gtk.Window

gtk.Window — a top-level window that holds one child widget.

Synopsis

class gtk.Window(gtk.Bin):
    gtk.Window(type=gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
def set_title(title)
def get_title()
def set_wmclass(wmclass_name, wmclass_class)
def set_role(role)
def get_role()
def add_accel_group(accel_group)
def remove_accel_group(accel_group)
def set_position(position)
def activate_focus()
def set_focus(focus)
def get_focus()
def set_default(default_widget)
def activate_default()
def set_transient_for(parent)
def get_transient_for()
def set_type_hint(hint)
def get_type_hint()
def set_destroy_with_parent(setting)
def get_destroy_with_parent()
def set_resizable(resizable)
def get_resizable()
def set_gravity(gravity)
def get_gravity()
def set_geometry_hints(geometry_widget, min_width=-1, min_height=-1, max_width=-1, max_height=-1, base_width=-1, base_height=-1, width_inc=-1, height_inc=-1, min_aspect=-1.0, max_aspect=-1.0)
def set_screen(screen)
def get_screen()
def is_active()
def has_toplevel_focus()
def set_has_frame(setting)
def get_has_frame()
def set_frame_dimensions(left, top, right, bottom)
def get_frame_dimensions()
def set_decorated(setting)
def get_decorated()
def set_icon_list(...)
def get_icon_list()
def set_icon(icon)
def set_icon_from_file(filename)
def get_icon()
def set_modal(modal)
def get_modal()
def add_mnemonic(keyval, target)
def remove_mnemonic(keyval, target)
def mnemonic_activate(keyval, modifier)
def set_mnemonic_modifier(modifier)
def get_mnemonic_modifier()
def set_mnemonics_visible(setting)
def get_mnemonics_visible()
def activate_key(event)
def propagate_key_event(event)
def present()
def iconify()
def deiconify()
def stick()
def unstick()
def maximize()
def unmaximize()
def fullscreen()
def unfullscreen()
def set_keep_above(setting)
def set_keep_below(setting)
def begin_resize_drag(edge, button, root_x, root_y, timestamp)
def begin_move_drag(button, root_x, root_y, timestamp)
def set_default_size(width, height)
def get_default_size()
def resize(width, height)
def get_size()
def move(x, y)
def get_position()
def parse_geometry(geometry)
def reshow_with_initial_size()
def tooltips_get_info_from_tip_window()
def set_focus_on_map(setting)
def get_focus_on_map()
def set_icon_name(name)
def get_icon_name()
def set_urgency_hint(urgency_hint)
def get_urgency_hint()
def present_with_time(timestamp)
def set_deletable(setting)
def get_deletable()
def get_group()
def has_group()
def get_window_type()
def set_opacity(opacity)
def get_opacity()
def set_startup_id(startup_id)
def get_default_widget()
def set_skip_taskbar_hint(setting)
def get_skip_taskbar_hint()
def set_skip_pager_hint(setting)
def get_skip_pager_hint()
def set_accept_focus(setting)
def get_accept_focus()
Functions

    def gtk.window_set_default_icon(icon)
def gtk.window_set_default_icon_from_file(filename)
def gtk.window_set_default_icon_list(...)
def gtk.window_get_default_icon_list()
def gtk.window_set_auto_startup_notification(setting)
def gtk.window_list_toplevels()
def gtk.window_set_default_icon_name(name)

Ancestry

+-- gobject.GObject
  +-- gtk.Object
    +-- gtk.Widget
      +-- gtk.Container
        +-- gtk.Bin
          +-- gtk.Window

Implemented Interfaces

gtk.Window implements gtk.Buildable

gtk.Window Properties

gtk.Object Properties

gtk.Widget Properties

gtk.Container Properties

"accept-focus"Read-WriteIf True, the window should receive the input focus. Default value: True. Available in GTK+ 2.4 and above.
"allow-grow"Read-WriteIf True, the user can expand the window beyond its minimum size. Default value: True.
"allow-shrink"Read-WriteIf True, the window has no minimum size. Setting this to True is a bad idea 99% of the time. Default value: False.
"decorated"Read-WriteIf True, the window should be decorated by the window manager. Default value: True. Available in GTK+ 2.4 and above.
"default-height"Read-WriteThe default height of the window, used when initially showing the window. Allowed values: >= -1. Default value: -1
"default-width"Read-WriteThe default width of the window, used when initially showing the window. Allowed values: >= -1. Default value: -1
"deletable"Read-WriteIf True the window frame should have a close button. This property is available in GTK+ 2.10 and above.
"destroy-with-parent"Read-WriteIf True, the window should be destroyed when its parent is destroyed. Default value: False.
"focus-on-map"Read-WriteIf True, the window should receive the input focus when mapped. Default value: True. Available in GTK+ 2.6 and above.
"gravity"Read-WriteThe window gravity of the window. See the move() method and the GDK Gravity Constants for more details about window gravity. Default value: gtk.gdk.GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST. Available in GTK+ 2.4 and above.
"has-toplevel-focus"ReadIf True, the input focus is within the window. Default value: False. Available in GTK+ 2.2 and above.
"icon"Read-WriteThe icon for this window
"icon-name"Read-WriteThe name of the themed icon to use as the window icon. See gtk.IconTheme for more details. Default value: None. Available in GTK+ 2.6 and above.
"is-active"ReadIf True, the toplevel is the current active window. Default value: False. Available in GTK+ 2.2 and above.
"mnemonics-visible"Read-WriteIf True, mnemonics are currently visible in the window. Default value: True.
"modal"Read-WriteIf True, the window is modal (other windows are not usable while this one is up). Default value: False.
"opacity"Read-WriteThe requested opacity of the window. See gtk.Window.set_opacity() for more details about window opacity. Allowed values: [0,1] Default value: 1. Available in GTK+ 2.12.
"resizable"Read-WriteIf True, the user can resize the window. Default value: True.
"role"Read-WriteUnique identifier for the window to be used when restoring a session. Default value: None. Available in GTK+ 2.4
"screen"Read-WriteThe screen where this window will be displayed. Available in GTK+ 2.2
"skip-pager-hint"Read-WriteIf True, the window should not be in the pager. Default value: False. Available in GTK+ 2.2 and above.
"skip-taskbar-hint"Read-WriteIf True, the window should not be in the task bar. Default value: False. Available in GTK+ 2.2 and above.
"startup-id"WriteThe :startup-id is a write-only property for setting window's startup notification identifier. See gtk.Window.set_startup_id() for more details. Default value: NULL. Available in GTK+ 2.12 and above.
"title"Read-WriteThe title of the window. Default value: None.
"transient-for"Read-Write-ConstructThe transient parent of the window. See gtk.Window.set_transient_for() for more details about transient windows. This property is available in GTK+ 2.10 and above.
"type"Read-WriteThe type of the window. Default value: gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL
"type-hint"Read-WriteHint to help the desktop environment understand what kind of window this is and how to treat it. Default value: gtk.gdk.WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL. Available in GTK+ 2.2 and above.
"urgency-hint"Read-WriteIf True the window should be brought to the users attention. Default value: False. Available in GTK+ 2.8 and above.
"window-position"Read-WriteThe initial position of the window. Default value: gtk.WIN_POS_NONE

