DockObject

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Description:

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Properties:

• public string long_name { get; set construct; }
  A long descriptive name.
• public DockMaster master { owned get; set construct; }
  The master which manages all the objects in a dock ring
• public string name { get; construct; }
• public void* pixbuf_icon { get; set; }
  A GdkPixbuf to use for the icon of the dock object.
• public string stock_id { get; set construct; }
  A stock id to use for the icon of the dock object.

Static methods:

• public static unowned string nick_from_type (Type type)
  Finds the nickname for a given type
• public static Type set_type_for_nick (string nick, Type type)
  Assigns an object type to a given nickname.
• public static Type type_from_nick (string nick)
  Finds the object type assigned to a given nickname.

Creation methods:

• protected DockObject ()

Methods:

• public void bind (Object master)
  Add a link between a DockObject and a master.
• public virtual bool child_placement (DockObject child, DockPlacement? placement)
  This function returns information about placement of a child dock object inside another dock object.
• public virtual bool dock_request (int x, int y, DockRequest request)
  Dock a dock widget in this at the defined position.
• public void freeze ()
  Temporarily freezes a dock object, any call to reduce on the object has no immediate effect.
• public unowned DockObject get_controller ()
  Retrieves the controller of the object.
• public unowned string get_long_name ()
  Retrieves the long name of the object.
• public unowned Object get_master ()
  Retrieves the master of the object.
• public unowned DockObject? get_parent_object ()
  Returns a parent DockObject if it exists.
• public unowned Pixbuf get_pixbuf ()
  Retrieves a pixbuf used as the dock object icon.
• public unowned string get_stock_id ()
  Retrieves the a stock id used as the object icon.
• public unowned Dock? get_toplevel ()
  Get the top level Dock widget of this or null if cannot be found.
• public bool is_automatic ()
  Determine if an object is managed by the dock master, such object is destroyed automatically when it is not needed anymore.
• public bool is_bound ()
  Check if the object is bound to a master.
• public bool is_closed ()
  Checks whether a given DockObject is closed.
• public bool is_compound ()
  Check if an object is a compound object, accepting children widget or not.
• public bool is_frozen ()
  Determine if an object is frozen and is not removed immediately from the widget hierarchy when it is reduced.
• public void layout_changed_notify ()
  Emits the layout_changed signal on the master of the object if existing.
• public virtual void present (DockObject? child)
  Presents the GDL object to the user.
• public virtual void reduce ()
  Remove a compound object if it is not longer useful to hold the child.
• public virtual bool reorder (DockObject child, DockPlacement new_position, Value? other_data)
  Move the child widget at another place.
• public class void set_is_compound (bool is_compound)
  Define in the corresponding kind of dock object can contains children.
• public void set_long_name (string name)
  Set the long name of the object.
• public void set_manual ()
  A DockObject is managed by default by the dock master, use this function to make it a manual object if you want to manage the destruction of the object.
• public void set_pixbuf (Pixbuf? icon)
  Set a icon for a dock object using a Pixbuf .
• public void set_stock_id (string stock_id)
  Set an icon for the dock object using a stock id.
• public void thaw ()
  Thaws a dock object frozen with freeze.
• public void unbind ()
  This removes the link between an dock object and its master.

Signals:

• public virtual signal void detach (bool recursive)
  Signals that the DockObject is detached.
• public virtual signal void dock (DockObject requestor, DockPlacement position, Value? other_data)
  Signals that the DockObject has been docked.

Fields:

• public DockObjectFlags deprecated_flags
• public unowned Object deprecated_master

Inherited Members: