Gtk.Spinner

Example

Subclasses:

None

Methods

Inherited:

Gtk.Widget (181), GObject.Object (37), Gtk.Accessible (15), 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 (34), 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

A GtkSpinner widget 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.

An example Gtk.Spinner

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()

Returns:

a new GtkSpinner

Return type:

Gtk.Widget

Returns a new spinner widget. Not yet started.

get_spinning()

Returns:

True if the spinner is active

Return type:

bool

Returns whether the spinner is spinning.

set_spinning(spinning)

Parameters:

spinning (bool) – whether the spinner should be spinning

Sets the activity of the spinner.

start()

Starts the animation of the spinner.

stop()

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