Gtk.AboutDialog¶

Example¶

Subclasses:: None

Methods¶

Inherited:: Gtk.Dialog (14), Gtk.Window (119), Gtk.Bin (1), Gtk.Container (35), Gtk.Widget (278), GObject.Object (37), Gtk.Buildable (10)
Structs:: Gtk.ContainerClass (5), Gtk.WidgetClass (12), GObject.ObjectClass (5)

class	`new` ()
	`add_credit_section` (section_name, people)
	`get_artists` ()
	`get_authors` ()
	`get_comments` ()
	`get_copyright` ()
	`get_documenters` ()
	`get_license` ()
	`get_license_type` ()
	`get_logo` ()
	`get_logo_icon_name` ()
	`get_program_name` ()
	`get_translator_credits` ()
	`get_version` ()
	`get_website` ()
	`get_website_label` ()
	`get_wrap_license` ()
	`set_artists` (artists)
	`set_authors` (authors)
	`set_comments` (comments)
	`set_copyright` (copyright)
	`set_documenters` (documenters)
	`set_license` (license)
	`set_license_type` (license_type)
	`set_logo` (logo)
	`set_logo_icon_name` (icon_name)
	`set_program_name` (name)
	`set_translator_credits` (translator_credits)
	`set_version` (version)
	`set_website` (website)
	`set_website_label` (website_label)
	`set_wrap_license` (wrap_license)

Virtual Methods¶

Inherited:: Gtk.Dialog (2), Gtk.Window (5), Gtk.Container (10), Gtk.Widget (82), GObject.Object (7), Gtk.Buildable (10)

do_activate_link (uri)

Properties¶

Inherited:: Gtk.Dialog (1), Gtk.Window (33), Gtk.Container (3), Gtk.Widget (39)

Name	Type	Flags	Short Description
`artists`	[`str`]	r/w/en	List of people who have contributed artwork to the program
`authors`	[`str`]	r/w/en	List of authors of the program
`comments`	`str`	r/w/en	Comments about the program
`copyright`	`str`	r/w/en	Copyright information for the program
`documenters`	[`str`]	r/w/en	List of people documenting the program
`license`	`str`	r/w/en	The license of the program
`license-type`	`Gtk.License`	r/w/en	The license type of the program
`logo`	`GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf`	r/w/en	A logo for the about box. If this is not set, it defaults to `Gtk.Window.get_default_icon_list`()
`logo-icon-name`	`str`	r/w/en	A named icon to use as the logo for the about box.
`program-name`	`str`	r/w/en	The name of the program. If this is not set, it defaults to `GLib.get_application_name`()
`translator-credits`	`str`	r/w/en	Credits to the translators. This string should be marked as translatable
`version`	`str`	r/w/en	The version of the program
`website`	`str`	r/w/en	The URL for the link to the website of the program
`website-label`	`str`	r/w/en	The label for the link to the website of the program
`wrap-license`	`bool`	r/w/en	Whether to wrap the license text.

Style Properties¶

Inherited:: Gtk.Dialog (4), Gtk.Window (2), Gtk.Widget (17)

Signals¶

Inherited:: Gtk.Dialog (2), Gtk.Window (5), Gtk.Container (4), Gtk.Widget (69), GObject.Object (1)

Name	Short Description
`activate-link`	The signal which gets emitted to activate a URI.

Fields¶

Inherited:: Gtk.Dialog (2), Gtk.Window (5), Gtk.Container (4), Gtk.Widget (69), GObject.Object (1)

Name	Type	Access	Description
parent_instance	`Gtk.Dialog`	r

Class Details¶

class Gtk.AboutDialog(*args, **kwargs)¶

Bases:: Gtk.Dialog
Abstract:: No
Structure:: Gtk.AboutDialogClass

The Gtk.AboutDialog offers a simple way to display information about a program like its logo, name, copyright, website and license. It is also possible to give credits to the authors, documenters, translators and artists who have worked on the program. An about dialog is typically opened when the user selects the About option from the Help menu. All parts of the dialog are optional.