gtk.Window Style Properties

gtk.Widget Style Properties

Attributes

"allow_grow"ReadIf True, users can expand the window beyond its minimum size.
"allow_shrink"ReadIf True, the window has no minimum size.
"configure_notify_received"ReadIf True a window resize configuration event has been received.
"configure_request_count"ReadThe number of outstanding configuration requests.
"decorated"ReadIf True the window will have decorations like a titlebar, resize controls, etc. See the set_decorated() method.
"default_widget"ReadThe child widget that will be activated by default. See the set_default() method.
"destroy_with_parent"ReadIf True the window is destroyed when its transient parent is destroyed.
"focus_widget"ReadThe child widget that has the focus.
"frame"ReadThe frame gtk.gdk.Window (if any). See the set_has_frame() and set_frame_dimensions() methods.
"frame_bottom"ReadThe height of the bottom frame border. See the set_frame_dimensions() and set_has_frame() methods.
"frame_left"ReadThe width of the left frame border. See the set_frame_dimensions() and set_has_frame() methods.
"frame_right"ReadThe width of the right frame border. See the set_frame_dimensions() and set_has_frame() methods.
"frame_top"ReadThe height of the top frame border. See the set_frame_dimensions() and set_has_frame() methods.
"gravity"ReadThe window's gravity. See the move() and set_gravity() methods.
"group"ReadThe gtk.WindowGroup (if any) the window belongs to.
"has_focus"ReadIf True the window has the focus.
"has_frame"ReadIf True the window has a frame window. See the set_has_frame() method.
"has_user_ref_count"ReadIf True the window has not been destroyed.
"iconify_initially"ReadIf True the window has been iconified by a call to the iconify() method.
"keys_changed_handler"ReadThe idle handler ID for handling accelerator group changes.
"maximize_initially"ReadIf True the window has been maximized by a call to the maximize() method.
"mnemonic_modifier"ReadThe mnemonic modifier used with a key to activate an accelerator. See the set_mnemonic_modifier() method
"modal"ReadIf True the window is modal. See the set_modal() method.
"need_default_position"ReadIf True the window needs an initial position calculated.
"need_default_size"ReadIf True the window needs an initial size calculated.
"position"ReadThe initial position of the window. See the set_position() method.
"stick_initially"ReadIf True the window has been made sticky by a call to the stick() method.
"title"ReadThe title of the window.
"transient_parent"ReadThe transient parent window. See the set_transient_for() method.
"type"ReadThe type of the window: gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL or gtk.WINDOW_POPUP.
"type_hint"ReadThe window's type hint. See the set_type_hint() method.
"wmclass_class"ReadThe window system class hint. See the set_wmclass() method.
"wmclass_name"ReadThe window system name hint. See the set_wmclass() method.
"wm_role"ReadThe unique identifier for the window. See the set_role() method.

gtk.Window Signal Prototypes

gobject.GObject Signal Prototypes

gtk.Object Signal Prototypes

gtk.Widget Signal Prototypes

gtk.Container Signal Prototypes

"activate-default"

def callback(window, user_param1, ...)

"activate-focus"

def callback(window, user_param1, ...)

"frame-event"

def callback(window, event, user_param1, ...)

"keys-changed"

def callback(window, user_param1, ...)

"move-focus"

def callback(window, direction, user_param1, ...)

"set-focus"

def callback(window, widget, user_param1, ...)

Description

A gtk.Window provides a widget that users commonly think of as a window. That is, an area of the display that is managed by the window manager and usually decorated with a title bar, and items to allow the user to close, resize and move the window. PyGTK provides two types of windows (see the GTK Window Type Constants section for more information):

gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL

A window that has no parent and usually has a frame and decorations supplied by a window manager. Toplevels windows are the main application window and dialogs.

gtk.WINDOW_POPUP

A window that is ignored by the window manager and has no frame or decorations. A popup window is used for menus and tooltips.

Typically, applications only directly create and use toplevel windows.

A gtk.Window is a container (subclass of gtk.Bin) holding one child widget.

Constructor

    gtk.Window(type=gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)

type :

the type of window: gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL or gtk.WINDOW_POPUP

Returns :

a new gtk.Window.

Creates a new gtk.Window, which is a toplevel window that can contain other widgets. Nearly always, the type of the window should be gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL (see the GTK Window Type Constants for more details). gtk.WINDOW_POPUP is used to create a pop-up menu or pop-up tooltip. On X11, popup windows are not controlled by the window manager. If you simply want an undecorated window (no window borders), use the set_decorated() method with a toplevel window, don't use a popup window.

Methods

gtk.Window.set_title

    def set_title(title)

title :

the title of the window

The set_title() method sets the "title" property of the gtk.Window to the value specified by title. The title of a window will be displayed in its title bar. On the X Window System, the title bar is rendered by the window manager, so exactly how the title appears to users may vary according to a user's exact configuration. The title should help a user distinguish this window from other windows they may have open. A good title might include the application name and current document filename.

gtk.Window.get_title

    def get_title()

Returns :

the title of the window, or None.

The get_title() method returns the value of the "title" property of the window. See the set_title() method.

gtk.Window.set_wmclass

    def set_wmclass(wmclass_name, wmclass_class)

wmclass_name :

the window name hint

wmclass_class :

the window class hint

The set_wmclass() method sets the X Window System "class" and "name" hints for a window. Applications should not call this method. According to the ICCCM, you should always set these to the same value for all windows in an application, and PyGTK sets them to that value by default, so calling this method is sort of pointless. However, you may want to call the set_role() method on each window in your application, for the benefit of the session manager. Setting the role allows the window manager to restore window positions when loading a saved session.

gtk.Window.set_role

    def set_role(role)

role :

a unique identifier for the window

The set_role() method sets a unique identifier (specified by role) for the window to be used when restoring a session. This method is only useful on X11. In combination with the window title, the window role allows a window manager to identify "the same" window when an application is restarted. So for example you might set the "toolbox" role on your app's toolbox window, so that when the user restarts their session, the window manager can put the toolbox back in the same place. If a window already has a unique title, you don't need to set the role, since the WM can use the title to identify the window when restoring the session.d

gtk.Window.get_role

    def get_role()

Returns :

the role of the window if set, or None.

The get_role() method returns the role of the window. See the set_role() method for further explanation.

gtk.Window.add_accel_group

    def add_accel_group(accel_group)

accel_group :

a gtk.AccelGroup

The add_accel_group() method associates the accelerator group specified by accel_group with the window.

gtk.Window.remove_accel_group

    def remove_accel_group(accel_group)

accel_group :

a gtk.AccelGroup

The remove_accel_group() method dissociates the accelerator group specified by accel_group from the widget. This method reverses the effects of the add_accel_group() method.

gtk.Window.set_position

    def set_position(position)

position :

a position constraint.

The set_position() method sets the "window-position" property to the value of position. The value of position must be one of the GTK Window Position Constants.

If the old or new window position constraint is gtk.WIN_POS_CENTER_ALWAYS, this will also cause the window to be repositioned to satisfy the new constraint.

gtk.Window.activate_focus

    def activate_focus()

Returns :

True if the window has a focus widget

The activate_focus() method activates the child widget with the focus. This method returns True if the window has a widget with the focus.

gtk.Window.set_focus

    def set_focus(focus)

focus :

the widget to be the new focus widget or None to unset a focus widget

The set_focus() method sets the widget specified by focus to be the focus widget for the window. If focus is None the window's focus widget is unset. To set the focus to a particular widget in the toplevel, it is usually more convenient to use the gtk.Widget.grab_focus() method instead of this method.

gtk.Window.get_focus

    def get_focus()

Returns :

the currently focused widget.

The get_focus() method returns the current focused widget within the window. The focus widget is the widget that would have the focus if the toplevel window is focused.

gtk.Window.set_default

    def set_default(default_widget)

default_widget :

the widget to be the default, or None to unset the default widget.

The set_default() method sets the window's default widget to the value specified by default_widget. If default_widget is None the window's default widget is unset. The default widget is the widget that's activated when the user presses Enter in a window. When setting (rather than unsetting) the default widget it's generally easier to call the gtk.Widget.grab_default() method on the widget. Before making a widget the default widget, you must set the gtk.CAN_DEFAULT flag on the widget you'd like to make the default using the gtk.Object.set_flags() method.

gtk.Window.activate_default

    def activate_default()

Returns :

True if the window has a default widget or a focus widget.

The activate_default() method activates the default widget. If there is no default widget or the default widget cannot be activated, the window's focus widget (if any) is activated. This method returns False if no default widget could be activated or there is no focus widget.

gtk.Window.set_transient_for

    def set_transient_for(parent)

parent :

the parent window or None to remove the transient parent

The set_transient_for() method sets the window as a transient window for the window specified by parent. Dialog windows should be set transient for the main application window they were spawned from. This allows window managers to keep the dialog on top of the main window, or center the dialog over the main window. The gtk.Dialog() constructor and other convenience functions in PyGTK will sometimes call the set_transient_for() method on your behalf.

On Windows, this method will and put the child window on top of the parent, much as the window manager would have done on X.

gtk.Window.get_transient_for

    def get_transient_for()

Returns :

the transient parent for this window, or None if no transient parent has been set.

The get_transient_for() method returns the transient parent for this window or None if no transient window is set. See the set_transient_for() method.

gtk.Window.set_type_hint

    def set_type_hint(hint)

hint :

the window type

The set_type_hint() method sets the window type hint for the window to the value specified by hint. The value of hint must be one of the GDK Window Type Hint Constants.

By setting the type hint for the window, you allow the window manager to decorate and handle the window in a way which is suitable to the method of the window in your application. This method should be called before the window becomes visible. The gtk.Dialog() constructor and other convenience functions in PyGTK will sometimes call this method on your behalf.

gtk.Window.get_type_hint

    def get_type_hint()

Returns :

the type hint for the window.

The get_type_hint() method returns the type hint for this window. See the set_type_hint() method.

gtk.Window.set_destroy_with_parent

    def set_destroy_with_parent(setting)

setting :

if True destroy the window with its transient parent

The set_destroy_with_parent() method sets the "destroy-with-parent" property to the value specified by setting. If setting is True, destroying the transient parent of the window will also destroy the window itself. This is useful for dialogs that shouldn't persist beyond the lifetime of the main window they're associated with.

gtk.Window.get_destroy_with_parent

    def get_destroy_with_parent()

Returns :

True if the window will be destroyed with its transient parent.

The get_destroy_with_parent() method returns the value of the "destroy-with-parent" property that determines if the window will be destroyed with its transient parent. See the set_destroy_with_parent() method.

gtk.Window.set_resizable

    def set_resizable(resizable)

resizable :

if True the user can resize this window

The set_resizable() method sets the "resizable" property to the value of resizable. If resizable is True the user can resize the window. Windows are user resizable by default.

gtk.Window.get_resizable

    def get_resizable()

Returns :

True if the user can resize the window

The get_resizable() method returns the value of the "resizable" property. See the set_resizable() method.

gtk.Window.set_gravity

    def set_gravity(gravity)

gravity :

the window gravity

The set_gravity() method sets the gravity of the window to the value specified by gravity. The window gravity defines the meaning of coordinates passed to the move() method. The value of gravity must be one of the GDK Gravity Constants.

The default window gravity is gtk.gdk.GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST which will typically "do what you want."

gtk.Window.get_gravity

    def get_gravity()

Returns :

the window gravity

The get_gravity() method returns window gravity. See the set_gravity() method.

gtk.Window.set_geometry_hints

    def set_geometry_hints(geometry_widget, min_width=-1, min_height=-1, max_width=-1, max_height=-1, base_width=-1, base_height=-1, width_inc=-1, height_inc=-1, min_aspect=-1.0, max_aspect=-1.0)

geometry_widget :

the widget the geometry hints will be applied to

min_width :

the minimum width of window (or -1 to use requisition)

min_height :

the minimum height of window (or -1 to use requisition)

max_width :

the maximum width of window (or -1 to use requisition)

max_height :

the maximum height of window (or -1 to use requisition)

base_width :

allowed window widths are base_width + width_inc * N where N is any integer

base_height :

allowed window heights are base_height + width_inc * N where N is any integer

width_inc :

the width resize increment

height_inc :

the height resize increment

min_aspect :

the minimum width to height ratio

max_aspect :

the maximum width to height ratio

The set_geometry_hints() method sets up hints about how a window can be resized by the user. You can set the minimum and maximum widths and heights, the base width and height for resizing, the allowed width and height resize increments (e.g. for xterm, you can only resize by the size of a character), and the minimum and maximum aspect ratios. If geometry_widget is not None it specifies the widget to figure the geometry on.

gtk.Window.set_screen

    def set_screen(screen)

screen :

a gtk.gdk.Screen.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.2 and above.

The set_screen() method sets the "screen" property to the gtk.gdk.Screen specified by screen. The "screen" property contains the screen that the window is displayed on. If the window is already mapped, it will be unmapped, and then remapped on the new screen.

gtk.Window.get_screen

    def get_screen()

Returns :

a gtk.gdk.Screen.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.2 and above.

The get_screen() method returns the gtk.gdk.Screen that the window is displayed on.

gtk.Window.is_active

    def is_active()

Returns :

True if the window is part of the current active window.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.4 and above.

The is_active() method returns True if the window is part of the current active toplevel, i.e., the toplevel window receiving keystrokes. The return value is True if the window is active the toplevel itself, or if it is, for example, a gtk.Plug embedded in the active toplevel. You might use this method if you wanted to draw a widget differently in an active window from a widget in an inactive window. See the has_toplevel_focus() method.

gtk.Window.has_toplevel_focus

    def has_toplevel_focus()

Returns :

True if the the input focus is within the window

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.4 and above.

The has_toplevel_focus() method returns True if the input focus is within the window. For real toplevel windows, this is identical to is_active(), but for embedded windows, like a gtk.Plug, the results will differ.

gtk.Window.set_has_frame

    def set_has_frame(setting)

setting :

if True PyGTK draws the window border

The set_has_frame() method sets the flag that causes PyGTK to draw its own window border for the window.

Note

This is a special-purpose method for the framebuffer port. For most applications, you want the set_decorated() method instead,that tells the window manager whether to draw the window border.

If this method is called on a window with setting of True, before it is realized or showed, it will have a "frame" window around the window's gtk.gdk.Window, accessible in the window's frame. Using the signal "frame-event" you can receive all events targeted at the frame. This method is used by the linux-fb port to implement managed windows, but it could conceivably be used by X-programs that want to do their own window decorations.

gtk.Window.get_has_frame

    def get_has_frame()

Returns :

True if a frame has been added to the window via the set_has_frame() method.

The get_has_frame() method returns the value of the window's "has_frame" flag that determines if the window has a frame window exterior to its gtk.gdk.Window. See the set_has_frame() method for more information.

gtk.Window.set_frame_dimensions

    def set_frame_dimensions(left, top, right, bottom)

left :

the width of the left border

top :

the height of the top border

right :

the width of the right border

bottom :

the height of the bottom border

The set_frame_dimensions() method sets the size of the frame around the window to the values specified by left, top, bottom and right.

Note

This is a special-purpose method intended for the framebuffer port. See the set_has_frame() method. It will have no effect on the window border drawn by the window manager, which is the normal case when using the X Window system.

For windows with frames (see the set_has_frame() method) this method can be used to change the size of the frame border.

gtk.Window.get_frame_dimensions

    def get_frame_dimensions()

Returns :

a tuple containing the frame dimensions: the width of the frame at the left; the height of the frame at the top; the width of the frame at the right; and, the height of the frame at the bottom.

The get_frame_dimensions() method returns a tuple containing the frame dimensions: the width of the frame at the left; the height of the frame at the top; the width of the frame at the right; and, the height of the frame at the bottom.

Note

This is a special-purpose method intended for the framebuffer port See the set_has_frame() method. It will not return the size of the window border drawn by the window manager, which is the normal case when using a windowing system. See the get_frame_extents() to get the standard window border extents.

See the set_has_frame() and set_frame_dimensions() methods for more information.

gtk.Window.set_decorated

    def set_decorated(setting)

setting :

if True decorate the window

The set_decorated() method sets the decorated flag to the value specified by setting. If setting is True the window will be decorated. By default, windows are decorated with a title bar, resize controls, etc. Some window managers allow PyGTK to disable these decorations, creating a borderless window. If you set the decorated property to False using this method, PyGTK will do its best to convince the window manager not to decorate the window. On Windows, this method always works, since there's no window manager policy involved.

gtk.Window.get_decorated

    def get_decorated()

Returns :

True if the window has been set to have decorations

The get_decorated() method returns the value of the decorated flag that determines if the window has been set to have decorations such as a title bar. See the set_decorated() method.

gtk.Window.set_icon_list

    def set_icon_list(...)

... :

zero or more gtk.gdk.Pixbuf objects

The set_icon_list() method sets up the icon representing the window using the set of gtk.gdk.Pixbuf objects passed as arguments. If no gtk.gdk.Pixbuf objects are passed in the icon is unset and reverts to the default icon. The icon is used when the window is minimized (also known as iconified). Some window managers or desktop environments may also place it in the window frame, or display it in other contexts. This method allows you to pass in the same icon in several hand-drawn sizes. The gtk.gdk.Pixbuf objects should contain the natural sizes your icon is available in; i.e., don't scale the image before passing it to PyGTK. Scaling is postponed until the last minute, when the desired final size is known, to allow best quality. By passing several sizes, you may improve the final image quality of the icon, by reducing or eliminating automatic image scaling. The recommended sizes to provide are: 16x16, 32x32, 48x48 at minimum, and larger images (64x64, 128x128) if you have them.

See the gtk.window_set_default_icon_list() function to set the icon for all windows in your application in one go. Note that transient windows (those who have been set transient for another window using the set_transient_for() method) will inherit their icon from their transient parent. So there's no need to explicitly set the icon on transient windows.

gtk.Window.get_icon_list

    def get_icon_list()

Returns :

a copy of the window's icon list

The get_icon_list() method returns the list of icons set by the set_icon_list() method.

gtk.Window.set_icon

    def set_icon(icon)

icon :

an icon image, or None

The set_icon() method sets the "icon" property to the value specified by icon. This icon is used when the window is minimized (also known as iconified). Some window managers or desktop environments may also place it in the window frame, or display it in other contexts. The icon should be provided in whatever size it was naturally drawn; that is, don't scale the image before passing it to PyGTK. Scaling is postponed until the last minute, when the desired final size is known, to allow best quality. If you have your icon hand-drawn in multiple sizes, use the set_icon_list() method. Then the best size will be used.

This method is equivalent to calling the set_icon_list() method with a 1-element list. See the gtk.window_set_default_icon_list() function to set the icon for all windows in your application in one go.

gtk.Window.set_icon_from_file

    def set_icon_from_file(filename)

filename :

the name of a file containing an icon image

Returns :

True if the icon was loaded.

The set_icon_from_file() method sets the "icon" property to the icon loaded from the file specified by filename. The icon is used when the window is minimized (also known as iconified). See the set_icon()) method for more information. This method is equivalent to calling the set_icon() method with a pixbuf created by loading the image from filename.

The GError exception is raised if an error occurs while loading the pixbuf from filename.

gtk.Window.get_icon

    def get_icon()

Returns :

the icon for window

The get_icon() method returns the value of the "icon" property set by the set_icon() (or if you've called the set_icon_list() method, returns the first icon in the icon list).

gtk.Window.set_modal

    def set_modal(modal)

modal :

if True the window is modal

The set_modal() method sets the "modal" property to the value of modal. If modal is True the window becomes modal. Modal windows prevent interaction with other windows in the same application. Typically modal windows are used for gtk.Dialog windows that require a user response before the application can continue. To keep modal dialogs on top of the main application windows, use the set_transient_for() method to make the dialog transient for the parent - most window managers will then disallow lowering the dialog below the parent.

gtk.Window.get_modal

    def get_modal()

Returns :

True if the window is set to be modal and establishes a grab when shown

The get_modal() method returns the value of the "modal" property. If "modal" is True the window is modal. See the set_modal() method.

gtk.Window.add_mnemonic

    def add_mnemonic(keyval, target)

keyval :

the mnemonic key

target :

the widget that gets activated by the mnemonic

The add_mnemonic() method adds a mnemonic key specified by keyval to this window. When the mnemonic key is pressed the widget specified by target will be activated.

gtk.Window.remove_mnemonic

    def remove_mnemonic(keyval, target)

keyval :

the mnemonic key

target :

the widget that gets activated by the mnemonic

The remove_mnemonic() method removes the mnemonic specified by keyval for the widget specified by target from this window.

gtk.Window.mnemonic_activate

    def mnemonic_activate(keyval, modifier)

keyval :

the mnemonic key

modifier :

the modifiers

Returns :

True if the activation was done

The mnemonic_activate() method activates the targets associated with the mnemonic specified by keyval. The window's mnemonic modifier must match modifier to allow the activation to proceed. See the set_mnemonic_modifier() method for more information.

gtk.Window.set_mnemonic_modifier

    def set_mnemonic_modifier(modifier)

modifier :

the modifier mask used to activate mnemonics on this window.

The set_mnemonic_modifier() method sets the mnemonic modifier for this window to the value specified by modifier. The value of modifier is one of:

gtk.gdk.SHIFT_MASK

The Shift key.

gtk.gdk.CONTROL_MASK

The Control key.

gtk.gdk.MOD1_MASK

The fourth modifier key (it depends on the modifier mapping of the X server which key is interpreted as this modifier, but normally it is the Alt key).

gtk.Window.get_mnemonic_modifier

    def get_mnemonic_modifier()

Returns :

the modifier mask used to activate mnemonics on this window.

The get_mnemonic_modifier() method returns the mnemonic modifier for this window. See the set_mnemonic_modifier() method for more detail.

gtk.Window.set_mnemonics_visible

    def set_mnemonics_visible(setting)

setting :

True if mnemomics should be visible in the window, False otherwise.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.22 and above.

The set_mnemonics_visible() method sets whether mnemonics are currently visible in the window.

gtk.Window.get_mnemonics_visible

    def get_mnemonics_visible()

Returns :

True if mnemomics are currently visible in the window, False otherwise.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.22 and above.

The get_mnemonics_visible() method returns whether mnemonics are currently visible in the window.

gtk.Window.activate_key

    def activate_key(event)

event :

a gtk.gdk.Event

Returns :

True if a mnemonic or accelerator was found and activated.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.4 and above.

The activate_key() method activates mnemonics and accelerators for the window. This is normally called by the default gtk.Widget "key-press-event" signal handler for toplevel windows, however in some cases it may be useful to call this directly when overriding the standard key handling for a toplevel window.

gtk.Window.propagate_key_event

    def propagate_key_event(event)

event :

a gtk.gdk.Event

Returns :

True if a widget in the focus chain handled the event.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.4 and above.

The propagate_key_event() method propagates a key press or release event to the focus widget and up the focus container chain until a widget handles the key event specified by event. This is normally called by the default gtk.Widget "key-press-event" and "key-release-event" signal handlers for toplevel windows, however in some cases it may be useful to call this directly when overriding the standard key handling for a toplevel window.

gtk.Window.present

    def present()

The present() method presents a window to the user. This may mean raising the window in the stacking order, deiconifying it, moving it to the current desktop, and/or giving it the keyboard focus, possibly dependent on the user's platform, window manager, and preferences. If the window is hidden, this method calls the the gtk.Widget.show() method as well. This method should be used when the user tries to open a window that's already open. Say for example the preferences dialog is currently open, and the user chooses Preferences from the menu a second time; use the present() method to move the already-open dialog where the user can see it.

gtk.Window.iconify

    def iconify()

The iconify() method asks the window manager to iconify (i.e. minimize) the specified the window. Note that you shouldn't assume the window is definitely iconified afterward, because other entities (e.g. the user or window manager) could deiconify it again, or there may not be a window manager in which case iconification isn't possible, etc. But normally the window will end up iconified. Just don't write code that crashes if not. This method can be called before showing a window, in which case the window will be iconified before it ever appears on-screen. You can track iconification via the gtk.Widget "window-state-event" signal.

gtk.Window.deiconify

    def deiconify()

The deiconify() method asks the window manager to deiconify (i.e. unminimize) the specified the window. Note that you shouldn't assume the window is definitely deiconified afterward, because other entities (e.g. the user or window manager) could iconify it again before your code which assumes deiconification gets to run. You can track iconification via the gtk.Widget "window-state-event" signal.

gtk.Window.stick

    def stick()

The stick() method asks the window manager to stick the window, which means that it will appear on all user desktops. Note that you shouldn't assume the window is definitely stuck afterward, because other entities (e.g. the user or window manager) could unstick it again, and some window managers do not support sticking windows. But normally the window will end up stuck. Just don't write code that crashes if not. This method can be called before showing a window. You can track stickiness via the gtk.Widget "window-state-event" signal.

gtk.Window.unstick

    def unstick()

The unstick() method asks the window manager to unstick the window, which means that it will appear on only one of the user's desktops. Note that you shouldn't assume the window is definitely unstuck afterward, because other entities (e.g. the user or window manager) could stick it again. But normally the window will end up stuck. Just don't write code that crashes if not. You can track stickiness via the gtk.Widget "window-state-event" signal.

gtk.Window.maximize

    def maximize()

The maximize() method asks the window manager to maximize the window, so that it becomes full-screen. Note that you shouldn't assume the window is definitely maximized afterward, because other entities (e.g. the user or window manager) could unmaximize it again, and not all window managers support maximization. But normally the window will end up maximized. This method can be called before showing a window, in which case the window will be maximized when it appears on-screen initially. You can track maximization via the gtk.Widget "window-state-event" signal.

gtk.Window.unmaximize

    def unmaximize()

The unmaximize() method asks the window manager to unmaximize the window. Note that you shouldn't assume the window is definitely unmaximized afterward, because other entities (e.g. the user or window manager) could maximize it again, and not all window managers honor requests to unmaximize. But normally the window will end up unmaximized. You can track maximization via the gtk.Widget "window-state-event" signal.

gtk.Window.fullscreen

    def fullscreen()

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.2 and above.

The fullscreen() method requests the window manager to place the window in the fullscreen state. Note you shouldn't assume the window is definitely full screen afterward, because other entities (e.g. the user or window manager) could unfullscreen it again, and not all window managers honor requests to fullscreen windows. But normally the window will end up fullscreen. Just don't write code that crashes if not.

You can track the fullscreen state via the gtk.Widget "window-state-event" signal.

gtk.Window.unfullscreen

    def unfullscreen()

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.2 and above.

The unfullscreen() method requests the window manager to toggle off the fullscreen state for the window. Note that you shouldn't assume the window is definitely not full screen afterward, because other entities (e.g. the user or window manager) could fullscreen it again, and not all window managers honor requests to unfullscreen windows. But normally the window will end up restored to its normal state. Just don't write code that crashes if not.

You can track the fullscreen state via the gtk.Widget "window_state_event" signal.

gtk.Window.set_keep_above

    def set_keep_above(setting)

setting :

if True keep the window above other windows

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.4 and above.

The set_keep_above() method requests the window manager to keep the window on top if setting is True. Note that you shouldn't assume the window is definitely above afterward, because other entities (e.g. the user or window manager) could not keep it above, and not all window managers support keeping windows above. But normally the window will end kept above. Just don't write code that crashes if not.

It's permitted to call this method before showing a window, so the window will be kept above when it appears on-screen initially.

You can track the above state via the gtk.Widget "window_state_event" signal.

Note that, according to the Extended Window Manager Hints specification, the above state is mainly meant for user preferences and should not be used by applications e.g. for drawing attention to their dialogs.

gtk.Window.set_keep_below

    def set_keep_below(setting)

setting :

if True keep the window below other windows

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.4 and above.

The set_keep_below() method requests the window manager to keep the window on the bottom (i.e. below all other windows). Note that you shouldn't assume the window is definitely below afterward, because other entities (e.g. the user or window manager) could not keep it below, and not all window managers support putting windows below. But normally the window will be kept below. Just don't write code that crashes if not.

It's permitted to call this function before showing a window, in which case the window will be kept below when it appears on-screen initially.

You can track the below state via the gtk.Widget "window_state_event" signal.

Note that, according to the Extended Window Manager Hints specification, the above state is mainly meant for user preferences and should not be used by applications e.g. for drawing attention to their dialogs.

gtk.Window.begin_resize_drag

    def begin_resize_drag(edge, button, root_x, root_y, timestamp)

edge :

the position of the resize control

button :

the mouse button that initiated the drag

root_x :

the X position where the user clicked to initiate the drag, in root window coordinates

root_y :

the Y position where the user clicked to initiate the drag

timestamp :

the timestamp from the click event that initiated the drag

The begin_resize_drag() method starts resizing a window from the edge specified by edge. The mouse button that started the resize is specified by button; the location, by root_x and root_y; and the time of the event, by timestamp. The value of edge must be one of the GDK Window Edge Constants.

This method is used if an application has window resizing controls. When PyGTK can support it, the resize will be done using the standard mechanism for the window manager or windowing system. Otherwise, PyGTK will try to emulate window resizing, potentially not all that well, depending on the windowing system.

gtk.Window.begin_move_drag

    def begin_move_drag(button, root_x, root_y, timestamp)

button :

the mouse button that initiated the drag

root_x :

the X position where the user clicked to initiate the drag, in root window coordinates

root_y :

the Y position where the user clicked to initiate the drag

timestamp :

the timestamp from the click event that initiated the drag

The begin_move_drag() method starts moving a window when the user presses the mouse button specified by button at the location specified by root_x and root_y at the time specified by timestamp. This method is used if an application has window movement grips. When PyGTK can support it, the window movement will be done using the standard mechanism for the window manager or windowing system. Otherwise, PyGTK will try to emulate window movement, potentially not all that well, depending on the windowing system.

gtk.Window.set_default_size

    def set_default_size(width, height)

width :

the width in pixels, or -1 to unset the default width

height :

the height in pixels, or -1 to unset the default height

The set_default_size() method sets the default size of the window to the specified width and height. If the window's "natural" size (its size request) is larger than the default, the default will be ignored. More generally, if the default size does not obey the geometry hints for the window (the set_geometry_hints() method can be used to set these explicitly), the default size will be clamped to the nearest permitted size.

Unlike the gtk.Widget.set_size_request() method, which sets a size request for a widget and thus would keep users from shrinking the window, this method only sets the initial size, just as if the user had resized the window themselves. Users can still shrink the window again as they normally would. Setting a default size of -1 means to use the "natural" default size (the size request of the window). For more control over a window's initial size and how resizing works, investigate the set_geometry_hints() method.

For some uses, the resize() method is more appropriate as it changes the current size of the window, rather than the size to be used on initial display. The resize() method always affects the window itself, not the geometry widget. The default size of a window only affects the first time a window is shown; if a window is hidden and re-shown, it will remember the size it had prior to hiding, rather than using the default size. Windows can't actually be 0x0 in size, they must be at least 1x1, but passing 0 for width and height is OK, resulting in a 1x1 default size.

gtk.Window.get_default_size

    def get_default_size()

Returns :

a tuple containing the default width and height of the window

The get_default_size() method returns a tuple containing the default width and height of the window. A value of -1 for the returned width or height indicates that a default size has not been explicitly set for that dimension, so the "natural" size of the window will be used. See the set_default_size() method for more information

gtk.Window.resize

    def resize(width, height)

width :

the width in pixels to resize the window to

height :

the height in pixels to resize the window to

The resize() method resizes the window to the specified width and height as if the user had done so, obeying geometry constraints. The default geometry constraint is that windows may not be smaller than their size request; to override this constraint, call the gtk.Widget.set_size_request() method to set the window's request to a smaller value. If the resize() method is called before showing a window for the first time, it overrides any default size set with the set_default_size() method. Windows may not be resized smaller than 1 by 1 pixels.

gtk.Window.get_size

    def get_size()

Returns :

a tuple containing the width and height of the window

The get_size() method returns a tuple containing the current width and height of the window. If the window is not on-screen, it returns the size PyGTK will suggest to the window manager for the initial window size (but this is not reliably the same as the size the window manager will actually select). The size obtained by the get_size() method is the last size received in a configure event, that is, PyGTK uses its locally-stored size, rather than querying the X server for the size. As a result, if you call the resize() method then immediately call the get_size() method, the size won't have taken effect yet. After the window manager processes the resize request, PyGTK receives notification that the size has changed via a configure event, and the size of the window gets updated.

Note

Nearly any use of this method creates a race condition, because the size of the window may change between the time that you get the size and the time that you perform some action assuming that size is the current size. To avoid race conditions, connect to "configure_event" on the window and adjust your size-dependent state to match the size delivered in the configure event.

The returned size does not include the size of the window manager decorations (aka the window frame or border). Those are not drawn by PyGTK which has no reliable method of determining their size.

If you are getting a window size in order to position the window on-screen, there may be a better way. The preferred way is to simply set the window's semantic type with the set_type_hint() method, that allows the window manager to center dialogs, etc. Also, if you set the transient parent of dialogs with the set_transient_for() method, window managers will often center the dialog over its parent window. It's much preferred to let the window manager handle these things rather than doing it yourself, because all apps will behave consistently and according to user prefs if the window manager handles it. Also, the window manager can take the size of the window decorations/border into account, while your application cannot.

In any case, if you insist on application-specified window positioning, there's still a better way than doing it yourself - the set_position() method will frequently handle the details for you.

gtk.Window.move

    def move(x, y)

x :

the X coordinate to move window to

y :

the Y coordinate to move window to

The move() method asks the window manager to move the window to the position specified by x and y. Window managers are free to ignore this. In fact, most window managers ignore requests for initial window positions (instead using a user-defined placement algorithm) and honor requests after the window has already been shown.

The position is the position of the gravity-determined reference point for the window. The gravity determines two things: first, the location of the reference point in root window coordinates; and second, which point on the window is positioned at the reference point. By default the gravity is gtk.gdk.GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST, so the reference point is simply the x, y supplied to the move() method. The top-left corner of the window decorations (aka window frame or border) will be placed at x, y. Therefore, to position a window at the top left of the screen, you want to use the default gravity (which is gtk.gdk.GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST) and move the window to 0,0.

To position a window at the bottom right corner of the screen, you would set gtk.gdk.GRAVITY_SOUTH_EAST, which means that the reference point is at x + the window width and y + the window height, and the bottom-right corner of the window border will be placed at that reference point. So, to place a window in the bottom right corner you would first set gravity to south east, then move the window:

  window.set_gravity(gtk.gdk.GRAVITY_SOUTH_EAST)
  width, height = window.get_size()
  window.move(gtk.gdk.screen_width() - width, gtk.gdk.screen_height() - height)

The Extended Window Manager Hints specification has a nice table of gravities in the "implementation notes" section. The get_position() method documentation may also be relevant.

gtk.Window.get_position

    def get_position()

Returns :

a tuple containing the X and Y coordinates of the gravity-determined reference point

The get_position() method returns a tuple containing the x and y coordinates of the window that you would need to pass to the move() method to keep the window in its current position. This means that the meaning of the returned value varies with window gravity. See the move() method for more details. If you haven't changed the window gravity, its gravity will be gtk.gdk.GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST. This means that the get_position() method gets the position of the top-left corner of the window manager frame for the window. The move() method sets the position of this same top-left corner.

The get_position() method is not 100% reliable because the X Window System does not specify a way to obtain the geometry of the decorations placed on a window by the window manager. Thus PyGTK is using a "best guess" that works with most window managers. Moreover, nearly all window managers are historically broken with respect to their handling of window gravity. So moving a window to its current position as returned by the get_position() method tends to result in moving the window slightly. Window managers are slowly getting better over time.

If a window has gravity gtk.gdk.GRAVITY_STATIC the window manager frame is not relevant, and thus the get_position() method will always produce accurate results. However you can't use static gravity to do things like place a window in a corner of the screen, because static gravity ignores the window manager decorations. If you are saving and restoring your application's window positions, you should know that it's impossible for applications to do this without getting it somewhat wrong because applications do not have sufficient knowledge of window manager state. The correct mechanism is to support the session management protocol (see the "GnomeClient" object in the GNOME libraries for example) and allow the window manager to save your window sizes and positions.

gtk.Window.parse_geometry

    def parse_geometry(geometry)

geometry :

the geometry string

Returns :

True if string was parsed successfully

The parse_geometry() method parses the standard X Window System geometry string specified by geometry. The geometry string has the format "WIDTHxHEIGHT+XOFFSET+YOFFSET" where WIDTH, HEIGHT, XOFFSET and YOFFSET are specified in pixels (see the X documentation for more details). This method works work on all PyGTK ports including Win32 but is primarily intended for an X environment. If either a size or a position can be extracted from the geometry string, the parse_geometry() method returns True and calls the set_default_size() and move() methods to resize and move the window.

If the parse_geometry() method returns True, it will also set the gtk.gdk.HINT_USER_POS and gtk.gdk.HINT_USER_SIZE hints indicating to the window manager that the size and position of the window was user-specified. This causes most window managers to honor the geometry.

gtk.Window.reshow_with_initial_size

    def reshow_with_initial_size()

The reshow_with_initial_size() method hides the window, then reshows it, resetting the default size and position of the window. Used by GUI builders only.

gtk.Window.tooltips_get_info_from_tip_window

    def tooltips_get_info_from_tip_window()

Returns :

a 2-tuple containing the gtk.Tooltips and gtk.Widget displayed in the window or None.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.4 and above.

The tooltips_get_info_from_tip_window() method returns a 2-tuple containing the gtk.Tooltips and gtk.Widget displayed in the window. If the window is not displaying tooltips this method returns None. This method is mostly intended for use by accessibility technologies - applications should have little use for it.

gtk.Window.set_focus_on_map

    def set_focus_on_map(setting)

setting :

If True this window would like to receive focus when mapped.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.6 and above.

The set_focus_on_map() method sets the "focus-on-map" property to the value of setting. If setting is True a hint is set asking the desktop environment to give focus to the window when it is mapped.

gtk.Window.get_focus_on_map

    def get_focus_on_map()

Returns :

True if the window would like to receive focus when mapped.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.6 and above.

The get_focus_on_map() method returns the value of the "focus-on-map" property. See the set_focus_on_map() method for more information.

gtk.Window.set_icon_name

    def set_icon_name(name)

name :

the name of the themed icon or None

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.6 and above.

The set_icon_name() method sets the "icon-name" property to the value of name. If name is None, then the default themed icon will be used. The "icon-name" property contains the name of the icon used for the window. See the gtk.IconTheme reference for more information.

gtk.Window.get_icon_name

    def get_icon_name()

Returns :

The name of the themed icon used for the window icon or None if no icon is set.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.6 and above.

The get_icon_name() method returns the name of the themed icon for the window, see the set_icon_name() method for more information.

gtk.Window.set_urgency_hint

    def set_urgency_hint(urgency_hint)

urgency_hint :

if True mark this window as needing urgent attention.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.8 and above.

The set_urgency_hint() method sets the "urgency-hint" property to the value of urgency_hint. If the "urgency-hint" property is True the window sets a hint to the desktop environment to draw the users attention to the window.

gtk.Window.get_urgency_hint

    def get_urgency_hint()

Returns :

True if the window is marked as needing urgent user attention.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.8 and above.

The get_urgency_hint() method returns the value of the "urgency-hint" property. See the set_urgency_hint() method for more information.

gtk.Window.present_with_time

    def present_with_time(timestamp)

timestamp :

the timestamp of the user interaction (typically a button or key press event) which triggered this call

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.8 and above.

The present_with_time() method presents a window to the user in response to a user interaction. If you need to present a window without a timestamp, use the present() method.

gtk.Window.set_deletable

    def set_deletable(setting)

setting :

if True decorate the window as deletable

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.10 and above.

By default, windows have a close button in the window frame. Some window managers allow GTK+ to disable this button. If you set the deletable property to False using this method, GTK+ will do its best to convince the window manager not to show a close button. Depending on the system, this method may not have any effect when called on a window that is already visible, so you should call it before calling gtk_window_show().

On Windows, this method always works, since there's no window manager policy involved.

gtk.Window.get_deletable

    def get_deletable()

Returns :

True if the window has been set to have a close button

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.10 and above.

Returns whether the window has been set to have a close button via the gtk.Window.set_deletable() method.

gtk.Window.get_group

    def get_group()

Returns :

the gtk.WindowGroup for a window or the default group

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.10 and above.

Returns the gtk.WindowGroup or the default group, if the window does not have an explicit window group.

gtk.Window.has_group

    def has_group()

Returns :

True if the window has an explicit window group, False otherwise.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.22 and above.

The has_group() method returns whether window has an explicit window group.

gtk.Window.get_window_type

    def get_window_type()

Returns :

the type of the window.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.22 and above.

The get_window_type() method gets the type of the window.

gtk.Window.set_opacity

    def set_opacity(opacity)

opacity :

desired opacity, between 0 and 1.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.12 and above.

Request the windowing system to make window partially transparent, with opacity 0 being fully transparent and 1 fully opaque. (Values of the opacity parameter are clamped to the [0,1] range.) On X11 this has any effect only on X screens with a compositing manager running. See gtk.Widget.is_composited(). On Windows it should work always.

Note that setting a window's opacity after the window has been shown causes it to flicker once on Windows.

gtk.Window.get_opacity

    def get_opacity()

Returns :

the requested opacity for this window.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.12 and above.

Fetches the requested opacity for this window. See gtk.Window.set_opacity().

gtk.Window.set_startup_id

    def set_startup_id(startup_id)

startup_id :

a string with startup-notification identifier

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.12 and above.

Startup notification identifiers are used by desktop environment to track application startup, to provide user feedback and other features. This function changes the corresponding property on the underlying GdkWindow. Normally, startup identifier is managed automatically and you should only use this function in special cases like transferring focus from other processes. You should use this function before calling gtk.Window.present() or any equivalent function generating a window map event.

This function is only useful on X11, not with other GTK+ targets.

gtk.Window.get_default_widget

    def get_default_widget()

Returns :

The default widget, or None if there is none.

Note

This method is available in PyGTK 2.14 and above.

Returns the default widget for window. See gtk.Window.set_default()() for more details.

gtk.Window.set_skip_taskbar_hint

    def set_skip_taskbar_hint(setting)

setting :

True to keep this window from appearing in the task bar, False otherwise.

The set_skip_taskbar_hint() method set a hint asking the desktop environment not to display the window in the task bar.

gtk.Window.get_skip_taskbar_hint

    def get_skip_taskbar_hint()

Returns :

True if this window is kept from appearing in the task bar, False otherwise.

The get_skip_taskbar_hint() method returns whether a hint is set asking the desktop environment not to display the window in the task bar.

gtk.Window.set_skip_pager_hint

    def set_skip_pager_hint(setting)

setting :

True to keep this window from appearing in the pager, False otherwise.

The set_skip_pager_hint() method sets a hint asking the desktop environment not to display the window in the pager. A "pager" is any desktop navigation tool such as a workspace switcher that displays a thumbnail representation of the windows on the screen.

gtk.Window.get_skip_pager_hint

    def get_skip_pager_hint()

Returns :

True if this window is kept from appearing in the pager, False otherwise.

The get_skip_pager_hint() method returns whether a hint is set asking the desktop environment not to display the window in the pager.

gtk.Window.set_accept_focus

    def set_accept_focus(setting)

setting :

True to let this window receive input focus.

The set_accept_focus() method sets a hint asking the desktop environment to receive the input focus or not.

gtk.Window.get_accept_focus

    def get_accept_focus()

Returns :

True if the window should receive the input focus.

The get_accept_focus() method returns whether a hint is set asking the desktop environment to receive the input focus.

Functions

gtk.window_set_default_icon_list

    def gtk.window_set_default_icon_list(...)

... :

zero or more gtk.gdk.Pixbuf objects

The gtk.window_set_default_icon_list() function sets an icon list to be used as fallback for windows that haven't had the set_icon_list() method called on them to set up a window-specific icon list. This function allows you to set up the icon for all windows in your app at once. See the set_icon_list() method documentation for more details.

gtk.window_set_default_icon

    def gtk.window_set_default_icon(icon)

icon :

a gtk.gdk.Pixbuf

Note

This function is available in PyGTK 2.4 and above.

The gtk.window_set_default_icon() function sets an icon specified by icon to be used as the fallback for windows that haven't had the set_icon() method called on them to set up a window-specific icon. This function allows you to set up the icon for all windows in your app at once.

gtk.window_set_default_icon_from_file

    def gtk.window_set_default_icon_from_file(filename)

filename :

an icon file name

Note

This function is available in PyGTK 2.2 and above.

The gtk.window_set_default_icon_from_file() function sets an icon contained in the file specified by filename to be used as the fallback for windows that haven't had the set_icon() method called on them to set up a window-specific icon. This function allows you to set up the icon for all windows in your app at once.

The GError exception is raised if an error occurs while loading the icon pixbuf from filename.

gtk.window_get_default_icon_list

    def gtk.window_get_default_icon_list()

Returns :

a copy of the applications default icon list

The gtk.window_get_default_icon_list() function returns the application's default icon list as set by the gtk.window_set_default_icon_list() function. See the set_icon_list() method documentation for more details.

gtk.window_set_auto_startup_notification

    def gtk.window_set_auto_startup_notification()

setting :

if True, automatically do startup notification

Note

This function is available in PyGTK 2.2 and above.

The gtk.window_set_auto_startup_notification() function sets the auto startup notification setting to the value of setting. If setting is True startup notification will be done automatically.

By default, after showing the first gtk.Window for each gtk.gdk.Screen, GTK+ calls the gdk_notify_startup_complete() function. Call this function to disable the automatic startup notification. You might do this if your first window is a splash screen, and you want to delay notification until after your real main window has been shown. In that example, you would disable startup notification temporarily, show your splash screen, then re-enable it so that showing the main window would automatically result in notification.

gtk.window_list_toplevels

    def gtk.window_list_toplevels()

Returns :

a list of all the toplevel gtk.Window widgets

The gtk.window_list_toplevels() function returns a list of all the toplevel gtk.Window widgets in the application.

gtk.window_set_default_icon_name

    def gtk.window_set_default_icon_name()

setting :

if True, automatically do startup notification

Note

This function is available in PyGTK 2.6 and above.

The gtk.window_set_default_icon_name() function sets an icon to be used as fallback for windows that haven't had the set_icon_list() method called on them from a named themed icon, see the set_icon_name() method.

Signals

The "activate-default" gtk.Window Signal

    def callback(window, user_param1, ...)

window :

the window that received the signal

user_param1 :

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

... :

additional user parameters (if any)

The "activate-default" signal is emitted when the default child widget of window is activated usually by the user pressing the Return or Enter key.

The "activate-focus" gtk.Window Signal

    def callback(window, user_param1, ...)

window :

the window that received the signal

user_param1 :

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

... :

additional user parameters (if any)

The "activate-focus" signal is emitted when the child widget with the focus is activated usually by the user pressing the Space key.

The "frame-event" gtk.Window Signal

    def callback(window, event, user_param1, ...)

window :

the window that received the signal

event :

the event that triggered the signal

user_param1 :

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

... :

additional user parameters (if any)

Returns :

True to stop other handlers from being invoked for the event. False to propagate the event further.

The "frame-event" signal is emitted when an event other than key press or release or focus change is received on the window's frame.

The "keys-changed" gtk.Window Signal

    def callback(window, user_param1, ...)

window :

the window that received the signal

user_param1 :

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

... :

additional user parameters (if any)

The "keys-changed" signal is emitted when a mnemonic accelerator is added, removed or changed or the mnemonic modifier is set.

The "move-focus" gtk.Window Signal

    def callback(window, direction, user_param1, ...)

window :

the window that received the signal

direction :

the move direction: gtk.DIR_TAB_FORWARD, gtk.DIR_TAB_BACKWARD, gtk.DIR_UP, gtk.DIR_DOWN, gtk.DIR_LEFT or gtk.DIR_RIGHT

user_param1 :

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

... :

additional user parameters (if any)

The "move-focus" signal is emitted when the focus is changed within the window's child widgets. Usually this happens when the user presses the Tab, the Shift+Tab or the Up, Down, Left or Right arrow keys.

The "set-focus" gtk.Window Signal

    def callback(window, widget, user_param1, ...)

window :

the window that received the signal

widget :

the widget that receives the focus

user_param1 :

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

... :

additional user parameters (if any)

The "set-focus" signal is emitted when the focus changes to widget in window.