Re: would like a stock button without the text (GtkButton), or a stock GtkToolButton that gets button-pressed-event

Gergely Polonkai <[email protected]> Sat, 25 Jun 2016 23:59:57 +0200
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I have no idea, but maybe I would take a look into GtkSpinButton=E2=80=99s =
sources;
the up/down (well, plus and minus) buttons do exactly what you want to
achieve. Dig yourself into gtkspinbutton.c, it may hold the answer for you
;)
On Jun 25, 2016 17:30, "Dan Hitt" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Oh for sure!
>
> And if there's a better way to handle my use case i'm all ears.
>
> What i would like to happen is that if i press the button, and hold it, i=
t
> starts repeating.
>
> Ideally, it would repeat slowly at first, but as time wears on repeat
> faster and faster.
>
> If there were an attribute in the glade gui that said 'auto-repeat', i
> would just check it and let the gtk machinery take care of the rest.
>
> But afaict, i'm going to need to program it.
>
> I have not done this yet, and it is of course a language-specific
> question, but i imagine i'll fire some kind of timeout on the first press=
,
> and clear it on the release, but until there's a release doing my action
> each time it times out while shortening the next period.
>
> So that's the plan, but if you have a way to skip the programming part an=
d
> do it all, or something similar, purely in glade, then i would be even mo=
re
> grateful, and try it out.
>
> Thanks for all your help!
>
> dan
>
> On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 2:17 AM, Gergely Polonkai <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> you=E2=80=99re welcome.
>>
>> On a side note, could you elaborate on why you need the button-pressed
>> event instead of clicked? Just out of curiosity, as I rarely see valid u=
se
>> cases for this signal (and because I prefer using GtkActions).
>>
>> Best,
>> Gergely
>> On Jun 25, 2016 04:59, "Dan Hitt" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Ah, thank you very much Gergely.
>>>
>>> This is exactly what i need.
>>>
>>> A little elaboration here as to what i'm doing: i want to isolate as
>>> much of the gui development to glade as possible, because it will make =
the
>>> app look more like other apps, and probably be better than anything i c=
ould
>>> do.
>>>
>>> And i want to avoid text on buttons as much as possible for all the
>>> usual reasons.
>>>
>>> I thought GtkToolButton was ideal for what i wanted, but it has trouble
>>> getting the button-press-event signal, while a button has no such probl=
em.
>>>
>>> Anyhow, i appreciate your help very much, and it lets me get on my way.
>>>
>>> dan
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 8:24 AM, Gergely Polonkai <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Add a GtkButton, and inside a GtkImage. If you are using the Glade UI,
>>>> you have to check the =E2=80=9CAdd custom content=E2=80=9D checkbox in=
 the button
>>>> properties.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Gergely
>>>> Thanks Gergely for your suggestion.
>>>>
>>>> But how would i do that entirely in glade, and using only stock images=
?
>>>>
>>>> TIA for any info.
>>>>
>>>> dan
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 1:04 AM, Gergely Polonkai <[email protected]=
>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> how about you create a simple button, and add an image inside? Button=
s
>>>>> are containers, you can put anything inside (even a button, but that
>>>>> doesn=E2=80=99t make much sense).
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Gergely
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Gergely Polonkai
>>>>> [image: https://]about.me/gergely.polonkai
>>>>>
>>>>> <https://about.me/gergely.polonkai?promo=3Demail_sig&utm_source=3Dema=
il_sig&utm_medium=3Demail_sig&utm_campaign=3Dexternal_links>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2016-06-24 7:49 GMT+02:00 Dan Hitt <[email protected]>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I would like to have a widget, created in glade, that acts like a
>>>>>> button in that it gets button-press-event, and has a stock image, bu=
t
>>>>>> does not have any text label.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A GtkToolButton almost fits the bill, in that it has an image but no
>>>>>> text.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, if you put signal handlers on a GtkToolButton, you can see
>>>>>> when it is clicked, or gets a button-released-event, but the
>>>>>> button-pressed-events are unreliable.   In my setup, they only show =
up
>>>>>> for double clicks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On the other hand a GtkButton certainly does get button-pressed-even=
t
>>>>>> and button-released-event, but if it's a stock button, there does no=
t
>>>>>> seem to be a way to tell it to just not show any text.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would like to do this entirely in glade, without writing any code,
>>>>>> and using only standard images.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is this possible?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm using xubuntu 16.04, and the glade which comes with it which is
>>>>>> 3.18.3.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance for any clues, and i can provide more details if i=
'm
>>>>>> leaving something out here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dan
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">I have no idea, but maybe I would take a look into GtkSpinBu=
tton=E2=80=99s sources; the up/down (well, plus and minus) buttons do exact=
ly what you want to achieve. Dig yourself into gtkspinbutton.c, it may hold=
