Themeable Stock Images

GtkIconFactory as GtkBuildable

GtkIconFactory supports a custom <sources> element, which can contain multiple <source> elements. The following attributes are allowed:

<object class="GtkIconFactory" id="iconfactory1">
  <sources>
    <source stock-id="apple-red" filename="apple-red.png"/>
  </sources>
</object>
<object class="GtkWindow" id="window1">
  <child>
    <object class="GtkButton" id="apple_button">
      <property name="label">apple-red</property>
      <property name="use-stock">True</property>
    </object>
  </child>
</object>

gtk_icon_source_copy ()

GtkIconSource *
gtk_icon_source_copy (const GtkIconSource *source);

Creates a copy of source ; mostly useful for language bindings.

gtk_icon_source_free ()

void
gtk_icon_source_free (GtkIconSource *source);

Frees a dynamically-allocated icon source, along with its filename, size, and pixbuf fields if those are not NULL.

gtk_icon_factory_add ()

void
gtk_icon_factory_add (GtkIconFactory *factory,
                      const gchar *stock_id,
                      GtkIconSet *icon_set);

Adds the given icon_set to the icon factory, under the name stock_id . stock_id should be namespaced for your application, e.g. “myapp-whatever-icon”. Normally applications create a GtkIconFactory, then add it to the list of default factories with gtk_icon_factory_add_default(). Then they pass the stock_id to widgets such as GtkImage to display the icon. Themes can provide an icon with the same name (such as "myapp-whatever-icon") to override your application’s default icons. If an icon already existed in factory for stock_id , it is unreferenced and replaced with the new icon_set .

gtk_icon_factory_add_default ()

void
gtk_icon_factory_add_default (GtkIconFactory *factory);

Adds an icon factory to the list of icon factories searched by gtk_style_lookup_icon_set(). This means that, for example, gtk_image_new_from_stock() will be able to find icons in factory . There will normally be an icon factory added for each library or application that comes with icons. The default icon factories can be overridden by themes.

gtk_icon_factory_lookup ()

GtkIconSet *
gtk_icon_factory_lookup (GtkIconFactory *factory,
                         const gchar *stock_id);

Looks up stock_id in the icon factory, returning an icon set if found, otherwise NULL. For display to the user, you should use gtk_style_lookup_icon_set() on the GtkStyle for the widget that will display the icon, instead of using this function directly, so that themes are taken into account.

gtk_icon_factory_lookup_default ()

GtkIconSet *
gtk_icon_factory_lookup_default (const gchar *stock_id);

Looks for an icon in the list of default icon factories. For display to the user, you should use gtk_style_lookup_icon_set() on the GtkStyle for the widget that will display the icon, instead of using this function directly, so that themes are taken into account.

gtk_icon_factory_new ()

GtkIconFactory *
gtk_icon_factory_new (void);

Creates a new GtkIconFactory. An icon factory manages a collection of GtkIconSets; a GtkIconSet manages a set of variants of a particular icon (i.e. a GtkIconSet contains variants for different sizes and widget states). Icons in an icon factory are named by a stock ID, which is a simple string identifying the icon. Each GtkStyle has a list of GtkIconFactorys derived from the current theme; those icon factories are consulted first when searching for an icon. If the theme doesn’t set a particular icon, GTK+ looks for the icon in a list of default icon factories, maintained by gtk_icon_factory_add_default() and gtk_icon_factory_remove_default(). Applications with icons should add a default icon factory with their icons, which will allow themes to override the icons for the application.

gtk_icon_factory_remove_default ()

void
gtk_icon_factory_remove_default (GtkIconFactory *factory);

Removes an icon factory from the list of default icon factories. Not normally used; you might use it for a library that can be unloaded or shut down.

gtk_icon_set_add_source ()

void
gtk_icon_set_add_source (GtkIconSet *icon_set,
                         const GtkIconSource *source);

Icon sets have a list of GtkIconSource, which they use as base icons for rendering icons in different states and sizes. Icons are scaled, made to look insensitive, etc. in gtk_icon_set_render_icon(), but GtkIconSet needs base images to work with. The base images and when to use them are described by a GtkIconSource.

This function copies source , so you can reuse the same source immediately without affecting the icon set.

An example of when you’d use this function: a web browser’s "Back to Previous Page" icon might point in a different direction in Hebrew and in English; it might look different when insensitive; and it might change size depending on toolbar mode (small/large icons). So a single icon set would contain all those variants of the icon, and you might add a separate source for each one.

You should nearly always add a “default” icon source with all fields wildcarded, which will be used as a fallback if no more specific source matches. GtkIconSet always prefers more specific icon sources to more generic icon sources. The order in which you add the sources to the icon set does not matter.

gtk_icon_set_new_from_pixbuf() creates a new icon set with a default icon source based on the given pixbuf.

gtk_icon_set_copy ()

GtkIconSet *
gtk_icon_set_copy (GtkIconSet *icon_set);

Copies icon_set by value.

gtk_icon_set_new ()

GtkIconSet *
gtk_icon_set_new (void);

Creates a new GtkIconSet. A GtkIconSet represents a single icon in various sizes and widget states. It can provide a GdkPixbuf for a given size and state on request, and automatically caches some of the rendered GdkPixbuf objects.

Normally you would use gtk_widget_render_icon_pixbuf() instead of using GtkIconSet directly. The one case where you’d use GtkIconSet is to create application-specific icon sets to place in a GtkIconFactory.

gtk_icon_set_new_from_pixbuf ()

GtkIconSet *
gtk_icon_set_new_from_pixbuf (GdkPixbuf *pixbuf);

Creates a new GtkIconSet with pixbuf as the default/fallback source image. If you don’t add any additional GtkIconSource to the icon set, all variants of the icon will be created from pixbuf , using scaling, pixelation, etc. as required to adjust the icon size or make the icon look insensitive/prelighted.

gtk_icon_set_ref ()

GtkIconSet *
gtk_icon_set_ref (GtkIconSet *icon_set);

Increments the reference count on icon_set .

gtk_icon_set_render_icon ()

GdkPixbuf *
gtk_icon_set_render_icon (GtkIconSet *icon_set,
                          GtkStyle *style,
                          GtkTextDirection direction,
                          GtkStateType state,
                          GtkIconSize size,
                          GtkWidget *widget,
                          const gchar *detail);

Renders an icon using gtk_style_render_icon(). In most cases, gtk_widget_render_icon() is better, since it automatically provides most of the arguments from the current widget settings. This function never returns NULL; if the icon can’t be rendered (perhaps because an image file fails to load), a default "missing image" icon will be returned instead.

gtk_icon_set_render_icon_pixbuf ()

GdkPixbuf *
gtk_icon_set_render_icon_pixbuf (GtkIconSet *icon_set,
                                 GtkStyleContext *context,
                                 GtkIconSize size);

Renders an icon using gtk_render_icon_pixbuf(). In most cases, gtk_widget_render_icon_pixbuf() is better, since it automatically provides most of the arguments from the current widget settings. This function never returns NULL; if the icon can’t be rendered (perhaps because an image file fails to load), a default "missing image" icon will be returned instead.

Since: 3.0

gtk_icon_set_render_icon_surface ()

cairo_surface_t *
gtk_icon_set_render_icon_surface (GtkIconSet *icon_set,
                                  GtkStyleContext *context,
                                  GtkIconSize size,
                                  int scale,
                                  GdkWindow *for_window);

Renders an icon using gtk_render_icon_pixbuf() and converts it to a cairo surface.

This function never returns NULL; if the icon can’t be rendered (perhaps because an image file fails to load), a default "missing image" icon will be returned instead.

