text widget

Definition

<text tag_attr="value"...>
	<label>text</label>
	<variable>varname</variable>
	<input>command</input>
	<input file>filename</input>
	<sensitive>state</sensitive>
	<action signal="type">activity</action>...
</text>

"..." denotes acceptance of multiples of the same thing.

Tag Attributes

See the GtkLabel widget and ancestor class properties.

The following custom tag attributes are available:

Name	Description	Value	Since
space-expand	Pack widget expanding into space	`true` or `false`	0.7.21
space-fill	Pack widget filling space	`true` or `false`	0.7.21

Directives

Some of these may have tag attribute equivalents.

Name	Description	Contents	Mandatory	Since
label	Initial text
variable	Shell variable name
input	Data input source	Shell command
input file	Data input source	Filename
sensitive	Sensitive state	`true` or `false`		0.7.21
action signal="type"	Execute command on signal	Shell command
action signal="type"	Perform function on signal	function:parameter

Signals

There is no default signal for this widget.

See also the GtkLabel widget and ancestor class signals.

Functions

The following functions can be performed upon this widget by any widget capable of emitting signals:

Type	Description	Parameter	Since
enable	Sensitise widget	Shell variable name
disable	Desensitise widget	Shell variable name
refresh	Reload input data	Shell variable name
fileselect	Launch file selection dialog	Shell variable name
clear	Remove all widget data	Shell variable name

The following general functions can be performed by any widget capable of emitting signals:

Type	Description	Parameter	Since
command	Execute command	Shell command
exit	Exit dialog	A value for the `EXIT` shell variable
closewindow	Close launched dialog	Launched dialog's shell variable name
launch	Launch new dialog	New dialog's shell variable name

Notes

Line wrapping is enabled by default for this widget which can be overridden with the "wrap" tag attribute.

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