Menus, Actions

[buhtz]

It looks like that the currently suggested way to create MenuBars and ToolBars is deprecated?

python-gtk-3-tutorial.readthedocs.io/en/latest/menus.html

https://lazka.github.io/pgi-docs/#Gtk-3.0/classes/Action.html#Gtk.Action

How can a new user know how to solve this now? I can not find any example code using the new solution.

[TingPing]

It links to the page for the replacements: https://python-gtk-3-tutorial.readthedocs.io/en/latest/application.html

Gio.Action and Gio.Menu. Toolbars aren't deprecated and you can assign Gio.Action's to any button in them.

[buhtz]

I don't see this link
https://python-gtk-3-tutorial.readthedocs.io/en/latest/application.html
on that page
https://lazka.github.io/pgi-docs/#Gtk-3.0/classes/Action.html#Gtk.Action

Anyway. Menus and Toolbars are not explained. There is only a fancy example about application menus. I have never seen an "application menu" before - kind of exotic? Is this plattform independent?

Where can I find infos (syntax, definitions, ...) about the XML file?
I need some more usual stuff like a menubar and a toolbar. ;)

[TingPing]

I have never seen an "application menu" before - kind of exotic? Is this plattform independent?

An application menu is just a menu associated with the application. How it appears depends upon your platform.

Where can I find infos (syntax, definitions, ...) about the XML file?

It is poorly documented but:

• https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/GMenuModel.html
• https://developer.gnome.org/GMenu/

I need some more usual stuff like a menubar and a toolbar. ;)

I think there is a bit of confusion here. GtkMenuBar and GtkToolBar are not deprecated. GtkAction and GtkUIManager are. GMenu can make menu bars and GAction is just used everywhere.

[buhtz]

Of course, there is a lot of confusion. ;)

You wrote yourself that the documentaion is "poor". It is. API Reference is not documentaiton in they way I mean it.

The point is that the concept behind UIManager/GtkBuilder, the XML-string/file and all the possible menus is kind of exotic. So you need to bring this to a new user. The tutorial doesn't - no matter the the UIManager used there is deprecated.

I can add this to my todo list but first I have to understand the concept behind all that myself. ;)

I think this StackOverflow-Question explain my confusion.

Please also see the question How to create PyGObject application with a menubar using Gtk.Builder?.

[osamuaoki]

You can create this with Glade.

See method I mentioned:

• Can't add GtkHeaderBar to window with existing widgets / containers -- GNOME glade issue 499
• Can't add GtkHeaderBar to "Client side window decoration" area -- Debian BTS

In short, use CSD and create Primary menu with popover using Glade with some text editor hacks.

I may write up more on this topic.

Osamu

[osamuaoki]

I finished writing up an example to make .

GTK GUI with PyGObject (9) This page provide HeaderBar with CSD. It uses Glade and describes details.

I have been learning to program with python/Gtk.Template/Glade combination.