Class

GtkNotebook

Description [src] 

final class Gtk.Notebook : Gtk.Widget
  implements Gtk.Accessible, Gtk.Buildable, Gtk.ConstraintTarget {
  /* No available fields */
}

GtkNotebook is a container whose children are pages switched between using tabs.

An example GtkNotebook

There are many configuration options for GtkNotebook. Among other things, you can choose on which edge the tabs appear (see gtk_notebook_set_tab_pos()), whether, if there are too many tabs to fit the notebook should be made bigger or scrolling arrows added (see gtk_notebook_set_scrollable()), and whether there will be a popup menu allowing the users to switch pages. (see gtk_notebook_popup_enable()).

GtkNotebook as GtkBuildable

The GtkNotebook implementation of the GtkBuildable interface supports placing children into tabs by specifying “tab” as the “type” attribute of a <child> element. Note that the content of the tab must be created before the tab can be filled. A tab child can be specified without specifying a <child> type attribute.

To add a child widget in the notebooks action area, specify “action-start” or “action-end” as the “type” attribute of the <child> element.

An example of a UI definition fragment with GtkNotebook:

<object class="GtkNotebook">
  <child>
    <object class="GtkLabel" id="notebook-content">
      <property name="label">Content</property>
    </object>
  </child>
  <child type="tab">
    <object class="GtkLabel" id="notebook-tab">
      <property name="label">Tab</property>
    </object>
  </child>
</object>

CSS nodes

notebook
├── header.top
│   ├── [<action widget>]
│   ├── tabs
│   │   ├── [arrow]
│   │   ├── tab
│   │   │   ╰── <tab label>
┊   ┊   ┊
│   │   ├── tab[.reorderable-page]
│   │   │   ╰── <tab label>
│   │   ╰── [arrow]
│   ╰── [<action widget>]
│
╰── stack
    ├── <child>
    ┊
    ╰── <child>

GtkNotebook has a main CSS node with name notebook, a subnode with name header and below that a subnode with name tabs which contains one subnode per tab with name tab.

If action widgets are present, their CSS nodes are placed next to the tabs node. If the notebook is scrollable, CSS nodes with name arrow are placed as first and last child of the tabs node.

The main node gets the .frame style class when the notebook has a border (see gtk_notebook_set_show_border()).

The header node gets one of the style class .top, .bottom, .left or .right, depending on where the tabs are placed. For reorderable pages, the tab node gets the .reorderable-page class.

A tab node gets the .dnd style class while it is moved with drag-and-drop.

The nodes are always arranged from left-to-right, regardless of text direction.

Accessibility

GtkNotebook uses the following roles:

  • GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_GROUP for the notebook widget
  • GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_TAB_LIST for the list of tabs
  • GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_TAB role for each tab
  • GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_TAB_PANEL for each page.

Hierarchy

hierarchy this GtkNotebook implements_0 GtkAccessible this--implements_0 implements_1 GtkBuildable this--implements_1 implements_2 GtkConstraintTarget this--implements_2 ancestor_0 GtkWidget ancestor_0--this ancestor_1 GInitiallyUnowned ancestor_1--ancestor_0 ancestor_2 GObject ancestor_2--ancestor_1

Ancestors

Implements

Constructors

gtk_notebook_new

Creates a new GtkNotebook widget with no pages.

Instance methods

gtk_notebook_append_page

Appends a page to notebook.

gtk_notebook_append_page_menu

Appends a page to notebook, specifying the widget to use as the label in the popup menu.

gtk_notebook_detach_tab

Removes the child from the notebook.

gtk_notebook_get_action_widget

Gets one of the action widgets.

gtk_notebook_get_current_page

Returns the page number of the current page.

gtk_notebook_get_group_name

Gets the current group name for notebook.

gtk_notebook_get_menu_label

Retrieves the menu label widget of the page containing child.

gtk_notebook_get_menu_label_text

Retrieves the text of the menu label for the page containing child.

gtk_notebook_get_n_pages

Gets the number of pages in a notebook.

gtk_notebook_get_nth_page

Returns the child widget contained in page number page_num.

gtk_notebook_get_page

Returns the GtkNotebookPage for child.

gtk_notebook_get_pages

Returns a GListModel that contains the pages of the notebook.

gtk_notebook_get_scrollable

Returns whether the tab label area has arrows for scrolling.

gtk_notebook_get_show_border

Returns whether a bevel will be drawn around the notebook pages.

gtk_notebook_get_show_tabs

Returns whether the tabs of the notebook are shown.

gtk_notebook_get_tab_detachable

Returns whether the tab contents can be detached from notebook.

gtk_notebook_get_tab_label

Returns the tab label widget for the page child.

gtk_notebook_get_tab_label_text

Retrieves the text of the tab label for the page containing child.

gtk_notebook_get_tab_pos

Gets the edge at which the tabs are drawn.

gtk_notebook_get_tab_reorderable

Gets whether the tab can be reordered via drag and drop or not.

gtk_notebook_insert_page

Insert a page into notebook at the given position.

gtk_notebook_insert_page_menu

Insert a page into notebook at the given position, specifying the widget to use as the label in the popup menu.

gtk_notebook_next_page

Switches to the next page.

gtk_notebook_page_num

Finds the index of the page which contains the given child widget.

gtk_notebook_popup_disable

Disables the popup menu.

gtk_notebook_popup_enable

Enables the popup menu.

gtk_notebook_prepend_page

Prepends a page to notebook.

gtk_notebook_prepend_page_menu

Prepends a page to notebook, specifying the widget to use as the label in the popup menu.

gtk_notebook_prev_page

Switches to the previous page.

gtk_notebook_remove_page

Removes a page from the notebook given its index in the notebook.

gtk_notebook_reorder_child

Reorders the page containing child, so that it appears in position position.

gtk_notebook_set_action_widget

Sets widget as one of the action widgets.

gtk_notebook_set_current_page

Switches to the page number page_num.

gtk_notebook_set_group_name

Sets a group name for notebook.

gtk_notebook_set_menu_label

Changes the menu label for the page containing child.

gtk_notebook_set_menu_label_text

Creates a new label and sets it as the menu label of child.

gtk_notebook_set_scrollable

Sets whether the tab label area will have arrows for scrolling if there are too many tabs to fit in the area.

gtk_notebook_set_show_border

Sets whether a bevel will be drawn around the notebook pages.

gtk_notebook_set_show_tabs

Sets whether to show the tabs for the notebook or not.

gtk_notebook_set_tab_detachable

Sets whether the tab can be detached from notebook to another notebook or widget.

gtk_notebook_set_tab_label

Changes the tab label for child.

gtk_notebook_set_tab_label_text

Creates a new label and sets it as the tab label for the page containing child.

gtk_notebook_set_tab_pos

Sets the edge at which the tabs are drawn.

gtk_notebook_set_tab_reorderable

Sets whether the notebook tab can be reordered via drag and drop or not.

Methods inherited from GtkWidget (162)

Please see GtkWidget for a full list of methods.

Methods inherited from GObject (43)

Please see GObject for a full list of methods.

Methods inherited from GtkAccessible (19)
gtk_accessible_announce

Requests the user’s screen reader to announce the given message.

since: 4.14

gtk_accessible_get_accessible_parent

Retrieves the accessible parent for an accessible object.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_get_accessible_role

Retrieves the accessible role of an accessible object.

gtk_accessible_get_at_context

Retrieves the accessible implementation for the given GtkAccessible.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_get_bounds

Queries the coordinates and dimensions of this accessible.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_get_first_accessible_child

Retrieves the first accessible child of an accessible object.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_get_next_accessible_sibling

Retrieves the next accessible sibling of an accessible object.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_get_platform_state

Query a platform state, such as focus.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_reset_property

Resets the accessible property to its default value.

gtk_accessible_reset_relation

Resets the accessible relation to its default value.

gtk_accessible_reset_state

Resets the accessible state to its default value.

gtk_accessible_set_accessible_parent

Sets the parent and sibling of an accessible object.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_update_next_accessible_sibling

Updates the next accessible sibling of self.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_update_property

Updates a list of accessible properties.

gtk_accessible_update_property_value

Updates an array of accessible properties.

gtk_accessible_update_relation

Updates a list of accessible relations.

gtk_accessible_update_relation_value

Updates an array of accessible relations.

gtk_accessible_update_state

Updates a list of accessible states. See the GtkAccessibleState documentation for the value types of accessible states.

gtk_accessible_update_state_value

Updates an array of accessible states.

Methods inherited from GtkBuildable (1)
gtk_buildable_get_buildable_id

Gets the ID of the buildable object.

Properties

Gtk.Notebook:enable-popup

If TRUE, pressing the right mouse button on the notebook shows a page switching menu.

Gtk.Notebook:group-name

Group name for tab drag and drop.

Gtk.Notebook:page

The index of the current page.

Gtk.Notebook:pages

A selection model with the pages.

Gtk.Notebook:scrollable

If TRUE, scroll arrows are added if there are too many pages to fit.

Gtk.Notebook:show-border

Whether the border should be shown.

Gtk.Notebook:show-tabs

Whether tabs should be shown.

Gtk.Notebook:tab-pos

Which side of the notebook holds the tabs.

