ApplicationProtocol
public protocol ApplicationProtocol : ApplicationProtocol
GtkApplication
is a high-level API for writing applications.
It supports many aspects of writing a GTK application in a convenient fashion, without enforcing a one-size-fits-all model.
Currently, GtkApplication
handles GTK initialization, application
uniqueness, session management, provides some basic scriptability and
desktop shell integration by exporting actions and menus and manages a
list of toplevel windows whose life-cycle is automatically tied to the
life-cycle of your application.
While GtkApplication
works fine with plain [classGtk.Window
]s, it is
recommended to use it together with [classGtk.ApplicationWindow
].
Automatic resources
GtkApplication
will automatically load menus from the GtkBuilder
resource located at “gtk/menus.ui”, relative to the application’s
resource base path (see g_application_set_resource_base_path()
).
The menu with the ID “menubar” is taken as the application’s
menubar. Additional menus (most interesting submenus) can be named
and accessed via [methodGtk.Application.get_menu_by_id
] which allows for
dynamic population of a part of the menu structure.
It is also possible to provide the menubar manually using
[methodGtk.Application.set_menubar
].
GtkApplication
will also automatically setup an icon search path for
the default icon theme by appending “icons” to the resource base
path. This allows your application to easily store its icons as
resources. See [methodGtk.IconTheme.add_resource_path
] for more
information.
If there is a resource located at “gtk/help-overlay.ui” which
defines a [classGtk.ShortcutsWindow
] with ID “help_overlay” then
GtkApplication
associates an instance of this shortcuts window with
each [classGtk.ApplicationWindow
] and sets up the keyboard accelerator
<kbd>Control</kbd>+<kbd>?</kbd> to open it. To create a menu item that
displays the shortcuts window, associate the item with the action
win.show-help-overlay
.
A simple application
A simple example is available in the GTK source code repository
GtkApplication
optionally registers with a session manager of the
users session (if you set the [propertyGtk.Application:register-session
]
property) and offers various functionality related to the session
life-cycle.
An application can block various ways to end the session with
the [methodGtk.Application.inhibit
] function. Typical use cases for
this kind of inhibiting are long-running, uninterruptible operations,
such as burning a CD or performing a disk backup. The session
manager may not honor the inhibitor, but it can be expected to
inform the user about the negative consequences of ending the
session while inhibitors are present.
See Also
HowDoI: Using GtkApplication, Getting Started with GTK: Basics
The ApplicationProtocol
protocol exposes the methods and properties of an underlying GtkApplication
instance.
The default implementation of these can be found in the protocol extension below.
For a concrete class that implements these methods and properties, see Application
.
Alternatively, use ApplicationRef
as a lighweight, unowned
reference if you already have an instance you just want to use.
-
Untyped pointer to the underlying
GtkApplication
instance.Declaration
Swift
var ptr: UnsafeMutableRawPointer! { get }
-
application_ptr
Default implementationTyped pointer to the underlying
GtkApplication
instance.Default Implementation
Return the stored, untyped pointer as a typed pointer to the
GtkApplication
instance.Declaration
Swift
var application_ptr: UnsafeMutablePointer<GtkApplication>! { get }
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Required Initialiser for types conforming to
ApplicationProtocol
Declaration
Swift
init(raw: UnsafeMutableRawPointer)
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onStartup(flags:
Extension methodhandler: ) Hook in a Gtk application startup handler.
Declaration
Swift
@discardableResult @inlinable func onStartup(flags: ConnectFlags = ConnectFlags(0), handler: @escaping ApplicationSignalHandler) -> Int
Parameters
flags
The connection flags to use
handler
The startup handler, taking in an application reference
Return Value
The handler ID of the startup handler
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onActivation(flags:
Extension methodhandler: ) Hook in a Gtk application activation handler.
Declaration
Swift
@discardableResult @inlinable func onActivation(flags: ConnectFlags = ConnectFlags(0), handler: @escaping ApplicationSignalHandler) -> Int
Parameters
flags
The connection flags to use
handler
The activation handler, taking in an application reference
Return Value
The handler ID of the startup handler
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bind(property:
Extension methodto: _: flags: transformFrom: transformTo: ) Bind a
ApplicationPropertyName
source property to a given target object.Declaration
Swift
@discardableResult @inlinable func bind<Q, T>(property source_property: ApplicationPropertyName, to target: T, _ target_property: Q, flags f: BindingFlags = .default, transformFrom transform_from: @escaping GLibObject.ValueTransformer = { $0.transform(destValue: $1) }, transformTo transform_to: @escaping GLibObject.ValueTransformer = { $0.transform(destValue: $1) }) -> BindingRef! where Q : PropertyNameProtocol, T : ObjectProtocol
Parameters
source_property
the source property to bind
target
the target object to bind to
target_property
the target property to bind to
flags
the flags to pass to the
Binding
transform_from
ValueTransformer
to use for forward transformationtransform_to
ValueTransformer
to use for backwards transformationReturn Value
binding reference or
nil
in case of an error -
get(property:
Extension method) Get the value of a Application property
Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func get(property: ApplicationPropertyName) -> GLibObject.Value
Parameters
property
the property to get the value for
Return Value
the value of the named property
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set(property:
Extension methodvalue: ) Set the value of a Application property. Note that this will only have an effect on properties that are writable and not construct-only!
Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func set(property: ApplicationPropertyName, value v: GLibObject.Value)
Parameters
property
the property to get the value for
Return Value
the value of the named property
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connect(signal:
Extension methodflags: handler: ) Connect a Swift signal handler to the given, typed
ApplicationSignalName
signalDeclaration
Swift
@discardableResult @inlinable func connect(signal s: ApplicationSignalName, flags f: ConnectFlags = ConnectFlags(0), handler h: @escaping SignalHandler) -> Int
Parameters
signal
The signal to connect
flags
The connection flags to use
data
A pointer to user data to provide to the callback
destroyData
A
GClosureNotify
C function to destroy the data pointed to byuserData
handler
The Swift signal handler (function or callback) to invoke on the given signal
Return Value
The signal handler ID (always greater than 0 for successful connections)
-
connect(signal:
Extension methodflags: data: destroyData: signalHandler: ) Connect a C signal handler to the given, typed
ApplicationSignalName
signalDeclaration
Swift
@discardableResult @inlinable func connect(signal s: ApplicationSignalName, flags f: ConnectFlags = ConnectFlags(0), data userData: gpointer!, destroyData destructor: GClosureNotify? = nil, signalHandler h: @escaping GCallback) -> Int
Parameters
signal
The signal to connect
flags
The connection flags to use
data
A pointer to user data to provide to the callback
destroyData
A
GClosureNotify
C function to destroy the data pointed to byuserData
signalHandler
The C function to be called on the given signal
Return Value
The signal handler ID (always greater than 0 for successful connections)
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onQueryEnd(flags:
Extension methodhandler: ) Emitted when the session manager is about to end the session.
This signal is only emitted if [property
Gtk.Application:register-session
] isTRUE
. Applications can connect to this signal and call [methodGtk.Application.inhibit
] withGTK_APPLICATION_INHIBIT_LOGOUT
to delay the end of the session until state has been saved.Note
This represents the underlyingquery-end
signalDeclaration
Swift
@discardableResult @inlinable func onQueryEnd(flags: ConnectFlags = ConnectFlags(0), handler: @escaping (_ unownedSelf: ApplicationRef) -> Void) -> Int
Parameters
flags
Flags
unownedSelf
Reference to instance of self
handler
The signal handler to call Run the given callback whenever the
queryEnd
signal is emitted -
queryEndSignal
Extension methodTyped
query-end
signal for using theconnect(signal:)
methodsDeclaration
Swift
static var queryEndSignal: ApplicationSignalName { get }
-
onWindowAdded(flags:
Extension methodhandler: ) Emitted when a [class
Gtk.Window
] is added toapplication
through [methodGtk.Application.add_window
].Note
This represents the underlyingwindow-added
signalDeclaration
Swift
@discardableResult @inlinable func onWindowAdded(flags: ConnectFlags = ConnectFlags(0), handler: @escaping (_ unownedSelf: ApplicationRef, _ window: WindowRef) -> Void) -> Int
Parameters
flags
Flags
unownedSelf
Reference to instance of self
window
the newly-added [class
Gtk.Window
]handler
The signal handler to call Run the given callback whenever the
windowAdded
signal is emitted -
windowAddedSignal
Extension methodTyped
window-added
signal for using theconnect(signal:)
methodsDeclaration
Swift
static var windowAddedSignal: ApplicationSignalName { get }
-
onWindowRemoved(flags:
Extension methodhandler: ) Emitted when a [class
Gtk.Window
] is removed fromapplication
.This can happen as a side-effect of the window being destroyed or explicitly through [method
Gtk.Application.remove_window
].Note
This represents the underlyingwindow-removed
signalDeclaration
Swift
@discardableResult @inlinable func onWindowRemoved(flags: ConnectFlags = ConnectFlags(0), handler: @escaping (_ unownedSelf: ApplicationRef, _ window: WindowRef) -> Void) -> Int
Parameters
flags
Flags
unownedSelf
Reference to instance of self
window
the [class
Gtk.Window
] that is being removedhandler
The signal handler to call Run the given callback whenever the
windowRemoved
signal is emitted -
windowRemovedSignal
Extension methodTyped
window-removed
signal for using theconnect(signal:)
methodsDeclaration
Swift
static var windowRemovedSignal: ApplicationSignalName { get }
-
onNotifyActiveWindow(flags:
Extension methodhandler: ) 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.Note that getting this signal doesn’t itself guarantee that the value of the property has actually changed. When it is emitted is determined by the derived GObject class. If the implementor did not create the property with
G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY
, then any call tog_object_set_property()
results innotify
being emitted, even if the new value is the same as the old. If they did passG_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY
, then this signal is emitted only when they explicitly callg_object_notify()
org_object_notify_by_pspec()
, and common practice is to do that only when the value has actually changed.This signal is typically used to obtain change notification for a single property, by specifying the property name as a detail in the
g_signal_connect()
call, like this:(C Language Example):
g_signal_connect (text_view->buffer, "notify::paste-target-list", G_CALLBACK (gtk_text_view_target_list_notify), text_view)
It is important to note that you must use canonical parameter names as detail strings for the notify signal.
Note
This represents the underlyingnotify::active-window
signalDeclaration
Swift
@discardableResult @inlinable func onNotifyActiveWindow(flags: ConnectFlags = ConnectFlags(0), handler: @escaping (_ unownedSelf: ApplicationRef, _ pspec: ParamSpecRef) -> Void) -> Int
Parameters
flags
Flags
unownedSelf
Reference to instance of self
pspec
the
GParamSpec
of the property which changed.handler
The signal handler to call Run the given callback whenever the
notifyActiveWindow
signal is emitted -
notifyActiveWindowSignal
Extension methodTyped
notify::active-window
signal for using theconnect(signal:)
methodsDeclaration
Swift
static var notifyActiveWindowSignal: ApplicationSignalName { get }
-
onNotifyMenubar(flags:
Extension methodhandler: ) 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.Note that getting this signal doesn’t itself guarantee that the value of the property has actually changed. When it is emitted is determined by the derived GObject class. If the implementor did not create the property with
G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY
, then any call tog_object_set_property()
results innotify
being emitted, even if the new value is the same as the old. If they did passG_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY
, then this signal is emitted only when they explicitly callg_object_notify()
org_object_notify_by_pspec()
, and common practice is to do that only when the value has actually changed.This signal is typically used to obtain change notification for a single property, by specifying the property name as a detail in the
g_signal_connect()
call, like this:(C Language Example):
g_signal_connect (text_view->buffer, "notify::paste-target-list", G_CALLBACK (gtk_text_view_target_list_notify), text_view)
It is important to note that you must use canonical parameter names as detail strings for the notify signal.
