GtkRecentAction: GTK+ 2 Reference Manual

GtkRecentAction

GtkRecentAction — An action of which represents a list of recently used files

Functions

GtkAction *	gtk_recent_action_new ()
GtkAction *	gtk_recent_action_new_for_manager ()
gboolean	gtk_recent_action_get_show_numbers ()
void	gtk_recent_action_set_show_numbers ()

Properties

gboolean

show-numbers

Read / Write

Types and Values

struct

GtkRecentAction

Object Hierarchy

    GObject
    ╰── GtkAction
        ╰── GtkRecentAction

Implemented Interfaces

GtkRecentAction implements GtkBuildable and GtkRecentChooser.

Includes

#include <gtk/gtk.h>

Description

A GtkRecentAction represents a list of recently used files, which can be shown by widgets such as GtkRecentChooserDialog or GtkRecentChooserMenu.

To construct a submenu showing recently used files, use a GtkRecentAction as the action for a <menuitem>. To construct a menu toolbutton showing the recently used files in the popup menu, use a GtkRecentAction as the action for a <toolitem> element.

Functions

gtk_recent_action_new ()

GtkAction *
gtk_recent_action_new (const gchar *name,
                       const gchar *label,
                       const gchar *tooltip,
                       const gchar *stock_id);

Creates a new GtkRecentAction object. To add the action to a GtkActionGroup and set the accelerator for the action, call gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel().

Parameters

name	a unique name for the action
label	the label displayed in menu items and on buttons, or `NULL`.	[allow-none]
tooltip	a tooltip for the action, or `NULL`.	[allow-none]
stock_id	the stock icon to display in widgets representing the action, or `NULL`

Returns

the newly created GtkRecentAction.

Since 2.12

gtk_recent_action_new_for_manager ()

GtkAction *
gtk_recent_action_new_for_manager (const gchar *name,
                                   const gchar *label,
                                   const gchar *tooltip,
                                   const gchar *stock_id,
                                   GtkRecentManager *manager);

Creates a new GtkRecentAction object. To add the action to a GtkActionGroup and set the accelerator for the action, call gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel().

Parameters

name	a unique name for the action
label	the label displayed in menu items and on buttons, or `NULL`.	[allow-none]
tooltip	a tooltip for the action, or `NULL`.	[allow-none]
stock_id	the stock icon to display in widgets representing the action, or `NULL`
manager	a GtkRecentManager, or `NULL` for using the default GtkRecentManager.	[allow-none]

Returns

the newly created GtkRecentAction

Since 2.12

gtk_recent_action_get_show_numbers ()

gboolean
gtk_recent_action_get_show_numbers (GtkRecentAction *action);

Returns the value set by gtk_recent_chooser_menu_set_show_numbers().

Parameters

action

a GtkRecentAction

Returns

TRUE if numbers should be shown.

Since 2.12

gtk_recent_action_set_show_numbers ()

void
gtk_recent_action_set_show_numbers (GtkRecentAction *action,
                                    gboolean show_numbers);

Sets whether a number should be added to the items shown by the widgets representing action . The numbers are shown to provide a unique character for a mnemonic to be used inside the menu item's label. Only the first ten items get a number to avoid clashes.

Parameters

action	a GtkRecentAction
show_numbers	`TRUE` if the shown items should be numbered

Since 2.12

Types and Values

struct GtkRecentAction

struct GtkRecentAction;

Property Details

The `“show-numbers”` property

  “show-numbers”             gboolean

Whether the items should be displayed with a number.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE