gtk.MenuItem

gtk.MenuItem — the widget used for an item in menus

Synopsis

class gtk.MenuItem(gtk.Item):
    gtk.MenuItem(label=None, use_underline=True)
def set_submenu(submenu)
def get_submenu()
def remove_submenu()
def select()
def deselect()
def activate()
def toggle_size_request()
def toggle_size_allocate(allocation)
def set_right_justified(right_justified)
def get_right_justified()
def set_accel_path(accel_path)
def get_accel_path()
def set_label(label)
def get_label()
def set_use_underline(setting)
def get_use_underline()

Ancestry

+-- gobject.GObject
  +-- gtk.Object
    +-- gtk.Widget
      +-- gtk.Container
        +-- gtk.Bin
          +-- gtk.Item
            +-- gtk.MenuItem

Implemented Interfaces

gtk.MenuItem implements gtk.Buildable atk.ImplementorIFace

gtk.MenuItem Properties

gtk.Object Properties

gtk.Widget Properties

gtk.Container Properties

"accel-path"Read-WriteSets the accelerator path of the menu item, through which runtime changes of the menu item's accelerator caused by the user can be identified and saved to persistant storage. Default value: None. Available in GTK+ 2.14.
"label"Read-WriteThe text for the child label. Available in GTK+ 2.16.
"right-justified"Read-WriteSets whether the menu item appears justified at the right side of a menu bar. Default value: False. Available in GTK+ 2.14.
"submenu"Read-WriteThe submenu attached to the menu item, or None if it has none. This property is available in GTK+ 2.12 and above.
"use-underline"Read-WriteTrue if underlines in the text indicate mnemonics. Available in GTK+ 2.16.

gtk.MenuItem Style Properties

gtk.Widget Style Properties

"arrow-scaling"ReadAmount of space used up by arrow, relative to the menu item's font size. Allowed values: [0,2]. Default value: 0.8
"arrow-spacing"ReadSpace between label and arrow. Allowed values: >= 0. Default value: 10
"horizontal-padding"ReadPadding to left and right of the menu item. Allowed values: >= 0. Default value: 3
"selected-shadow-type"ReadThe shadow type when the item is selected. Default value: gtk.SHADOW_NONE
"toggle-spacing"ReadSpace between icon and label. Allowed values: >= 0. Default value: 5
"width-chars"ReadThe minimum desired width of the menu item in characters. Allowed values: >= 0. Default value: 12. Available in GTK+ 2.14.

gtk.MenuItem Signal Prototypes

gobject.GObject Signal Prototypes

gtk.Object Signal Prototypes

gtk.Widget Signal Prototypes

gtk.Container Signal Prototypes

gtk.Item Signal Prototypes

"activate"

def callback(menuitem, user_param1, ...)

"activate-item"

def callback(menuitem, user_param1, ...)

"toggle-size-allocate"

def callback(menuitem, allocation, user_param1, ...)

"toggle-size-request"

def callback(menuitem, requisition, user_param1, ...)

Description

The gtk.MenuItem widget implements the appearance and behavior of menu items. The gtk.MenuItem and its derived widget subclasses are the only valid children of menus.

When menu items are selected and activated by a user they can:

  • display a popup menu if they have an associated submenu
  • invoke an associated function or method

As a gtk.MenuItem is a subclass of gtk.Bin it can hold any valid child widget.

Constructor

    gtk.MenuItem(label=None, use_underline=True)

label :

a string to be used as the text of the menu item or None

use_underline :

if True, an underscore in the label text indicates the next character should be underlined and used for the mnemonic accelerator key if it is the first character so marked. Available in PyGTK 2.4 and above.

Returns :

a new gtk.MenuItem widget

Creates a new gtk.MenuItem widget and sets the text of the menu item label to the value of label. If label is None no label is created for the menu item. The text of label is parsed for underscore characters that indicate that the next character is a mnemonic accelerator.

In PyGTK 2.4 and above the use_underline parameter is available and defaults to True. If use_underline is set to False the label text will not be parsed for mnemonic characters.

Methods

gtk.MenuItem.set_submenu

    def set_submenu(submenu)

submenu :

the menu to use as the submenu

The set_submenu() method sets the menu specified by submenu as the submenu for the menu item.

gtk.MenuItem.get_submenu

    def get_submenu()

Returns :

the submenu for this menu item, or None if there is no submenu.

The get_submenu() method returns the submenu widget associated with this menu item. If there is no submenu this method returns None. See set_submenu().

gtk.MenuItem.remove_submenu

    def remove_submenu()

The remove_submenu() method removes the submenu associated with the menu item.

gtk.MenuItem.select

    def select()

The select() method emits the "select" signal on the menu item.

gtk.MenuItem.deselect

    def deselect()

The deselect() method emits the "deselect" signal on the menu item.

gtk.MenuItem.activate

    def activate()

The activate() method emits the "activate" signal on the menu item.

gtk.MenuItem.toggle_size_request

    def toggle_size_request()

Returns :

the size requisition

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.4 and above.

The toggle_size_request() method emits the "toggle-size-request" signal on the menuitem and returns the size requested for the menuitem.

gtk.MenuItem.toggle_size_allocate

    def toggle_size_allocate(allocation)

allocation :

the allocation size for the menu item

The toggle_size_allocate() method emits the "toggle-size-allocate" signal on the menu item.

gtk.MenuItem.set_right_justified

    def set_right_justified(right_justified)

right_justified :

if True the menu item will appear at the far right if added to a menu bar.

The set_right_justified() method sets the justification of the menu item according to the value of right_justified. If right_justified is True the menu item will appear at the right side of a menu bar. If the widget layout is reversed for a right-to-left language like Hebrew or Arabic, right-justified-menu-items appear on the left.

gtk.MenuItem.get_right_justified

    def get_right_justified()

Returns :

True if the menu item will appear at the far right if added to a menu bar.

The get_right_justified() method gets the justification of the menu item. If True the menu item appears justified at the right side of the menu bar.

gtk.MenuItem.set_accel_path

    def set_accel_path(accel_path)

accel_path :

the accelerator path, corresponding to this menu item

The set_accel_path() method sets the accelerator path on the menu item. The accelerator path provides access to the menu item's accelerator allowing user changes to be identified and saved to persistent storage. See also the gtk.Menu.set_accel_path() method for a more convenient variant of this function. This method is a convenience wrapper that handles calling gtk.Widget.set_accel_path() with the appropriate accelerator group for the menu item.

gtk.MenuItem.get_accel_path

    def get_accel_path()

Returns :

the accelerator path corresponding to this menu item's functionality, or None if not set

The get_accel_path() method gets the accelerator path that was previously set on menu_item.

gtk.MenuItem.set_label

    def set_label(label)

label :

the text you want to set.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.16 and above.

The set_label() method sets the text specified by label on the menu_item label .

gtk.MenuItem.get_label

    def get_label()

Returns :

The text in the menu_item label.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.16 and above.

The get_label() method gets the text in the menu_item label.

gtk.MenuItem.set_use_underline

    def set_use_underline(setting)

setting :

True if underlines in the text indicate mnemonics.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.16 and above.

The set_use_underline() method gets whether an underline in the text indicates the next character should be used for the mnemonic accelerator key.

gtk.MenuItem.get_use_underline

    def get_use_underline()

Returns :

True if an embedded underline in the label indicates the mnemonic accelerator key.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.16 and above.

The get_use_underline() method checks if an underline in the text indicates the next character should be used for the mnemonic accelerator key.

Signals

The "activate" gtk.MenuItem Signal

    def callback(menuitem, user_param1, ...)

menuitem :

the menuitem that received the signal

user_param1 :

the first user parameter (if any) specified with the connect() method

... :

additional user parameters (if any)

The "activate" signal is emitted when the menu item is activated.

The "activate-item" gtk.MenuItem Signal

    def callback(menuitem, user_param1, ...)

menuitem :

the menuitem that received the signal

user_param1 :

the first user parameter (if any) specified with the connect() method

... :

additional user parameters (if any)

The "activate-item" signal is emitted when the menu item is activated, but also if the menu item has a submenu. For normal applications, the relevant signal is "activate".

The "toggle-size-allocate" gtk.MenuItem Signal

    def callback(menuitem, allocation, user_param1, ...)

menuitem :

the menuitem that received the signal

allocation :

the size allocation for the menuitem

user_param1 :

the first user parameter (if any) specified with the connect() method

... :

additional user parameters (if any)

The "toggle-size-allocate" signal is emitted when the size allocation is changed.

The "toggle-size-request" gtk.MenuItem Signal

    def callback(menuitem, requisition, user_param1, ...)

menuitem :

the menuitem that received the signal

requisition :

the pointer to the location to put the size request

user_param1 :

the first user parameter (if any) specified with the connect() method

... :

additional user parameters (if any)

The "toggle-size-request" signal is emitted when a new size request is needed.