package lablgtk3

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Useful functions for LablGTK.

type menu_entry = [
  1. | `I of string * (unit -> unit)
  2. | `C of string * bool * (bool -> unit)
  3. | `R of (string * bool * (bool -> unit)) list
  4. | `M of string * menu_entry list
]

Tree description of a menu

val build_menu : GMenu.menu -> entries:menu_entry list -> unit

Build a menu from a tree description

val popup_menu : entries:menu_entry list -> button:int -> time:int32 -> unit

Popup a menu created from the given list of labels and functions.

Parametrized dialog windows

val question_box : ?parent:GWindow.window_skel -> title:string -> buttons:string list -> ?default:int -> ?icon:GObj.widget -> string -> int

This function is used to display a question in a dialog box, with a parametrized list of buttons. The function returns the number of the clicked button (starting at 1), or 0 if the window is savagedly destroyed.

  • parameter parent

    the parent window in the front of which it should be displayed. this also sets the destroy_with_parent property.

  • parameter title

    the title of the dialog

  • parameter buttons

    the list of button labels.

  • parameter default

    the index of the default answer

  • parameter icon

    a widget (usually a pixmap) which can be displayed on the left of the window.

  • parameter message

    the text to display

val message_box : ?parent:GWindow.window_skel -> title:string -> ?icon:GObj.widget -> ?ok:string -> string -> unit

This function is used to display a message in a dialog box with just an Ok button. We use question_box with just an ok button.

  • parameter parent

    the parent window in the front of which it should be displayed. this also sets the destroy_with_parent property.

  • parameter title

    the title of the dialog

  • parameter icon

    a widget (usually a pixmap) which can be displayed on the left of the window.

  • parameter ok

    the text for the ok button (default is "Ok")

  • parameter message

    the text to display

val input_string : ?parent:GWindow.window_skel -> title:string -> ?ok:string -> ?cancel:string -> ?text:string -> string -> string option

Make the user type in a string.

  • returns

    None if the user clicked on cancel, or Some s if the user clicked on the ok button.

  • parameter parent

    the parent window in the front of which it should be displayed. this also sets the destroy_with_parent property.

  • parameter title

    the title of the dialog

  • parameter ok

    the text for the confirmation button (default is "Ok")

  • parameter cancel

    the text for the cancel button (default is "Cancel")

  • parameter text

    the default text displayed in the entry widget

  • parameter message

    the text to display

val input_text : ?parent:GWindow.window_skel -> title:string -> ?ok:string -> ?cancel:string -> ?text:string -> string -> string option

Make the user type in a text.

  • returns

    None if the user clicked on cancel, or Some s if the user clicked on the ok button.

  • parameter parent

    the parent window in the front of which it should be displayed. this also sets the destroy_with_parent property.

  • parameter title

    the title of the dialog

  • parameter ok

    the text for the confirmation button (default is "Ok")

  • parameter cancel

    the text for the cancel button (default is "Cancel")

  • parameter text

    the default text displayed in the entry widget (utf8)

  • parameter message

    the text to display

type key_combination = [ `A | `C | `S ] list * char

A keyboard shorcut: a combination of Alt, Control and Shift and a letter.

type 'a shortcut_specification = {
  1. name : string;
  2. keys : key_combination list;
  3. message : 'a;
}

A shortcut specification: name of a GTK+ signal to emit, keyboard shortcuts and the message to send. The name must be unique.

val create_shortcuts : window:GWindow.window_skel -> shortcuts:'a shortcut_specification list -> callback:('a -> unit) -> unit

Setup the given shortcut spec list for the given window and callback. This create the GTK+ signal, associate the keyboard shortcuts to it, make the window listen to these shortcuts and eventually call the given callback with the messages from the shortcut specification.

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