Properties inherited from GtkWidget (34)
Gtk.Widget:can-focus

Whether the widget or any of its descendents can accept the input focus.

Gtk.Widget:can-target

Whether the widget can receive pointer events.

Gtk.Widget:css-classes

A list of css classes applied to this widget.

Gtk.Widget:css-name

The name of this widget in the CSS tree.

Gtk.Widget:cursor

The cursor used by widget.

Gtk.Widget:focus-on-click

Whether the widget should grab focus when it is clicked with the mouse.

Gtk.Widget:focusable

Whether this widget itself will accept the input focus.

Gtk.Widget:halign

How to distribute horizontal space if widget gets extra space.

Gtk.Widget:has-default

Whether the widget is the default widget.

Gtk.Widget:has-focus

Whether the widget has the input focus.

Gtk.Widget:has-tooltip

Enables or disables the emission of the ::query-tooltip signal on widget.

Gtk.Widget:height-request

Override for height request of the widget.

Gtk.Widget:hexpand

Whether to expand horizontally.

Gtk.Widget:hexpand-set

Whether to use the hexpand property.

Gtk.Widget:layout-manager

The GtkLayoutManager instance to use to compute the preferred size of the widget, and allocate its children.

Gtk.Widget:margin-bottom

Margin on bottom side of widget.

Gtk.Widget:margin-end

Margin on end of widget, horizontally.

Gtk.Widget:margin-start

Margin on start of widget, horizontally.

Gtk.Widget:margin-top

Margin on top side of widget.

Gtk.Widget:name

The name of the widget.

Gtk.Widget:opacity

The requested opacity of the widget.

Gtk.Widget:overflow

How content outside the widget’s content area is treated.

Gtk.Widget:parent

The parent widget of this widget.

Gtk.Widget:receives-default

Whether the widget will receive the default action when it is focused.

Gtk.Widget:root

The GtkRoot widget of the widget tree containing this widget.

Gtk.Widget:scale-factor

The scale factor of the widget.

Gtk.Widget:sensitive

Whether the widget responds to input.

Gtk.Widget:tooltip-markup

Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string, which is marked up with Pango markup.

Gtk.Widget:tooltip-text

Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string.

Gtk.Widget:valign

How to distribute vertical space if widget gets extra space.

Gtk.Widget:vexpand

Whether to expand vertically.

Gtk.Widget:vexpand-set

Whether to use the vexpand property.

Gtk.Widget:visible

Whether the widget is visible.

Gtk.Widget:width-request

Override for width request of the widget.

Properties inherited from GtkAccessible (1)
GtkAccessible:accessible-role

The accessible role of the given GtkAccessible implementation.

Signals

Gtk.Notebook::change-current-page
No description available.

Gtk.Notebook::create-window

The ::create-window signal is emitted when a detachable tab is dropped on the root window.

Gtk.Notebook::focus-tab
No description available.

Gtk.Notebook::move-focus-out
No description available.

Gtk.Notebook::page-added

The ::page-added signal is emitted in the notebook right after a page is added to the notebook.

Gtk.Notebook::page-removed

The ::page-removed signal is emitted in the notebook right after a page is removed from the notebook.

Gtk.Notebook::page-reordered

The ::page-reordered signal is emitted in the notebook right after a page has been reordered.

Gtk.Notebook::reorder-tab
No description available.

Gtk.Notebook::select-page
No description available.

Gtk.Notebook::switch-page

Emitted when the user or a function changes the current page.

Signals inherited from GtkWidget (13)
GtkWidget::destroy

Signals that all holders of a reference to the widget should release the reference that they hold.

GtkWidget::direction-changed

Emitted when the text direction of a widget changes.

GtkWidget::hide

Emitted when widget is hidden.

GtkWidget::keynav-failed

Emitted if keyboard navigation fails.

GtkWidget::map

Emitted when widget is going to be mapped.

GtkWidget::mnemonic-activate

Emitted when a widget is activated via a mnemonic.

GtkWidget::move-focus

Emitted when the focus is moved.

GtkWidget::query-tooltip

Emitted when the widget’s tooltip is about to be shown.

GtkWidget::realize

Emitted when widget is associated with a GdkSurface.

GtkWidget::show

Emitted when widget is shown.

GtkWidget::state-flags-changed

Emitted when the widget state changes.

GtkWidget::unmap

Emitted when widget is going to be unmapped.

GtkWidget::unrealize

Emitted when the GdkSurface associated with widget is destroyed.

Signals inherited from GObject (1)
GObject::notify

The notify signal is emitted on an object when one of its properties has its value set through g_object_set_property(), g_object_set(), et al.