DbusmenuGtkClient: libdbusmenu-gtk Reference Manual

## DbusmenuGtkClient DbusmenuGtkClient — A subclass of DbusmenuClient adding GTK level features |

## Stability Level

Unstable, unless otherwise indicated

## Functions

DbusmenuGtkClient * | dbusmenu_gtkclient_new ()
GtkMenuItem * | dbusmenu_gtkclient_menuitem_get ()
GtkMenu * | dbusmenu_gtkclient_menuitem_get_submenu ()
void | dbusmenu_gtkclient_set_accel_group ()
GtkAccelGroup * | dbusmenu_gtkclient_get_accel_group ()
void | dbusmenu_gtkclient_newitem_base ()

## Types and Values

#define | DBUSMENU_GTKCLIENT_SIGNAL_ROOT_CHANGED
struct | DbusmenuGtkClient
struct | DbusmenuGtkClientClass

## Includes

    #include <libdbusmenu-gtk/client.h>

## Description

In general, this is just a GtkMenu, why else would you care? Oh, because this menu is created by someone else on a server that exists on the other side of DBus. You need a DbusmenuServer to be able push the data into this menu.

The first thing you need to know is how to find that DbusmenuServer on DBus. This involves both the DBus name and the DBus object that the menu interface can be found on. Those two value should be set when creating the object using `dbusmenu_gtkmenu_new()`. They are then stored on two properties “dbus-name” and “dbus-object”.

After creation the DbusmenuGtkClient it will continue to keep in synchronization with the DbusmenuServer object across Dbus. If the number of entries change, the menus change, if they change thier properties change, they update in the items. All of this should be handled transparently to the user of this object.

## Functions

### dbusmenu_gtkclient_new ()

    DbusmenuGtkClient *
    dbusmenu_gtkclient_new (gchar *dbus_name,
                            gchar *dbus_object);

Creates a new DbusmenuGtkClient object and creates a DbusmenuClient that connects across DBus to a DbusmenuServer.

#### Parameters

dbus_name | Name of the DbusmenuServer on DBus |
dbus_object | Name of the object on the DbusmenuServer |

#### Returns

A new DbusmenuGtkClient sync'd with a server

### dbusmenu_gtkclient_menuitem_get ()

    GtkMenuItem *
    dbusmenu_gtkclient_menuitem_get (DbusmenuGtkClient *client,
                                     DbusmenuMenuitem *item);

This grabs the GtkMenuItem that is associated with the DbusmenuMenuitem.

#### Parameters

client | A DbusmenuGtkClient with the item in it. |
item | DbusmenuMenuitem to get associated GtkMenuItem on. |

#### Returns

The GtkMenuItem that can be played with.

[transfer none]

### dbusmenu_gtkclient_menuitem_get_submenu ()

    GtkMenu *
    dbusmenu_gtkclient_menuitem_get_submenu
                                   (DbusmenuGtkClient *client,
                                    DbusmenuMenuitem *item);

This grabs the submenu associated with the menuitem.

#### Parameters

client | A DbusmenuGtkClient with the item in it. |
item | DbusmenuMenuitem to get associated GtkMenu on. |

#### Returns

The GtkMenu if there is one.

[transfer none]

### dbusmenu_gtkclient_set_accel_group ()

    void
    dbusmenu_gtkclient_set_accel_group (DbusmenuGtkClient *client,
                                        GtkAccelGroup *agroup);

Sets the acceleration group for the menu items with accelerators on this client.

#### Parameters

client | To set the group on |
agroup | The new acceleration group |

### dbusmenu_gtkclient_get_accel_group ()

    GtkAccelGroup *
    dbusmenu_gtkclient_get_accel_group (DbusmenuGtkClient *client);

Gets the accel group for this client.

#### Parameters

client | Client to query for an accelerator group |

#### Returns

Either a valid group or NULL on error or none set.

[transfer none]

### dbusmenu_gtkclient_newitem_base ()

    void
    dbusmenu_gtkclient_newitem_base (DbusmenuGtkClient *client,
                                     DbusmenuMenuitem *item,
                                     GtkMenuItem *gmi,
                                     DbusmenuMenuitem *parent);

This function provides some of the basic connectivity for being in the GTK world. Things like visibility and sensitivity of the item are handled here so that the subclasses don't have to. If you're building your on GTK menu item you can use this function to apply those basic attributes so that you don't have to deal with them either.

This also handles passing the "activate" signal back to the DbusmenuMenuitem side of thing.

#### Parameters

client | The client handling everything on this connection |
item | The DbusmenuMenuitem to attach the GTK-isms to |
gmi | A GtkMenuItem representing the GTK world's view of this menuitem |
parent | The parent DbusmenuMenuitem |

## Types and Values

### DBUSMENU_GTKCLIENT_SIGNAL_ROOT_CHANGED

    #define DBUSMENU_GTKCLIENT_SIGNAL_ROOT_CHANGED  DBUSMENU_CLIENT_SIGNAL_ROOT_CHANGED

String to attach to signal “root-changed”

### struct DbusmenuGtkClient

    struct DbusmenuGtkClient {
    };

A subclass of DbusmenuClient to add functionality with regarding building GTK items out of the abstract tree.

### struct DbusmenuGtkClientClass

    struct DbusmenuGtkClientClass {
    	DbusmenuClientClass parent_class;

    	/* Signals */
    	void (*root_changed) (DbusmenuMenuitem * newroot);

    	/*< Private >*/
    	void (*reserved1) (void);
    	void (*reserved2) (void);
    	void (*reserved3) (void);
    	void (*reserved4) (void);
    	void (*reserved5) (void);
    	void (*reserved6) (void);
    };

Functions and signal slots for using a DbusmenuGtkClient

#### Members

DbusmenuClientClass `parent_class`; | GtkMenuClass |
`root_changed` () | Slot for signal “root-changed” |
`reserved1` () | Reserved for future use. |
`reserved2` () | Reserved for future use. |
`reserved3` () | Reserved for future use. |
`reserved4` () | Reserved for future use. |
`reserved5` () | Reserved for future use. |
`reserved6` () | Reserved for future use. |