About dialogs often contain links and email addresses. Gtk.AboutDialog displays these as clickable links. By default, it calls Gtk.show_uri_on_window() when a user clicks one. The behaviour can be overridden with the Gtk.AboutDialog ::activate-link signal.

To specify a person with an email address, use a string like “Edgar Allan Poe <edgar\`poe`.com>”. To specify a website with a title, use a string like “GTK+ team http://www.gtk.org”.

To make constructing a Gtk.AboutDialog as convenient as possible, you can use the function gtk_show_about_dialog() which constructs and shows a dialog and keeps it around so that it can be shown again.

Note that GTK+ sets a default title of _("About %s") on the dialog window (where \%s is replaced by the name of the application, but in order to ensure proper translation of the title, applications should set the title property explicitly when constructing a Gtk.AboutDialog, as shown in the following example:

GdkPixbuf *example_logo = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file ("./logo.png", NULL);
gtk_show_about_dialog (NULL,
                       "program-name", "ExampleCode",
                       "logo", example_logo,
                       "title", _("About ExampleCode"),
                       NULL);

It is also possible to show a Gtk.AboutDialog like any other Gtk.Dialog, e.g. using Gtk.Dialog.run(). In this case, you might need to know that the “Close” button returns the Gtk.ResponseType.CANCEL response id.

classmethod new()[source]¶

Returns:: a newly created Gtk.AboutDialog
Return type:: Gtk.Widget

Creates a new Gtk.AboutDialog.

New in version 2.6.

add_credit_section(section_name, people)[source]¶

Parameters:

section_name (str) – The name of the section
people ([str]) – The people who belong to that section

Creates a new section in the Credits page.

New in version 3.4.

get_artists()[source]¶

Returns:: A None-terminated string array containing the artists. The array is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.
Return type:: [str]

Returns the string which are displayed in the artists tab of the secondary credits dialog.

New in version 2.6.

get_authors()[source]¶

Returns:: A None-terminated string array containing the authors. The array is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.
Return type:: [str]

Returns the string which are displayed in the authors tab of the secondary credits dialog.

New in version 2.6.

get_comments()[source]¶

Returns:: The comments. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.
Return type:: str

Returns the comments string.

New in version 2.6.

get_copyright()[source]¶

Returns:: The copyright string. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.
Return type:: str

Returns the copyright string.

New in version 2.6.

get_documenters()[source]¶

Returns:: A None-terminated string array containing the documenters. The array is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.
Return type:: [str]

Returns the string which are displayed in the documenters tab of the secondary credits dialog.

New in version 2.6.

get_license()[source]¶

Returns:: The license information. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.
Return type:: str

Returns the license information.

New in version 2.6.

get_license_type()[source]¶

Returns:: a Gtk.License value
Return type:: Gtk.License

Retrieves the license set using Gtk.AboutDialog.set_license_type()

New in version 3.0.

get_logo()[source]¶

Returns:: the pixbuf displayed as logo. The pixbuf is owned by the about dialog. If you want to keep a reference to it, you have to call GObject.Object.ref() on it.
Return type:: GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf

Returns the pixbuf displayed as logo in the about dialog.

New in version 2.6.

get_logo_icon_name()[source]¶

Returns:: the icon name displayed as logo. The string is owned by the dialog. If you want to keep a reference to it, you have to call GLib.strdup() on it.
Return type:: str

Returns the icon name displayed as logo in the about dialog.

New in version 2.6.

get_program_name()[source]¶

Returns:: The program name. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.
Return type:: str

Returns the program name displayed in the about dialog.

New in version 2.12.

get_translator_credits()[source]¶

Returns:: The translator credits string. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.
Return type:: str

Returns the translator credits string which is displayed in the translators tab of the secondary credits dialog.

New in version 2.6.

get_version()[source]¶

Returns:: The version string. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.
Return type:: str

Returns the version string.

New in version 2.6.

get_website()[source]¶

Returns:: The website URL. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.
Return type:: str

Returns the website URL.