Note
This represents the underlyingnotify::menubar
signalDeclaration
Swift
@discardableResult @inlinable func onNotifyMenubar(flags: ConnectFlags = ConnectFlags(0), handler: @escaping (_ unownedSelf: ApplicationRef, _ pspec: ParamSpecRef) -> Void) -> Int
Parameters
flags
Flags
unownedSelf
Reference to instance of self
pspec
the
GParamSpec
of the property which changed.handler
The signal handler to call Run the given callback whenever the
notifyMenubar
signal is emitted -
notifyMenubarSignal
Extension methodTyped
notify::menubar
signal for using theconnect(signal:)
methodsDeclaration
Swift
static var notifyMenubarSignal: ApplicationSignalName { get }
-
onNotifyRegisterSession(flags:
Extension methodhandler: ) 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.Note that getting this signal doesn’t itself guarantee that the value of the property has actually changed. When it is emitted is determined by the derived GObject class. If the implementor did not create the property with
G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY
, then any call tog_object_set_property()
results innotify
being emitted, even if the new value is the same as the old. If they did passG_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY
, then this signal is emitted only when they explicitly callg_object_notify()
org_object_notify_by_pspec()
, and common practice is to do that only when the value has actually changed.This signal is typically used to obtain change notification for a single property, by specifying the property name as a detail in the
g_signal_connect()
call, like this:(C Language Example):
g_signal_connect (text_view->buffer, "notify::paste-target-list", G_CALLBACK (gtk_text_view_target_list_notify), text_view)
It is important to note that you must use canonical parameter names as detail strings for the notify signal.
Note
This represents the underlyingnotify::register-session
signalDeclaration
Swift
@discardableResult @inlinable func onNotifyRegisterSession(flags: ConnectFlags = ConnectFlags(0), handler: @escaping (_ unownedSelf: ApplicationRef, _ pspec: ParamSpecRef) -> Void) -> Int
Parameters
flags
Flags
unownedSelf
Reference to instance of self
pspec
the
GParamSpec
of the property which changed.handler
The signal handler to call Run the given callback whenever the
notifyRegisterSession
signal is emitted -
notifyRegisterSessionSignal
Extension methodTyped
notify::register-session
signal for using theconnect(signal:)
methodsDeclaration
Swift
static var notifyRegisterSessionSignal: ApplicationSignalName { get }
-
onNotifyScreensaverActive(flags:
Extension methodhandler: ) 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.Note that getting this signal doesn’t itself guarantee that the value of the property has actually changed. When it is emitted is determined by the derived GObject class. If the implementor did not create the property with
G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY
, then any call tog_object_set_property()
results innotify
being emitted, even if the new value is the same as the old. If they did passG_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY
, then this signal is emitted only when they explicitly callg_object_notify()
org_object_notify_by_pspec()
, and common practice is to do that only when the value has actually changed.This signal is typically used to obtain change notification for a single property, by specifying the property name as a detail in the
g_signal_connect()
call, like this:(C Language Example):
g_signal_connect (text_view->buffer, "notify::paste-target-list", G_CALLBACK (gtk_text_view_target_list_notify), text_view)
It is important to note that you must use canonical parameter names as detail strings for the notify signal.
Note
This represents the underlyingnotify::screensaver-active
signalDeclaration
Swift
@discardableResult @inlinable func onNotifyScreensaverActive(flags: ConnectFlags = ConnectFlags(0), handler: @escaping (_ unownedSelf: ApplicationRef, _ pspec: ParamSpecRef) -> Void) -> Int
Parameters
flags
Flags
unownedSelf
Reference to instance of self
pspec
the
GParamSpec
of the property which changed.handler
The signal handler to call Run the given callback whenever the
notifyScreensaverActive
signal is emitted -
notifyScreensaverActiveSignal
Extension methodTyped
notify::screensaver-active
signal for using theconnect(signal:)
methodsDeclaration
Swift
static var notifyScreensaverActiveSignal: ApplicationSignalName { get }
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add(window:
Extension method) Adds a window to
application
.This call can only happen after the
application
has started; typically, you should add new application windows in response to the emission of theGApplication
activate`` signal.This call is equivalent to setting the [property
Gtk.Window:application
] property ofwindow
toapplication
.Normally, the connection between the application and the window will remain until the window is destroyed, but you can explicitly remove it with [method
Gtk.Application.remove_window
].GTK will keep the
application
running as long as it has any windows.Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func add<WindowT>(window: WindowT) where WindowT : WindowProtocol
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getAccelsForAction(detailedActionName:
Extension method) Gets the accelerators that are currently associated with the given action.
Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func getAccelsForAction(detailedActionName: UnsafePointer<CChar>!) -> UnsafeMutablePointer<UnsafeMutablePointer<CChar>?>!
-
getActionsFor(accel:
Extension method) Returns the list of actions (possibly empty) that
accel
maps to.Each item in the list is a detailed action name in the usual form.
This might be useful to discover if an accel already exists in order to prevent installation of a conflicting accelerator (from an accelerator editor or a plugin system, for example). Note that having more than one action per accelerator may not be a bad thing and might make sense in cases where the actions never appear in the same context.
In case there are no actions for a given accelerator, an empty array is returned.
NULL
is never returned.It is a programmer error to pass an invalid accelerator string.
If you are unsure, check it with [func
Gtk.accelerator_parse
] first.Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func getActionsFor(accel: UnsafePointer<CChar>!) -> UnsafeMutablePointer<UnsafeMutablePointer<CChar>?>!
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getActiveWindow()
Extension methodGets the “active” window for the application.
The active window is the one that was most recently focused (within the application). This window may not have the focus at the moment if another application has it — this is just the most recently-focused window within this application.
Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func getActiveWindow() -> WindowRef!
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getMenuBy(id:
Extension method) Gets a menu from automatically loaded resources.
See the section on Automatic resources for more information.
Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func getMenuBy(id: UnsafePointer<CChar>!) -> GIO.MenuRef!
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getMenubar()
Extension methodReturns the menu model that has been set with [method
Gtk.Application.set_menubar
].Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func getMenubar() -> GIO.MenuModelRef!
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getWindowBy(id:
Extension method) Returns the [class
Gtk.ApplicationWindow
] with the given ID.The ID of a
GtkApplicationWindow
can be retrieved with [methodGtk.ApplicationWindow.get_id
].Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func getWindowBy(id: Int) -> WindowRef!
-
getWindows()
Extension methodGets a list of the [class
Gtk.Window
] instances associated withapplication
.The list is sorted by most recently focused window, such that the first element is the currently focused window. (Useful for choosing a parent for a transient window.)
The list that is returned should not be modified in any way. It will only remain valid until the next focus change or window creation or deletion.
Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func getWindows() -> GLib.ListRef!
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inhibit(window:
Extension methodflags: reason: ) Inform the session manager that certain types of actions should be inhibited.
This is not guaranteed to work on all platforms and for all types of actions.
Applications should invoke this method when they begin an operation that should not be interrupted, such as creating a CD or DVD. The types of actions that may be blocked are specified by the
flags
parameter. When the application completes the operation it should call [methodGtk.Application.uninhibit
] to remove the inhibitor. Note that an application can have multiple inhibitors, and all of them must be individually removed. Inhibitors are also cleared when the application exits.Applications should not expect that they will always be able to block the action. In most cases, users will be given the option to force the action to take place.
The
reason
message should be short and to the point.If
window
is given, the session manager may point the user to this window to find out more about why the action is inhibited.Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func inhibit(window: WindowRef? = nil, flags: ApplicationInhibitFlags, reason: UnsafePointer<CChar>? = nil) -> Int
-
inhibit(window:
Extension methodflags: reason: ) Inform the session manager that certain types of actions should be inhibited.
This is not guaranteed to work on all platforms and for all types of actions.
Applications should invoke this method when they begin an operation that should not be interrupted, such as creating a CD or DVD. The types of actions that may be blocked are specified by the
flags
parameter. When the application completes the operation it should call [methodGtk.Application.uninhibit
] to remove the inhibitor. Note that an application can have multiple inhibitors, and all of them must be individually removed. Inhibitors are also cleared when the application exits.Applications should not expect that they will always be able to block the action. In most cases, users will be given the option to force the action to take place.
