GtkAccelLabel: GTK+ 2 Reference Manual

## GtkAccelLabel GtkAccelLabel — A label which displays an accelerator key on the right of the text |

## Functions

GtkWidget * | gtk_accel_label_new ()
void | gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_accel_label_get_accel_widget ()
void | gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget ()
guint | gtk_accel_label_get_accel_width ()
gboolean | gtk_accel_label_refetch ()

## Properties

GClosure * | accel-closure | Read / Write
GtkWidget * | accel-widget | Read / Write

## Types and Values

struct | GtkAccelLabel

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
            ╰── GtkObject
                ╰── GtkWidget
                    ╰── GtkMisc
                        ╰── GtkLabel
                            ╰── GtkAccelLabel

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkAccelLabel implements AtkImplementorIface and GtkBuildable.

## Includes

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

## Description

The GtkAccelLabel widget is a subclass of GtkLabel that also displays an accelerator key on the right of the label text, e.g. 'Ctl+S'. It is commonly used in menus to show the keyboard short-cuts for commands.

The accelerator key to display is not set explicitly. Instead, the GtkAccelLabel displays the accelerators which have been added to a particular widget. This widget is set by calling `gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget()`.

For example, a GtkMenuItem widget may have an accelerator added to emit the "activate" signal when the 'Ctl+S' key combination is pressed. A GtkAccelLabel is created and added to the GtkMenuItem, and `gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget()` is called with the GtkMenuItem as the second argument. The GtkAccelLabel will now display 'Ctl+S' after its label.

Note that creating a GtkMenuItem with `gtk_menu_item_new_with_label()` (or one of the similar functions for GtkCheckMenuItem and GtkRadioMenuItem) automatically adds a GtkAccelLabel to the GtkMenuItem and calls `gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget()` to set it up for you.

A GtkAccelLabel will only display accelerators which have `GTK_ACCEL_VISIBLE` set (see GtkAccelFlags). A GtkAccelLabel can display multiple accelerators and even signal names, though it is almost always used to display just one accelerator key.

Example 4. Creating a simple menu item with an accelerator key.

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    GtkWidget *save_item;
    GtkAccelGroup *accel_group;

    /* Create a GtkAccelGroup and add it to the window. */
    accel_group = gtk_accel_group_new ();
    gtk_window_add_accel_group (GTK_WINDOW (window), accel_group);

    /* Create the menu item using the convenience function. */
    save_item = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label ("Save");
    gtk_widget_show (save_item);
    gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (menu), save_item);

    /* Now add the accelerator to the GtkMenuItem. Note that since we called
       gtk_menu_item_new_with_label() to create the GtkMenuItem the
       GtkAccelLabel is automatically set up to display the GtkMenuItem
       accelerators. We just need to make sure we use GTK_ACCEL_VISIBLE here. */
    gtk_widget_add_accelerator (save_item, "activate", accel_group,
                                GDK_s, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, GTK_ACCEL_VISIBLE);

## Functions

### gtk_accel_label_new ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_accel_label_new (const gchar *string);

Creates a new GtkAccelLabel.

#### Parameters

string | the label string. Must be non-`NULL`. |

#### Returns

a new GtkAccelLabel.

### gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure ()

    void
    gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label,
                                       GClosure *accel_closure);

Sets the closure to be monitored by this accelerator label. The closure must be connected to an accelerator group; see `gtk_accel_group_connect()`.

#### Parameters

accel_label | a GtkAccelLabel |
accel_closure | the closure to monitor for accelerator changes. |

### gtk_accel_label_get_accel_widget ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_accel_label_get_accel_widget (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label);

Fetches the widget monitored by this accelerator label. See `gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget()`.

#### Parameters

accel_label | a GtkAccelLabel |

#### Returns

the object monitored by the accelerator label, or `NULL`.

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### gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget ()

    void
    gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label,
                                      GtkWidget *accel_widget);

Sets the widget to be monitored by this accelerator label.

#### Parameters

accel_label | a GtkAccelLabel |
accel_widget | the widget to be monitored. |

### gtk_accel_label_get_accel_width ()

    guint
    gtk_accel_label_get_accel_width (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label);

Returns the width needed to display the accelerator key(s). This is used by menus to align all of the GtkMenuItem widgets, and shouldn't be needed by applications.

#### Parameters

accel_label | a GtkAccelLabel. |

#### Returns

the width needed to display the accelerator key(s).

### gtk_accel_label_refetch ()

    gboolean
    gtk_accel_label_refetch (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label);

Recreates the string representing the accelerator keys. This should not be needed since the string is automatically updated whenever accelerators are added or removed from the associated widget.

#### Parameters

accel_label | a GtkAccelLabel. |

#### Returns

always returns `FALSE`.

## Types and Values

### struct GtkAccelLabel

    struct GtkAccelLabel;

The GtkAccelLabel struct contains private data only, and should be accessed using the functions below.

## Property Details

### The `“accel-closure”` property

      “accel-closure”            GClosure *

The closure to be monitored for accelerator changes.

Flags: Read / Write

### The `“accel-widget”` property

      “accel-widget”             GtkWidget *

The widget to be monitored for accelerator changes.

Flags: Read / Write

## See Also

GtkItemFactory, GtkAccelGroup