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Xfc::Gtk::FontSelection Class Reference

A GtkFontSelection C++ wrapper class. More...

#include <xfc/gtk/fontselection.hh>

Inheritance diagram for Xfc::Gtk::FontSelection:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

Constructors

• FontSelection ()

  Construct a new FontSelection.
  

• virtual ~FontSelection ()

  Destructor.
  

Accessors

• GtkFontSelection * gtk_font_selection () const

  Get a pointer to the GtkFontSelection structure.
  

• operator GtkFontSelection * () const

  Conversion operator; safely converts a FontSelection to a GtkFontSelection pointer.
  

• Entry * size_entry () const

  Returns a pointer to the font size Entry.
  

• Entry * preview_entry () const

  Returns a pointer to the preview text Entry.
  

• Pango::FontFamily * get_font_family () const

  Gets the current font family.
  

• Pango::FontFace * get_font_face () const

  Gets the current font face.
  

• String get_font_name () const

  Gets the currently selected font name.
  

• String get_preview_text () const

  Gets the text displayed in the preview area.
  

Methods

• bool set_font_name (const String &fontname)

  Sets the currently selected font.
  

• void set_preview_text (const String &text)

  Sets the text displayed in the preview area.
  

Protected Member Functions

Constructors

• FontSelection (GtkFontSelection *font_selection, bool owns_reference=false)

  Construct a new FontSelection from an existing GtkFontSelection.
  

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Detailed Description

A GtkFontSelection C++ wrapper class.

The FontSelection widget lists the available fonts, styles and sizes, allowing the user to select a font. It is used in the FontSelectionDialog widget to provide a dialog box for selecting fonts.

To set the font which is initially selected, use set_font_name(). To get the selected font use get_font_name(). To change the text which is shown in the preview area, use set_preview_text().

See also: the Font Selection HOWTO and example.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Xfc::Gtk::FontSelection::FontSelection (  GtkFontSelection *  font_selection, bool  owns_reference = false )  [explicit, protected]

Construct a new FontSelection from an existing GtkFontSelection. Parameters: font_selection  A pointer to a GtkFontSelection. owns_reference  Set false if the initial reference count is floating, set true if it's not. The font_selection can be a newly created GtkFontSelection or an existing GtkFontSelection (see G::Object::Object).

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Member Function Documentation

bool Xfc::Gtk::FontSelection::set_font_name (  const String &  fontname  )

Sets the currently selected font. Parameters: fontname  A fontname. Returns: true if the font was found.

void Xfc::Gtk::FontSelection::set_preview_text (  const String &  text  )

Sets the text displayed in the preview area. Parameters: text  The text to display in the preview area.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• fontselection.hh

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