Sets our main struct and passes it to the parent class
Creates a new file-selecting button widget. Since 2.6
Warning gtk_file_chooser_button_new_with_backend has been deprecated since version 2.14 and should not be used in newly-written code. Use gtk_file_chooser_button_new() instead. Creates a new file-selecting button widget using backend. Since 2.6
Creates a GtkFileChooserButton widget which uses dialog as its file-picking window. Note that dialog must be a GtkDialog (or subclass) which implements the GtkFileChooser interface and must not have GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT set. Also note that the dialog needs to have its confirmative button added with response GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT or GTK_RESPONSE_OK in order for the button to take over the file selected in the dialog. Since 2.6
The ::file-set signal is emitted when the user selects a file. Note that this signal is only emitted when the user changes the file. Since 2.12 See Also GtkFileChooserDialog
Returns whether the button grabs focus when it is clicked with the mouse. See gtk_file_chooser_button_set_focus_on_click(). Since 2.10
the main Gtk struct as a void*
Retrieves the title of the browse dialog used by button. The returned value should not be modified or freed. Since 2.6
Retrieves the width in characters of the button widget's entry and/or label. Since 2.6
Sets whether the button will grab focus when it is clicked with the mouse. Making mouse clicks not grab focus is useful in places like toolbars where you don't want the keyboard focus removed from the main area of the application. Since 2.10
Modifies the title of the browse dialog used by button. Since 2.6
Sets the width (in characters) that button will use to n_chars. Since 2.6
the main Gtk struct
the main Gtk struct
the main Gtk struct as a void*
the main Gtk struct as a void*
This signal gets emitted whenever it is appropriate to present a confirmation dialog when the user has selected a file name that already exists. The signal only gets emitted when the file chooser is in GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SAVE mode. Most applications just need to turn on the "do-overwrite-confirmation" property (or call the gtk_file_chooser_set_do_overwrite_confirmation() function), and they will automatically get a stock confirmation dialog. Applications which need to customize this behavior should do that, and also connect to the "confirm-overwrite" signal. A signal handler for this signal must return a GtkFileChooserConfirmation value, which indicates the action to take. If the handler determines that the user wants to select a different filename, it should return GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_CONFIRMATION_SELECT_AGAIN. If it determines that the user is satisfied with his choice of file name, it should return GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_CONFIRMATION_ACCEPT_FILENAME. On the other hand, if it determines that the stock confirmation dialog should be used, it should return GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_CONFIRMATION_CONFIRM. The following example illustrates this.
This signal is emitted when the current folder in a GtkFileChooser changes. This can happen due to the user performing some action that changes folders, such as selecting a bookmark or visiting a folder on the file list. It can also happen as a result of calling a function to explicitly change the current folder in a file chooser. Normally you do not need to connect to this signal, unless you need to keep track of which folder a file chooser is showing. See also: gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder(), gtk_file_chooser_get_current_folder(), gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder_uri(), gtk_file_chooser_get_current_folder_uri().
This signal is emitted when the user "activates" a file in the file chooser. This can happen by double-clicking on a file in the file list, or by pressing Enter. Normally you do not need to connect to this signal. It is used internally by GtkFileChooserDialog to know when to activate the default button in the dialog. See also: gtk_file_chooser_get_filename(), gtk_file_chooser_get_filenames(), gtk_file_chooser_get_uri(), gtk_file_chooser_get_uris().
This signal is emitted when there is a change in the set of selected files in a GtkFileChooser. This can happen when the user modifies the selection with the mouse or the keyboard, or when explicitly calling functions to change the selection. Normally you do not need to connect to this signal, as it is easier to wait for the file chooser to finish running, and then to get the list of selected files using the functions mentioned below. See also: gtk_file_chooser_select_filename(), gtk_file_chooser_unselect_filename(), gtk_file_chooser_get_filename(), gtk_file_chooser_get_filenames(), gtk_file_chooser_select_uri(), gtk_file_chooser_unselect_uri(), gtk_file_chooser_get_uri(), gtk_file_chooser_get_uris().
This signal is emitted when the preview in a file chooser should be regenerated. For example, this can happen when the currently selected file changes. You should use this signal if you want your file chooser to have a preview widget. Once you have installed a preview widget with gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget(), you should update it when this signal is emitted. You can use the functions gtk_file_chooser_get_preview_filename() or gtk_file_chooser_get_preview_uri() to get the name of the file to preview. Your widget may not be able to preview all kinds of files; your callback must call gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget_active() to inform the file chooser about whether the preview was generated successfully or not. Please see the example code in the section called “Adding a Preview Widget”. See also: gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget(), gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget_active(), gtk_file_chooser_set_use_preview_label(), gtk_file_chooser_get_preview_filename(), gtk_file_chooser_get_preview_uri(). See Also GtkFileChooserDialog, GtkFileChooserWidget, GtkFileChooserButton
Sets the type of operation that the chooser is performing; the user interface is adapted to suit the selected action. For example, an option to create a new folder might be shown if the action is GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SAVE but not if the action is GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN. Since 2.4
Gets the type of operation that the file chooser is performing; see gtk_file_chooser_set_action(). Since 2.4
Sets whether only local files can be selected in the file selector. If local_only is TRUE (the default), then the selected file are files are guaranteed to be accessible through the operating systems native file file system and therefore the application only needs to worry about the filename functions in GtkFileChooser, like gtk_file_chooser_get_filename(), rather than the URI functions like gtk_file_chooser_get_uri(), Since 2.4
Gets whether only local files can be selected in the file selector. See gtk_file_chooser_set_local_only() Since 2.4
Sets whether multiple files can be selected in the file selector. This is only relevant if the action is set to be GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN or GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SELECT_FOLDER. Since 2.4
Gets whether multiple files can be selected in the file selector. See gtk_file_chooser_set_select_multiple(). Since 2.4
Sets whether hidden files and folders are displayed in the file selector. Since 2.6
Gets whether hidden files and folders are displayed in the file selector. See gtk_file_chooser_set_show_hidden(). Since 2.6
Sets whether a file chooser in GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SAVE mode will present a confirmation dialog if the user types a file name that already exists. This is FALSE by default. Regardless of this setting, the chooser will emit the "confirm-overwrite" signal when appropriate. If all you need is the stock confirmation dialog, set this property to TRUE. You can override the way confirmation is done by actually handling the "confirm-overwrite" signal; please refer to its documentation for the details. Since 2.8
Queries whether a file chooser is set to confirm for overwriting when the user types a file name that already exists. Since 2.8
Sets whether file choser will offer to create new folders. This is only relevant if the action is not set to be GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN. Since 2.18
Gets whether file choser will offer to create new folders. See gtk_file_chooser_set_create_folders(). Since 2.18
Sets the current name in the file selector, as if entered by the user. Note that the name passed in here is a UTF-8 string rather than a filename. This function is meant for such uses as a suggested name in a "Save As..." dialog. If you want to preselect a particular existing file, you should use gtk_file_chooser_set_filename() or gtk_file_chooser_set_uri() instead. Please see the documentation for those functions for an example of using gtk_file_chooser_set_current_name() as well. Since 2.4
Gets the filename for the currently selected file in the file selector. If multiple files are selected, one of the filenames will be returned at random. If the file chooser is in folder mode, this function returns the selected folder. Since 2.4
Sets filename as the current filename for the file chooser, by changing to the file's parent folder and actually selecting the file in list. If the chooser is in GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SAVE mode, the file's base name will also appear in the dialog's file name entry. If the file name isn't in the current folder of chooser, then the current folder of chooser will be changed to the folder containing filename. This is equivalent to a sequence of gtk_file_chooser_unselect_all() followed by gtk_file_chooser_select_filename(). Note that the file must exist, or nothing will be done except for the directory change. If you are implementing a File/Save As... dialog, you should use this function if you already have a file name to which the user may save; for example, when the user opens an existing file and then does File/Save As... on it. If you don't have a file name already — for example, if the user just created a new file and is saving it for the first time, do not call this function. Since 2.4
Selects a filename. If the file name isn't in the current folder of chooser, then the current folder of chooser will be changed to the folder containing filename. Since 2.4
Unselects a currently selected filename. If the filename is not in the current directory, does not exist, or is otherwise not currently selected, does nothing. Since 2.4
Selects all the files in the current folder of a file chooser. Since 2.4
Unselects all the files in the current folder of a file chooser. Since 2.4
Lists all the selected files and subfolders in the current folder of chooser. The returned names are full absolute paths. If files in the current folder cannot be represented as local filenames they will be ignored. (See gtk_file_chooser_get_uris()) Since 2.4
Sets the current folder for chooser from a local filename. The user will be shown the full contents of the current folder, plus user interface elements for navigating to other folders. Since 2.4
Gets the current folder of chooser as a local filename. See gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder(). Note that this is the folder that the file chooser is currently displaying (e.g. "/home/username/Documents"), which is not the same as the currently-selected folder if the chooser is in GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_SELECT_FOLDER mode (e.g. "/home/username/Documents/selected-folder/". To get the currently-selected folder in that mode, use gtk_file_chooser_get_uri() as the usual way to get the selection. Since 2.4
Gets the URI for the currently selected file in the file selector. If multiple files are selected, one of the filenames will be returned at random. If the file chooser is in folder mode, this function returns the selected folder. Since 2.4
Sets the file referred to by uri as the current file for the file chooser, by changing to the URI's parent folder and actually selecting the URI in the list. If the chooser is GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SAVE mode, the URI's base name will also appear in the dialog's file name entry. If the URI isn't in the current folder of chooser, then the current folder of chooser will be changed to the folder containing uri. This is equivalent to a sequence of gtk_file_chooser_unselect_all() followed by gtk_file_chooser_select_uri(). Note that the URI must exist, or nothing will be done except for the directory change. If you are implementing a File/Save As... dialog, you should use this function if you already have a file name to which the user may save; for example, when the user opens an existing file and then does File/Save As... on it. If you don't have a file name already — for example, if the user just created a new file and is saving it for the first time, do not call this function. Since 2.4
Selects the file to by uri. If the URI doesn't refer to a file in the current folder of chooser, then the current folder of chooser will be changed to the folder containing filename. Since 2.4
Unselects the file referred to by uri. If the file is not in the current directory, does not exist, or is otherwise not currently selected, does nothing. Since 2.4
Lists all the selected files and subfolders in the current folder of chooser. The returned names are full absolute URIs. Since 2.4
Sets the current folder for chooser from an URI. The user will be shown the full contents of the current folder, plus user interface elements for navigating to other folders. Since 2.4
Gets the current folder of chooser as an URI. See gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder_uri(). Note that this is the folder that the file chooser is currently displaying (e.g. "file:///home/username/Documents"), which is not the same as the currently-selected folder if the chooser is in GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_SELECT_FOLDER mode (e.g. "file:///home/username/Documents/selected-folder/". To get the currently-selected folder in that mode, use gtk_file_chooser_get_uri() as the usual way to get the selection. Since 2.4
Sets an application-supplied widget to use to display a custom preview of the currently selected file. To implement a preview, after setting the preview widget, you connect to the "update-preview" signal, and call gtk_file_chooser_get_preview_filename() or gtk_file_chooser_get_preview_uri() on each change. If you can display a preview of the new file, update your widget and set the preview active using gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget_active(). Otherwise, set the preview inactive. When there is no application-supplied preview widget, or the application-supplied preview widget is not active, the file chooser may display an internally generated preview of the current file or it may display no preview at all. Since 2.4
Gets the current preview widget; see gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget(). Since 2.4
Sets whether the preview widget set by gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget() should be shown for the current filename. When active is set to false, the file chooser may display an internally generated preview of the current file or it may display no preview at all. See gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget() for more details. Since 2.4
Gets whether the preview widget set by gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget() should be shown for the current filename. See gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget_active(). Since 2.4
Sets whether the file chooser should display a stock label with the name of the file that is being previewed; the default is TRUE. Applications that want to draw the whole preview area themselves should set this to FALSE and display the name themselves in their preview widget. See also: gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget() Since 2.4
Gets whether a stock label should be drawn with the name of the previewed file. See gtk_file_chooser_set_use_preview_label().
Gets the filename that should be previewed in a custom preview widget. See gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget(). Since 2.4
Gets the URI that should be previewed in a custom preview widget. See gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget(). Since 2.4
Sets an application-supplied widget to provide extra options to the user. Since 2.4
Gets the current preview widget; see gtk_file_chooser_set_extra_widget(). Since 2.4
Adds filter to the list of filters that the user can select between. When a filter is selected, only files that are passed by that filter are displayed. Note that the chooser takes ownership of the filter, so you have to ref and sink it if you want to keep a reference. Since 2.4
Removes filter from the list of filters that the user can select between. Since 2.4
Lists the current set of user-selectable filters; see gtk_file_chooser_add_filter(), gtk_file_chooser_remove_filter(). Since 2.4
Sets the current filter; only the files that pass the filter will be displayed. If the user-selectable list of filters is non-empty, then the filter should be one of the filters in that list. Setting the current filter when the list of filters is empty is useful if you want to restrict the displayed set of files without letting the user change it. Since 2.4
Gets the current filter; see gtk_file_chooser_set_filter(). Since 2.4
Adds a folder to be displayed with the shortcut folders in a file chooser. Note that shortcut folders do not get saved, as they are provided by the application. For example, you can use this to add a "/usr/share/mydrawprogram/Clipart" folder to the volume list. Since 2.4
Removes a folder from a file chooser's list of shortcut folders. Since 2.4
Queries the list of shortcut folders in the file chooser, as set by gtk_file_chooser_add_shortcut_folder(). Since 2.4
Adds a folder URI to be displayed with the shortcut folders in a file chooser. Note that shortcut folders do not get saved, as they are provided by the application. For example, you can use this to add a "file:///usr/share/mydrawprogram/Clipart" folder to the volume list. Since 2.4
Removes a folder URI from a file chooser's list of shortcut folders. Since 2.4
Queries the list of shortcut folders in the file chooser, as set by gtk_file_chooser_add_shortcut_folder_uri(). Since 2.4
Gets the current folder of chooser as GFile. See gtk_file_chooser_get_current_folder_uri(). Since 2.14
Gets the GFile for the currently selected file in the file selector. If multiple files are selected, one of the files will be returned at random. If the file chooser is in folder mode, this function returns the selected folder. Since 2.14
Lists all the selected files and subfolders in the current folder of chooser as GFile. An internal function, see gtk_file_chooser_get_uris(). Since 2.14
Gets the GFile that should be previewed in a custom preview Internal function, see gtk_file_chooser_get_preview_uri(). Since 2.14
Selects the file referred to by file. An internal function. See gtk_file_chooser_select_uri(). Since 2.14
Sets the current folder for chooser from a GFile. Internal function, see gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder_uri(). Since 2.14
Sets file as the current filename for the file chooser, by changing to the file's parent folder and actually selecting the file in list. If the chooser is in GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SAVE mode, the file's base name will also appear in the dialog's file name entry. If the file name isn't in the current folder of chooser, then the current folder of chooser will be changed to the folder containing filename. This is equivalent to a sequence of gtk_file_chooser_unselect_all() followed by gtk_file_chooser_select_filename(). Note that the file must exist, or nothing will be done except for the directory change. If you are implementing a File/Save As... dialog, you should use this function if you already have a file name to which the user may save; for example, when the user opens an existing file and then does File/Save As... on it. If you don't have a file name already — for example, if the user just created a new file and is saving it for the first time, do not call this function. Since 2.14
Unselects the file referred to by file. If the file is not in the current directory, does not exist, or is otherwise not currently selected, does nothing. Since 2.14
Description The GtkFileChooserButton is a widget that lets the user select a file. It implements the GtkFileChooser interface. Visually, it is a file name with a button to bring up a GtkFileChooserDialog. The user can then use that dialog to change the file associated with that button. This widget does not support setting the "select-multiple" property to TRUE. The GtkFileChooserButton supports the GtkFileChooserActions GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN and GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SELECT_FOLDER. Important The GtkFileChooserButton will ellipsize the label, and thus will thus request little horizontal space. To give the button more space, you should call gtk_widget_size_request(), gtk_file_chooser_button_set_width_chars(), or pack the button in such a way that other interface elements give space to the widget.