timer widget
A timer attached to a GtkLabel
Definition
<timer tag_attr="value"...>
<variable>varname</variable>
<sensitive>state</sensitive>
<action>activity</action>...
<action signal="type">activity</action>...
<action type="function">parameter</action>...
</timer>
"..." denotes acceptance of multiples of the same thing.
Tag Attributes
See the GtkWidget widget properties[1].
The following custom tag attributes are available:
Name | Description | Value | Since |
milliseconds | Timer precision | true or false | |
interval[2] | Timer frequency | An unsigned integer value representing seconds or milliseconds | |
Directives
Some of these may have tag attribute equivalents.
Name | Description | Contents | Mandatory | Since |
variable | Shell variable name | | | |
sensitive | Active 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 | | |
Signals
The default signal is "tick", a custom signal emitted when the timer times-out.
Functions
The following functions can be performed upon this widget by any widget capable of emitting signals:
Type | Description | Parameter | Since |
enable | Reactivate timer | Shell variable name | |
disable | Deactivate timer | 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
1. The "visible" tag attribute will be required to hide the timer widget as it is visible by default.
2. The default precision is seconds using a default interval of 1 second.
This widget was introduced in version 0.7.21.
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