosome.body >, and these will be converted into clickable links.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “license-type” property

  “license-type”             GtkLicense

The license of the program, as a value of the GtkLicense enumeration.

The GtkAboutDialog will automatically fill out a standard disclaimer and link the user to the appropriate online resource for the license text.

If GTK_LICENSE_UNKNOWN is used, the link used will be the same specified in the “website” property.

If GTK_LICENSE_CUSTOM is used, the current contents of the “license” property are used.

For any other GtkLicense value, the contents of the “license” property are also set by this property as a side effect.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: GTK_LICENSE_UNKNOWN

The “logo” property

  “logo”                     GdkPaintable *

A logo for the about box. If it is NULL, the default window icon set with gtk_window_set_default_icon_name() will be used.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

The “logo-icon-name” property

  “logo-icon-name”           char *

A named icon to use as the logo for the about box. This property overrides the “logo” property.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “program-name” property

  “program-name”             char *

The name of the program. If this is not set, it defaults to g_get_application_name().

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “system-information” property

  “system-information”       char *

Information about the system on which the program is running. This is displayed in a separate tab, therefore it is fine to use a long multi-paragraph text. Note that the text should contain the intended linebreaks.

The text may contain links in this format <http://www.some.place/> and email references in the form <mail-tosome.body >, and these will be converted into clickable links.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “translator-credits” property

  “translator-credits”       char *

Credits to the translators. This string should be marked as translatable. The string may contain email addresses and URLs, which will be displayed as links, see the introduction for more details.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “version” property

  “version”                  char *

The version of the program.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “website” property

  “website”                  char *

The URL for the link to the website of the program. This should be a string starting with "http://.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “website-label” property

  “website-label”            char *

The label for the link to the website of the program.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “wrap-license” property

  “wrap-license”             gboolean

Whether to wrap the text in the license dialog.

Owner: GtkAboutDialog

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The “activate-link” signal

gboolean
user_function (GtkAboutDialog *label,
               char           *uri,
               gpointer        user_data)

The signal which gets emitted to activate a URI. Applications may connect to it to override the default behaviour, which is to call gtk_show_uri().

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