New in version 2.6.

get_website_label()[source]¶

Returns:: The label used for the website link. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.
Return type:: str

Returns the label used for the website link.

New in version 2.6.

get_wrap_license()[source]¶

Returns:: True if the license text is wrapped
Return type:: bool

Returns whether the license text in self is automatically wrapped.

New in version 2.8.

set_artists(artists)[source]¶

Parameters:: artists ([str]) – a None-terminated array of strings

Sets the strings which are displayed in the artists tab of the secondary credits dialog.

New in version 2.6.

set_authors(authors)[source]¶

Parameters:: authors ([str]) – a None-terminated array of strings

Sets the strings which are displayed in the authors tab of the secondary credits dialog.

New in version 2.6.

set_comments(comments)[source]¶

Parameters:: comments (str or None) – a comments string

Sets the comments string to display in the about dialog. This should be a short string of one or two lines.

New in version 2.6.

set_copyright(copyright)[source]¶

Parameters:: copyright (str or None) – the copyright string

Sets the copyright string to display in the about dialog. This should be a short string of one or two lines.

New in version 2.6.

set_documenters(documenters)[source]¶

Parameters:: documenters ([str]) – a None-terminated array of strings

Sets the strings which are displayed in the documenters tab of the secondary credits dialog.

New in version 2.6.

set_license(license)[source]¶

Parameters:: license (str or None) – the license information or None

Sets the license information to be displayed in the secondary license dialog. If license is None, the license button is hidden.

New in version 2.6.

set_license_type(license_type)[source]¶

Parameters:: license_type (Gtk.License) – the type of license

Sets the license of the application showing the self dialog from a list of known licenses.

This function overrides the license set using Gtk.AboutDialog.set_license().

New in version 3.0.

set_logo(logo)[source]¶

Parameters:: logo (GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf or None) – a GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf, or None

Sets the pixbuf to be displayed as logo in the about dialog. If it is None, the default window icon set with Gtk.Window.set_default_icon() will be used.

New in version 2.6.

set_logo_icon_name(icon_name)[source]¶

Parameters:: icon_name (str or None) – an icon name, or None

Sets the pixbuf to be displayed as logo in the about dialog. If it is None, the default window icon set with Gtk.Window.set_default_icon() will be used.

New in version 2.6.

set_program_name(name)[source]¶

Parameters:: name (str) – the program name

Sets the name to display in the about dialog. If this is not set, it defaults to GLib.get_application_name().

New in version 2.12.

set_translator_credits(translator_credits)[source]¶

Parameters:: translator_credits (str or None) – the translator credits

Sets the translator credits string which is displayed in the translators tab of the secondary credits dialog.

The intended use for this string is to display the translator of the language which is currently used in the user interface. Using gettext(), a simple way to achieve that is to mark the string for translation:

GtkWidget *about = gtk_about_dialog_new ();
gtk_about_dialog_set_translator_credits (GTK_ABOUT_DIALOG (about),
                                         _("translator-credits"));

It is a good idea to use the customary msgid “translator-credits” for this purpose, since translators will already know the purpose of that msgid, and since Gtk.AboutDialog will detect if “translator-credits” is untranslated and hide the tab.

New in version 2.6.

set_version(version)[source]¶

Parameters:: version (str or None) – the version string

Sets the version string to display in the about dialog.

New in version 2.6.

set_website(website)[source]¶

Parameters:: website (str or None) – a URL string starting with “http://”

Sets the URL to use for the website link.

New in version 2.6.

set_website_label(website_label)[source]¶

Parameters:: website_label (str) – the label used for the website link

Sets the label to be used for the website link.

New in version 2.6.

set_wrap_license(wrap_license)[source]¶

Parameters:: wrap_license (bool) – whether to wrap the license

Sets whether the license text in self is automatically wrapped.

