comboboxtext widget

A GtkComboBox

Definition

<comboboxtext tag_attr="value"...>
	<default>text</default>
	<variable>varname</variable>
	<input>command</input>...
	<input file>filename</input>...
	<sensitive>state</sensitive>
	<action>activity</action>...
	<action signal="type">activity</action>...
	<action type="function">parameter</action>...
	<item>data</item>...
	<output file>filename</output>
</comboboxtext>

"..." denotes acceptance of multiples of the same thing.

Tag Attributes

See the GtkComboBox widget and ancestor class properties.

The following custom tag attributes are available:

Name Description Value Since
space-expand Pack widget expanding into space true or false
space-fill Pack widget filling space true or false
fs-action fileselect function action type file, newfile, folder or newfolder
fs-filters fileselect function pattern file filters pattern|pattern|...
fs-filters-mime fileselect function mime-type file filters mime/type|mime/type|... (common types)
fs-folder fileselect function current folder
fs-title fileselect function dialog title

Directives

Some of these may have tag attribute equivalents.

Name Description Contents Mandatory Since
default Initial selection Text
variable Shell variable name
input Data input source Shell command
input file Data input source Filename
sensitive Sensitive state true or false
action Execute command on default signal Shell command
action Perform function on default signal function:parameter
action signal="type" Execute command on signal Shell command
action signal="type" Perform function on signal function:parameter
action type="function" Perform function on default signal parameter
item Input data
output file Data output target Filename

Signals

The default signal is "changed", emitted when the active item is changed.

See also the GtkComboBox widget and ancestor class signals.

Functions

The following functions can be performed upon this widget by any widget capable of emitting signals:

Type Description Parameter Since
enable Sensitise widget Shell variable name
disable Desensitise widget Shell variable name
refresh Reload input data Shell variable name
save Save widget data Shell variable name
fileselect Launch file selection dialog Shell variable name
clear Remove all widget data Shell variable name
removeselected Remove selected widget data Shell variable name

The following general functions can be performed by any widget capable of emitting signals:

Type Description Parameter Since
command Execute command Shell command
exit Exit dialog A value for the EXIT shell variable
closewindow Close launched dialog Launched dialog's shell variable name
launch Launch new dialog New dialog's shell variable name

Notes

This widget was introduced in version 0.7.21.


button, checkbox, colorbutton, comboboxentry, comboboxtext, combobox, edit, entry, frame, hbox, hscale, hseparator, list, menubar, menuitemseparator, menuitem, menu, notebook, pixmap, progressbar, radiobutton, separator, spinbutton, statusbar, table, text, timer, togglebutton, tree, vbox, vscale, vseparator, window,