gtk_font_button_new ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_font_button_new (void);

Creates a new font picker widget.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_new_with_font ()

GtkWidget *
gtk_font_button_new_with_font (const gchar *fontname);

Creates a new font picker widget.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_set_font_name ()

gboolean
gtk_font_button_set_font_name (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                               const gchar *fontname);

Sets or updates the currently-displayed font in font picker dialog.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_get_font_name ()

const gchar *
gtk_font_button_get_font_name (GtkFontButton *font_button);

Retrieves the name of the currently selected font. This name includes style and size information as well. If you want to render something with the font, use this string with pango_font_description_from_string() . If you're interested in peeking certain values (family name, style, size, weight) just query these properties from the PangoFontDescription object.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_set_show_style ()

void
gtk_font_button_set_show_style (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                                gboolean show_style);

If show_style is TRUE, the font style will be displayed along with name of the selected font.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_get_show_style ()

gboolean
gtk_font_button_get_show_style (GtkFontButton *font_button);

Returns whether the name of the font style will be shown in the label.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_set_show_size ()

void
gtk_font_button_set_show_size (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                               gboolean show_size);

If show_size is TRUE, the font size will be displayed along with the name of the selected font.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_get_show_size ()

gboolean
gtk_font_button_get_show_size (GtkFontButton *font_button);

Returns whether the font size will be shown in the label.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_set_use_font ()

void
gtk_font_button_set_use_font (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                              gboolean use_font);

If use_font is TRUE, the font name will be written using the selected font.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_get_use_font ()

gboolean
gtk_font_button_get_use_font (GtkFontButton *font_button);

Returns whether the selected font is used in the label.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_set_use_size ()

void
gtk_font_button_set_use_size (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                              gboolean use_size);

If use_size is TRUE, the font name will be written using the selected size.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_get_use_size ()

gboolean
gtk_font_button_get_use_size (GtkFontButton *font_button);

Returns whether the selected size is used in the label.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_set_title ()

void
gtk_font_button_set_title (GtkFontButton *font_button,
                           const gchar *title);

Sets the title for the font selection dialog.

Since 2.4

gtk_font_button_get_title ()

const gchar *
gtk_font_button_get_title (GtkFontButton *font_button);

Retrieves the title of the font selection dialog.

Since 2.4

struct GtkFontButton

struct GtkFontButton;

The GtkFontButton struct has only private members and should not be used directly.

The “font-name” property

  “font-name”                gchar *

The name of the currently selected font.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: "Sans 12"

Since 2.4

The “show-size” property

  “show-size”                gboolean

If this property is set to TRUE, the selected font size will be shown in the label. For a more WYSIWYG way to show the selected size, see the ::use-size property.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.4

The “show-style” property

  “show-style”               gboolean

If this property is set to TRUE, the name of the selected font style will be shown in the label. For a more WYSIWYG way to show the selected style, see the ::use-font property.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.4

The “title” property

  “title”                    gchar *

The title of the font selection dialog.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: "Pick a Font"

Since 2.4

The “use-font” property

  “use-font”                 gboolean

If this property is set to TRUE, the label will be drawn in the selected font.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.4

The “use-size” property

  “use-size”                 gboolean

If this property is set to TRUE, the label will be drawn with the selected font size.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.4

The “font-set” signal

void
user_function (GtkFontButton *widget,
               gpointer       user_data)

The ::font-set signal is emitted when the user selects a font. When handling this signal, use gtk_font_button_get_font_name() to find out which font was just selected.

Note that this signal is only emitted when the user changes the font. If you need to react to programmatic font changes as well, use the notify::font-name signal.

Flags: Run First

Since 2.4