New in version 2.8.

do_activate_link(uri) virtual¶

Parameters:: uri (str) –
Return type:: bool

Signal Details¶

Gtk.AboutDialog.signals.activate_link(about_dialog, uri)¶

Signal Name:

activate-link

Flags:

RUN_LAST

Parameters:

about_dialog (Gtk.AboutDialog) – The object which received the signal
uri (str) – the URI that is activated

Returns:

True if the link has been activated

Return type:

bool

The signal which gets emitted to activate a URI. Applications may connect to it to override the default behaviour, which is to call Gtk.show_uri_on_window().

New in version 2.24.

Property Details¶

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.artists¶

Name:: artists
Type:: [str]
Default Value:: []
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

The people who contributed artwork to the program, as a None-terminated array of strings. Each string may contain email addresses and URLs, which will be displayed as links, see the introduction for more details.

New in version 2.6.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.authors¶

Name:: authors
Type:: [str]
Default Value:: []
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

The authors of the program, as a None-terminated array of strings. Each string may contain email addresses and URLs, which will be displayed as links, see the introduction for more details.

New in version 2.6.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.comments¶

Name:: comments
Type:: str
Default Value:: None
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

Comments about the program. This string is displayed in a label in the main dialog, thus it should be a short explanation of the main purpose of the program, not a detailed list of features.

New in version 2.6.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.copyright¶

Name:: copyright
Type:: str
Default Value:: None
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

Copyright information for the program.

New in version 2.6.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.documenters¶

Name:: documenters
Type:: [str]
Default Value:: []
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

The people documenting the program, as a None-terminated array of strings. Each string may contain email addresses and URLs, which will be displayed as links, see the introduction for more details.

New in version 2.6.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.license¶

Name:: license
Type:: str
Default Value:: None
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

The license of the program. This string is displayed in a text view in a secondary dialog, therefore it is fine to use a long multi-paragraph text. Note that the text is only wrapped in the text view if the “wrap-license” property is set to True; otherwise the text itself must contain the intended linebreaks. When setting this property to a non-None value, the Gtk.AboutDialog :license-type property is set to Gtk.License.CUSTOM as a side effect.

New in version 2.6.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.license_type¶

Name:: license-type
Type:: Gtk.License
Default Value:: Gtk.License.UNKNOWN
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

The license of the program, as a value of the Gtk.License enumeration.

The Gtk.AboutDialog will automatically fill out a standard disclaimer and link the user to the appropriate online resource for the license text.

If Gtk.License.UNKNOWN is used, the link used will be the same specified in the Gtk.AboutDialog :website property.

If Gtk.License.CUSTOM is used, the current contents of the Gtk.AboutDialog :license property are used.

For any other Gtk.License value, the contents of the Gtk.AboutDialog :license property are also set by this property as a side effect.

New in version 3.0.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.logo¶

Name:: logo
Type:: GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf
Default Value:: None
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

A logo for the about box. If it is None, the default window icon set with Gtk.Window.set_default_icon() will be used.

New in version 2.6.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.logo_icon_name¶

Name:: logo-icon-name
Type:: str
Default Value:: 'image-missing'
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

A named icon to use as the logo for the about box. This property overrides the Gtk.AboutDialog :logo property.

New in version 2.6.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.program_name¶

Name:: program-name
Type:: str
Default Value:: None
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

The name of the program. If this is not set, it defaults to GLib.get_application_name().

New in version 2.12.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.translator_credits¶

Name:: translator-credits
Type:: str
Default Value:: None
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

Credits to the translators. This string should be marked as translatable. The string may contain email addresses and URLs, which will be displayed as links, see the introduction for more details.

New in version 2.6.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.version¶

Name:: version
Type:: str
Default Value:: None
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

The version of the program.

New in version 2.6.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.website¶

Name:: website
Type:: str
Default Value:: None
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

The URL for the link to the website of the program. This should be a string starting with “http://.

New in version 2.6.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.website_label¶

Name:: website-label
Type:: str
Default Value:: None
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

The label for the link to the website of the program.

New in version 2.6.

Gtk.AboutDialog.props.wrap_license¶

Name:: wrap-license
Type:: bool
Default Value:: False
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

Whether to wrap the text in the license dialog.

New in version 2.8.