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author | John Finlay <finlay@src.gnome.org> | 2004-01-29 03:21:57 +0000 |
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committer | John Finlay <finlay@src.gnome.org> | 2004-01-29 03:21:57 +0000 |
commit | f01847be431d053083e90aded7e8e84e0e7057be (patch) | |
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diff --git a/docs/reference/pygtk-gtkfontselection.xml b/docs/reference/pygtk-gtkfontselection.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cbbb0a7e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/reference/pygtk-gtkfontselection.xml @@ -0,0 +1,249 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<refentry id="class-gtkfontselection"> + <refnamediv> + <refname>gtk.FontSelection</refname> + <refpurpose>a widget for selecting fonts.</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Synopsis</title> + + <classsynopsis language="python"> + <ooclass><classname>gtk.FontSelection</classname></ooclass> + <ooclass><classname><link +linkend="class-gtkvbox">gtk.VBox</link></classname></ooclass> + <constructorsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname><link +linkend="constructor-gtkfontselection">gtk.FontSelection</link></methodname> + <methodparam></methodparam> </constructorsynopsis> + <methodsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname><link +linkend="method-gtkfontselection--get-font-name">get_font_name</link></methodname> + <methodparam></methodparam> </methodsynopsis> + <methodsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname><link +linkend="method-gtkfontselection--set-font-name">set_font_name</link></methodname> + <methodparam><parameter + role="keyword">fontname</parameter></methodparam> + </methodsynopsis> + <methodsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname><link +linkend="method-gtkfontselection--get-preview-text">get_preview_text</link></methodname> + <methodparam></methodparam> </methodsynopsis> + <methodsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname><link +linkend="method-gtkfontselection--set-preview-text">set_preview_text</link></methodname> + <methodparam><parameter + role="keyword">text</parameter></methodparam> + </methodsynopsis> + </classsynopsis> + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Ancestry</title> + +<synopsis>+-- <link linkend="class-gobject">gobject.GObject</link> + +-- <link linkend="class-gtkobject">gtk.Object</link> + +-- <link linkend="class-gtkwidget">gtk.Widget</link> + +-- <link linkend="class-gtkcontainer">gtk.Container</link> + +-- <link linkend="class-gtkbox">gtk.Box</link> + +-- <link linkend="class-gtkvbox">gtk.VBox</link> + +-- <link linkend="class-gtkfontselection">gtk.FontSelection</link> +</synopsis> + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Properties</title> + + <blockquote role="properties"> + <informaltable pgwide="1" frame="none"> + <tgroup cols="3"> + + <colspec column="1" colwidth="1in"/> + <colspec column="2" colwidth="1in"/> + <colspec column="3" colwidth="3.5in"/> + <tbody> + + <row valign="top"> + <entry>"font-name"</entry> + <entry>Read/Write</entry> + <entry>The string that names the font</entry> + </row> + + <row valign="top"> + <entry>"font"</entry> + <entry>Read</entry> + <entry>The gtk.gdk.Font that is +currently selected. This property is deprecated.</entry> + </row> + + <row valign="top"> + <entry>"preview-text"</entry> + <entry>Read/Write</entry> + <entry>The text to display in order to demonstrate the selected +font. +</entry> + </row> + + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </blockquote> + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>The <link +linkend="class-gtkfontselection"><classname>gtk.FontSelection</classname></link> +widget lists the available fonts, styles and sizes, allowing the user to +select a font. It is used in the <link +linkend="class-gtkfontselectiondialog"><classname>gtk.FontSelectionDialog</classname></link> +widget to provide a dialog box for selecting fonts. The <link +linkend="method-gtkfontselection--set-font-name"><methodname>set_font_name</methodname>()</link> +method sets the initial font selection. The current font selection is +retrieved using the <link +linkend="method-gtkfontselection--get-font-name"><methodname>get_font_name</methodname>()</link> +method.</para> + + <para>The fontselection has a preview area that contains a <link +linkend="class-gtkentry"><classname>gtk.Entry</classname></link> that +displays text using the currently selected font. The preview text can be +retrieved with the <link +linkend="method-gtkfontselection--get-preview-text"><methodname>get_preview_text</methodname>()</link> +method and set with the <link +linkend="method-gtkfontselection--set-preview-text"><methodname>set_preview_text</methodname>()</link> +method.</para> + + <para>Filters can be used to limit the font selections. There are 2 +filters in the <link +linkend="class-gtkfontselection"><classname>gtk.FontSelection</classname></link> +- a base filter and a user filter. The base filter cannot be changed by the +user, so this can be used when the user must choose from the restricted set +of fonts (e.g. for a terminal-type application you may want to force the +user to select a fixed-width font). The user filter can be changed or reset +by the user, by using the <guibutton>Reset Filter</guibutton> button or +changing the options on the <guilabel>Filter</guilabel> page of the +widget.</para> + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id="constructor-gtkfontselection"> + <title>Constructor</title> + + <programlisting><constructorsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname>gtk.FontSelection</methodname> + <methodparam></methodparam> </constructorsynopsis></programlisting> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</term> + <listitem><simpara>a new fontselection widget</simpara></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para>Creates a new <link +linkend="class-gtkfontselection"><classname>gtk.FontSelection</classname></link> +widget.</para> + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Methods</title> + + <refsect2 id="method-gtkfontselection--get-font-name"> + <title>gtk.FontSelection.get_font_name</title> + + <programlisting><methodsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname>get_font_name</methodname> + <methodparam></methodparam> </methodsynopsis></programlisting> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</term> + <listitem><simpara>a string containing the selected font +name</simpara></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para>The <methodname>get_font_name</methodname>() method returns the +name of the currently selected font.</para> + + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="method-gtkfontselection--set-font-name"> + <title>gtk.FontSelection.set_font_name</title> + + <programlisting><methodsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname>set_font_name</methodname> + <methodparam><parameter + role="keyword">fontname</parameter></methodparam> + </methodsynopsis></programlisting> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter role="keyword">fontname</parameter> :</term> + <listitem><simpara>a string containing the name of a +font</simpara></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</term> + <listitem><simpara><literal>TRUE</literal> if the font could be +set</simpara></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para>The <methodname>set_font_name</methodname>() method sets the +currently selected font in the fontselection using the value of +<parameter>fontname</parameter>. The method returns <literal>TRUE</literal> +if the font is found and can be selected in the fontselection.</para> + + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="method-gtkfontselection--get-preview-text"> + <title>gtk.FontSelection.get_preview_text</title> + + <programlisting><methodsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname>get_preview_text</methodname> + <methodparam></methodparam> </methodsynopsis></programlisting> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</term> + <listitem><simpara>a string containing the preview +text</simpara></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para>The <methodname>get_preview_text</methodname>() method returns a +string that contains the text displayed in the preview area entry.</para> + + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="method-gtkfontselection--set-preview-text"> + <title>gtk.FontSelection.set_preview_text</title> + + <programlisting><methodsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname>set_preview_text</methodname> + <methodparam><parameter + role="keyword">text</parameter></methodparam> + </methodsynopsis></programlisting> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter role="keyword">text</parameter> :</term> + <listitem><simpara>the new preview text +string</simpara></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para>The <methodname>set_preview_text</methodname>() method sets the +text to be displayed in the preview area entry using the string in +<parameter>text</parameter>.</para> + + </refsect2> + + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |