14.4. Item Factory Example

    1   #!/usr/bin/env python
    2   
    3   # example itemfactory.py
    4   
    5   import gtk
    6   
    7   class ItemFactoryExample:
    8       # Obligatory basic callback
    9       def print_hello(self, w, data):
   10           print "Hello, World!"
   11   
   12       # This is the GtkItemFactoryEntry structure used to generate new menus.
   13       # Item 1: The menu path. The letter after the underscore indicates an
   14       #         accelerator key once the menu is open.
   15       # Item 2: The accelerator key for the entry
   16       # Item 3: The callback.
   17       # Item 4: The callback action.  This changes the parameters with
   18       #         which the callback is called.  The default is 0.
   19       # Item 5: The item type, used to define what kind of an item it is.
   20       #       Here are the possible values:
   21   
   22       #       NULL               -> "<Item>"
   23       #       ""                 -> "<Item>"
   24       #       "<Title>"          -> create a title item
   25       #       "<Item>"           -> create a simple item
   26       #       "<CheckItem>"      -> create a check item
   27       #       "<ToggleItem>"     -> create a toggle item
   28       #       "<RadioItem>"      -> create a radio item
   29       #       <path>             -> path of a radio item to link against
   30       #       "<Separator>"      -> create a separator
   31       #       "<Branch>"         -> create an item to hold sub items (optional)
   32       #       "<LastBranch>"     -> create a right justified branch 
   33   
   34       def get_main_menu(self, window):
   35           nmenu_items = len(self.menu_items)
   36           accel_group = gtk.GtkAccelGroup()
   37   
   38           # This function initializes the item factory.
   39           # Param 1: The type of menu - can be GtkMenuBar, GtkMenu,
   40           #          or GtkOptionMenu.
   41           # Param 2: The path of the menu.
   42           # Param 3: A pointer to a gtk_accel_group.  The item factory sets up
   43           #          the accelerator table while generating menus.
   44           item_factory = gtk.GtkItemFactory(gtk.GtkMenuBar.get_type(), "<main>", 
   45                                             accel_group)
   46   
   47           # This method generates the menu items. Pass to the item factory
   48           #  the list of menu items
   49           item_factory.create_items(self.menu_items)
   50   
   51           # Attach the new accelerator group to the window.
   52           window.add_accel_group(accel_group)
   53   
   54           # Finally, return the actual menu bar created by the item factory. 
   55           return item_factory.get_widget("<main>")
   56   
   57       def __init__(self):
   58           self.menu_items = (
   59               ( "/_File",         None,         None, 0, "<Branch>" ),
   60               ( "/File/_New",     "<control>N", self.print_hello, 0, None ),
   61               ( "/File/_Open",    "<control>O", self.print_hello, 0, None ),
   62               ( "/File/_Save",    "<control>S", self.print_hello, 0, None ),
   63               ( "/File/Save _As", None,         None, 0, None ),
   64               ( "/File/sep1",     None,         None, 0, "<Separator>" ),
   65               ( "/File/Quit",     "<control>Q", gtk.mainquit, 0, None ),
   66               ( "/_Options",      None,         None, 0, "<Branch>" ),
   67               ( "/Options/Test",  None,         None, 0, None ),
   68               ( "/_Help",         None,         None, 0, "<LastBranch>" ),
   69               ( "/_Help/About",   None,         None, 0, None ),
   70               )
   71           window = gtk.GtkWindow(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
   72           window.connect("destroy", gtk.mainquit, "WM destroy")
   73           window.set_title("Item Factory")
   74           window.set_usize(300, 200)
   75   
   76           main_vbox = gtk.GtkVBox(gtk.FALSE, 1)
   77           main_vbox.set_border_width(1)
   78           window.add(main_vbox)
   79           main_vbox.show()
   80   
   81           menubar = self.get_main_menu(window)
   82           main_vbox.pack_start(menubar, gtk.FALSE, gtk.TRUE, 0)
   83           menubar.show()
   84           window.show()
   85   
   86   def main():
   87       gtk.mainloop()
   88       return 0
   89   
   90   if __name__ == "__main__":
   91       ItemFactoryExample()
   92       main()