Gtk.Spinner¶

Example¶

../_images/Spinner.png

Subclasses:: None

Methods¶

Inherited:: Gtk.Widget (183), GObject.Object (37), Gtk.Accessible (17), Gtk.Buildable (1)
Structs:: Gtk.WidgetClass (18), GObject.ObjectClass (5)

class	`new` ()
	`get_spinning` ()
	`set_spinning` (spinning)
	`start` ()
	`stop` ()

Virtual Methods¶

Inherited:: Gtk.Widget (25), GObject.Object (7), Gtk.Accessible (6), Gtk.Buildable (9)

Properties¶

Inherited:: Gtk.Widget (35), Gtk.Accessible (1)

Name	Type	Flags	Short Description
`spinning`	`bool`	r/w/en

Signals¶

Inherited:: Gtk.Widget (13), GObject.Object (1)

Fields¶

Inherited:: Gtk.Widget (13), GObject.Object (1)

Class Details¶

class Gtk.Spinner(**kwargs)¶

Bases:: Gtk.Widget
Abstract:: No

Displays an icon-size spinning animation.

It is often used as an alternative to a [class`Gtk`.ProgressBar] for displaying indefinite activity, instead of actual progress.

<picture> <source srcset=”spinner-dark.png” media=”(prefers-color-scheme: dark)”> <img alt=”An example Gtk.Spinner" src=”spinner.png”> </picture>

To start the animation, use [method`Gtk`.Spinner.start], to stop it use [method`Gtk`.Spinner.stop].

CSS nodes

GtkSpinner has a single CSS node with the name spinner. When the animation is active, the :checked pseudoclass is added to this node.

classmethod new()[source]¶

Returns:: a new GtkSpinner
Return type:: Gtk.Widget

Returns a new spinner widget. Not yet started.

get_spinning()[source]¶

Returns:: True if the spinner is active
Return type:: bool

Returns whether the spinner is spinning.

set_spinning(spinning)[source]¶

Parameters:: spinning (bool) – whether the spinner should be spinning

Sets the activity of the spinner.

start()[source]¶: Starts the animation of the spinner.

stop()[source]¶: Stops the animation of the spinner.

Property Details¶

Gtk.Spinner.props.spinning¶

Name:: spinning
Type:: bool
Default Value:: False
Flags:: READABLE, WRITABLE, EXPLICIT_NOTIFY

Whether the spinner is spinning