Struct gtk::FileChooser [−][src]
pub struct FileChooser(_);
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FileChooser is an interface that can be implemented by file
selection widgets. In GTK+, the main objects that implement this
interface are FileChooserWidget, FileChooserDialog, and
FileChooserButton. You do not need to write an object that
implements the FileChooser interface unless you are trying to
adapt an existing file selector to expose a standard programming
interface.
FileChooser allows for shortcuts to various places in the filesystem.
In the default implementation these are displayed in the left pane. It
may be a bit confusing at first that these shortcuts come from various
sources and in various flavours, so lets explain the terminology here:
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Bookmarks: are created by the user, by dragging folders from the right pane to the left pane, or by using the “Add”. Bookmarks can be renamed and deleted by the user.
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Shortcuts: can be provided by the application. For example, a Paint program may want to add a shortcut for a Clipart folder. Shortcuts cannot be modified by the user.
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Volumes: are provided by the underlying filesystem abstraction. They are the “roots” of the filesystem.
File Names and Encodings
When the user is finished selecting files in a
FileChooser, your program can get the selected names
either as filenames or as URIs. For URIs, the normal escaping
rules are applied if the URI contains non-ASCII characters.
However, filenames are always returned in
the character set specified by the
G_FILENAME_ENCODING environment variable.
Please see the GLib documentation for more details about this
variable.
This means that while you can pass the result of
FileChooserExt::filename() to open() or fopen(),
you may not be able to directly set it as the text of a
Label widget unless you convert it first to UTF-8,
which all GTK+ widgets expect. You should use g_filename_to_utf8()
to convert filenames into strings that can be passed to GTK+
widgets.
Adding a Preview Widget
You can add a custom preview widget to a file chooser and then
get notification about when the preview needs to be updated.
To install a preview widget, use
FileChooserExt::set_preview_widget(). Then, connect to the
signal::FileChooser::update-preview signal to get notified when
you need to update the contents of the preview.
Your callback should use
FileChooserExt::preview_filename() to see what needs
previewing. Once you have generated the preview for the
corresponding file, you must call
FileChooserExt::set_preview_widget_active() with a boolean
flag that indicates whether your callback could successfully
generate a preview.
Example: Using a Preview Widget ## {gtkfilechooser-preview}
⚠️ The following code is in C ⚠️
{
GtkImage *preview;
...
preview = gtk_image_new ();
gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget (my_file_chooser, preview);
g_signal_connect (my_file_chooser, "update-preview",
G_CALLBACK (update_preview_cb), preview);
}
static void
update_preview_cb (GtkFileChooser *file_chooser, gpointer data)
{
GtkWidget *preview;
char *filename;
GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
gboolean have_preview;
preview = GTK_WIDGET (data);
filename = gtk_file_chooser_get_preview_filename (file_chooser);
pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file_at_size (filename, 128, 128, NULL);
have_preview = (pixbuf != NULL);
g_free (filename);
gtk_image_set_from_pixbuf (GTK_IMAGE (preview), pixbuf);
if (pixbuf)
g_object_unref (pixbuf);
gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget_active (file_chooser, have_preview);
}
Adding Extra Widgets
You can add extra widgets to a file chooser to provide options
that are not present in the default design. For example, you
can add a toggle button to give the user the option to open a
file in read-only mode. You can use
FileChooserExt::set_extra_widget() to insert additional
widgets in a file chooser.
An example for adding extra widgets:
⚠️ The following code is in C ⚠️
GtkWidget *toggle;
...
toggle = gtk_check_button_new_with_label ("Open file read-only");
gtk_widget_show (toggle);
gtk_file_chooser_set_extra_widget (my_file_chooser, toggle);
}
If you want to set more than one extra widget in the file
chooser, you can a container such as a Box or a Grid
and include your widgets in it. Then, set the container as
the whole extra widget.
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Returns the type identifier of Self.
Auto Trait Implementations
impl RefUnwindSafe for FileChooserimpl !Send for FileChooserimpl !Sync for FileChooserimpl Unpin for FileChooserimpl UnwindSafe for FileChooserBlanket Implementations
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pub fn set_properties_from_value(
&self,
property_values: &[(&str, Value)]
) -> Result<(), BoolError>pub fn set_property<'a, N, V>(
&self,
property_name: N,
value: V
) -> Result<(), BoolError> where
V: ToValue,
N: Into<&'a str>, pub fn set_property_from_value<'a, N>(
&self,
property_name: N,
value: &Value
) -> Result<(), BoolError> where
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pub fn connect_notify<F>(&self, name: Option<&str>, f: F) -> SignalHandlerId where
F: 'static + Fn(&T, &ParamSpec) + Send + Sync, pub fn connect_notify_local<F>(
&self,
name: Option<&str>,
f: F
) -> SignalHandlerId where
F: 'static + Fn(&T, &ParamSpec), pub unsafe fn connect_notify_unsafe<F>(
&self,
name: Option<&str>,
f: F
) -> SignalHandlerId where
F: Fn(&T, &ParamSpec), pub fn has_property<'a, N>(&self, property_name: N, type_: Option<Type>) -> bool where
N: Into<&'a str>, pub fn find_property<'a, N>(&self, property_name: N) -> Option<ParamSpec> where
N: Into<&'a str>, pub fn connect<'a, N, F>(
&self,
signal_name: N,
after: bool,
callback: F
) -> Result<SignalHandlerId, BoolError> where
F: Fn(&[Value]) -> Option<Value> + Send + Sync + 'static,
N: Into<&'a str>, Same as connect but takes a SignalId instead of a signal name.
pub fn connect_local<'a, N, F>(
&self,
signal_name: N,
after: bool,
callback: F
) -> Result<SignalHandlerId, BoolError> where
F: Fn(&[Value]) -> Option<Value> + 'static,
N: Into<&'a str>, Same as connect_local but takes a SignalId instead of a signal name.
pub unsafe fn connect_unsafe<'a, N, F>(
&self,
signal_name: N,
after: bool,
callback: F
) -> Result<SignalHandlerId, BoolError> where
F: Fn(&[Value]) -> Option<Value>,
N: Into<&'a str>, Same as connect_unsafe but takes a SignalId instead of a signal name.
Emit signal by signal id.
Emit signal with details by signal id.
Emit signal by it’s name.
pub fn bind_property<'a, O, N, M>(
&'a self,
source_property: N,
target: &'a O,
target_property: M
) -> BindingBuilder<'a> where
O: ObjectType,
N: Into<&'a str>,
M: Into<&'a str>, Same as emit but takes Value for the arguments.
Same as emit_by_name but takes Value for the arguments.
Returns a SendValue clone of self.
impl<'a, T, C> FromValueOptional<'a> for T where
C: ValueTypeChecker<Error = ValueTypeMismatchOrNoneError>,
T: FromValue<'a, Checker = C>,