The
reason
message should be short and to the point.If
window
is given, the session manager may point the user to this window to find out more about why the action is inhibited.Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func inhibit<WindowT>(window: WindowT?, flags: ApplicationInhibitFlags, reason: UnsafePointer<CChar>? = nil) -> Int where WindowT : WindowProtocol
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listActionDescriptions()
Extension methodLists the detailed action names which have associated accelerators.
See [method
Gtk.Application.set_accels_for_action
].Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func listActionDescriptions() -> UnsafeMutablePointer<UnsafeMutablePointer<CChar>?>!
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remove(window:
Extension method) Remove a window from
application
.If
window
belongs toapplication
then this call is equivalent to setting the [propertyGtk.Window:application
] property ofwindow
toNULL
.The application may stop running as a result of a call to this function, if
window
was the last window of theapplication
.Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func remove<WindowT>(window: WindowT) where WindowT : WindowProtocol
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setAccelsForAction(detailedActionName:
Extension methodaccels: ) Sets zero or more keyboard accelerators that will trigger the given action.
The first item in
accels
will be the primary accelerator, which may be displayed in the UI.To remove all accelerators for an action, use an empty, zero-terminated array for
accels
.For the
detailed_action_name
, seeg_action_parse_detailed_name()
andg_action_print_detailed_name()
.Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func setAccelsForAction(detailedActionName: UnsafePointer<CChar>!, accels: UnsafePointer<UnsafePointer<CChar>?>!)
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set(menubar:
Extension method) Sets or unsets the menubar for windows of
application
.This is a menubar in the traditional sense.
This can only be done in the primary instance of the application, after it has been registered.
GApplication
startup`` is a good place to call this.Depending on the desktop environment, this may appear at the top of each window, or at the top of the screen. In some environments, if both the application menu and the menubar are set, the application menu will be presented as if it were the first item of the menubar. Other environments treat the two as completely separate — for example, the application menu may be rendered by the desktop shell while the menubar (if set) remains in each individual window.
Use the base
GActionMap
interface to add actions, to respond to the user selecting these menu items.Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func set(menubar: GIO.MenuModelRef? = nil)
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set(menubar:
Extension method) Sets or unsets the menubar for windows of
application
.This is a menubar in the traditional sense.
This can only be done in the primary instance of the application, after it has been registered.
GApplication
startup`` is a good place to call this.Depending on the desktop environment, this may appear at the top of each window, or at the top of the screen. In some environments, if both the application menu and the menubar are set, the application menu will be presented as if it were the first item of the menubar. Other environments treat the two as completely separate — for example, the application menu may be rendered by the desktop shell while the menubar (if set) remains in each individual window.
Use the base
GActionMap
interface to add actions, to respond to the user selecting these menu items.Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func set<MenuModelT>(menubar: MenuModelT?) where MenuModelT : MenuModelProtocol
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uninhibit(cookie:
Extension method) Removes an inhibitor that has been previously established.
See [method
Gtk.Application.inhibit
].Inhibitors are also cleared when the application exits.
Declaration
Swift
@inlinable func uninhibit(cookie: Int)
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activeWindow
Extension methodGets the “active” window for the application.
The active window is the one that was most recently focused (within the application). This window may not have the focus at the moment if another application has it — this is just the most recently-focused window within this application.
Declaration
Swift
@inlinable var activeWindow: WindowRef! { get }
-
menubar
Extension methodThe
GMenuModel
to be used for the application’s menu bar.Declaration
Swift
@inlinable var menubar: GIO.MenuModelRef! { get nonmutating set }
-
windows
Extension methodGets a list of the [class
Gtk.Window
] instances associated withapplication
.The list is sorted by most recently focused window, such that the first element is the currently focused window. (Useful for choosing a parent for a transient window.)
The list that is returned should not be modified in any way. It will only remain valid until the next focus change or window creation or deletion.
Declaration
Swift
@inlinable var windows: GLib.ListRef! { get }
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parentInstance
Extension methodUndocumented
Declaration
Swift
@inlinable var parentInstance: GApplication { get }