 the answer for you ;)</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jun 25, 2016 17:30, &quot;Dan Hitt&quot; &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 =
0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><=
div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Oh for sure!<br><br></div>And if the=
re&#39;s a better way to handle my use case i&#39;m all ears.<br><br></div>=
What i would like to happen is that if i press the button, and hold it, it =
starts repeating.<br><br></div>Ideally, it would repeat slowly at first, bu=
t as time wears on repeat faster and faster.<br><br></div>If there were an =
attribute in the glade gui that said &#39;auto-repeat&#39;, i would just ch=
eck it and let the gtk machinery take care of the rest.<br><br></div>But af=
aict, i&#39;m going to need to program it.<br><br></div>I have not done thi=
s yet, and it is of course a language-specific question, but i imagine i&#3=
9;ll fire some kind of timeout on the first press, and clear it on the rele=
ase, but until there&#39;s a release doing my action each time it times out=
 while shortening the next period.<br><br></div>So that&#39;s the plan, but=
 if you have a way to skip the programming part and do it all, or something=
 similar, purely in glade, then i would be even more grateful, and try it o=
ut.<br><br></div>Thanks for all your help!<br><br></div>dan<br></div><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at=
 2:17 AM, Gergely Polonkai <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gergely@=
polonkai.eu" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1=
px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr">Hello,</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">you=E2=80=99re welcome.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">On a side note, could you elaborate on why you need the butt=
on-pressed event instead of clicked? Just out of curiosity, as I rarely see=
 valid use cases for this signal (and because I prefer using GtkActions).</=
p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Best,<br>
Gergely</p><div><div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jun 25, 2016 04:59, &quot;Dan Hitt&quot; &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]<=
/a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Ah, thank you very much Gergely.<=
br><br></div>This is exactly what i need.<br><br></div>A little elaboration=
 here as to what i&#39;m doing: i want to isolate as much of the gui develo=
pment to glade as possible, because it will make the app look more like oth=
er apps, and probably be better than anything i could do.<br><br></div>And =
i want to avoid text on buttons as much as possible for all the usual reaso=
ns.<br><br></div>I thought GtkToolButton was ideal for what i wanted, but i=
t has trouble getting the button-press-event signal, while a button has no =
such problem.<br><br></div>Anyhow, i appreciate your help very much, and it=
 lets me get on my way.<br><br></div>dan<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra=
"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 8:24 AM, Gergely P=
olonkai <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=
=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr">Add a GtkButton, and inside a GtkImage. If you=
 are using the Glade UI, you have to check the =E2=80=9CAdd custom content=
=E2=80=9D checkbox in the button properties.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Best,<br>
Gergely</p><div><div>
<div style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex=
"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Thanks Gergely for your suggestion.<br><b=
r></div>But how would i do that entirely in glade, and using only stock ima=
ges?<br><br></div>TIA for any info.<br><br></div>dan<br></div><div class=3D=
"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 1:04 A=
M, Gergely Polonkai <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gergely@polonka=
i.eu" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc=
 solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>how abo=
ut you create a simple button, and add an image inside? Buttons are contain=
ers, you can put anything inside (even a button, but that doesn=E2=80=99t m=
ake much sense).</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Gergely</div></di=
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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div>2016-06-24 7:49 GMT+02:00 Dan Hitt=
 <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_bla=
nk">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span>:<br></div></div><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex"><div><div>I would like to have a widget, created in glade, that a=
cts like a<br>
button in that it gets button-press-event, and has a stock image, but<br>
does not have any text label.<br>
<br>
A GtkToolButton almost fits the bill, in that it has an image but no text.<=
br>
<br>
However, if you put signal handlers on a GtkToolButton, you can see<br>
when it is clicked, or gets a button-released-event, but the<br>
button-pressed-events are unreliable.=C2=A0 =C2=A0In my setup, they only sh=
ow up<br>
for double clicks.<br>
<br>
On the other hand a GtkButton certainly does get button-pressed-event<br>
and button-released-event, but if it&#39;s a stock button, there does not<b=
r>
seem to be a way to tell it to just not show any text.<br>
<br>
I would like to do this entirely in glade, without writing any code,<br>
and using only standard images.<br>
<br>
Is this possible?<br>
<br>
I&#39;m using xubuntu 16.04, and the glade which comes with it which is 3.1=
8.3.<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance for any clues, and i can provide more details if i&#39;m<=
br>
leaving something out here.<br>
<br>
dan<br></div></div>
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