Since: 3.10

gtk_icon_set_unref ()

void
gtk_icon_set_unref (GtkIconSet *icon_set);

Decrements the reference count on icon_set , and frees memory if the reference count reaches 0.

gtk_icon_size_lookup ()

gboolean
gtk_icon_size_lookup (GtkIconSize size,
                      gint *width,
                      gint *height);

Obtains the pixel size of a semantic icon size size : GTK_ICON_SIZE_MENU, GTK_ICON_SIZE_BUTTON, etc. This function isn’t normally needed, gtk_icon_theme_load_icon() is the usual way to get an icon for rendering, then just look at the size of the rendered pixbuf. The rendered pixbuf may not even correspond to the width/height returned by gtk_icon_size_lookup(), because themes are free to render the pixbuf however they like, including changing the usual size.

gtk_icon_size_lookup_for_settings ()

gboolean
gtk_icon_size_lookup_for_settings (GtkSettings *settings,
                                   GtkIconSize size,
                                   gint *width,
                                   gint *height);

Obtains the pixel size of a semantic icon size, possibly modified by user preferences for a particular GtkSettings. Normally size would be GTK_ICON_SIZE_MENU, GTK_ICON_SIZE_BUTTON, etc. This function isn’t normally needed, gtk_widget_render_icon_pixbuf() is the usual way to get an icon for rendering, then just look at the size of the rendered pixbuf. The rendered pixbuf may not even correspond to the width/height returned by gtk_icon_size_lookup(), because themes are free to render the pixbuf however they like, including changing the usual size.

Since: 2.2

gtk_icon_size_register ()

GtkIconSize
gtk_icon_size_register (const gchar *name,
                        gint width,
                        gint height);

Registers a new icon size, along the same lines as GTK_ICON_SIZE_MENU, etc. Returns the integer value for the size.

gtk_icon_size_register_alias ()

void
gtk_icon_size_register_alias (const gchar *alias,
                              GtkIconSize target);

Registers alias as another name for target . So calling gtk_icon_size_from_name() with alias as argument will return target .

gtk_icon_size_from_name ()

GtkIconSize
gtk_icon_size_from_name (const gchar *name);

Looks up the icon size associated with name .

gtk_icon_size_get_name ()

const gchar *
gtk_icon_size_get_name (GtkIconSize size);

Gets the canonical name of the given icon size. The returned string is statically allocated and should not be freed.

gtk_icon_set_get_sizes ()

void
gtk_icon_set_get_sizes (GtkIconSet *icon_set,
                        GtkIconSize **sizes,
                        gint *n_sizes);

Obtains a list of icon sizes this icon set can render. The returned array must be freed with g_free().

gtk_icon_source_get_direction ()

GtkTextDirection
gtk_icon_source_get_direction (const GtkIconSource *source);

Obtains the text direction this icon source applies to. The return value is only useful/meaningful if the text direction is not wildcarded.

gtk_icon_source_get_direction_wildcarded ()

gboolean
gtk_icon_source_get_direction_wildcarded
                               (const GtkIconSource *source);

Gets the value set by gtk_icon_source_set_direction_wildcarded().

gtk_icon_source_get_filename ()

const gchar *
gtk_icon_source_get_filename (const GtkIconSource *source);

Retrieves the source filename, or NULL if none is set. The filename is not a copy, and should not be modified or expected to persist beyond the lifetime of the icon source.

gtk_icon_source_get_pixbuf ()

GdkPixbuf *
gtk_icon_source_get_pixbuf (const GtkIconSource *source);

Retrieves the source pixbuf, or NULL if none is set. In addition, if a filename source is in use, this function in some cases will return the pixbuf from loaded from the filename. This is, for example, true for the GtkIconSource passed to the GtkStyle render_icon() virtual function. The reference count on the pixbuf is not incremented.

gtk_icon_source_get_icon_name ()

const gchar *
gtk_icon_source_get_icon_name (const GtkIconSource *source);

Retrieves the source icon name, or NULL if none is set. The icon_name is not a copy, and should not be modified or expected to persist beyond the lifetime of the icon source.

gtk_icon_source_get_size ()

GtkIconSize
gtk_icon_source_get_size (const GtkIconSource *source);

Obtains the icon size this source applies to. The return value is only useful/meaningful if the icon size is not wildcarded.

gtk_icon_source_get_size_wildcarded ()

gboolean
gtk_icon_source_get_size_wildcarded (const GtkIconSource *source);

Gets the value set by gtk_icon_source_set_size_wildcarded().

gtk_icon_source_get_state ()

GtkStateType
gtk_icon_source_get_state (const GtkIconSource *source);

Obtains the widget state this icon source applies to. The return value is only useful/meaningful if the widget state is not wildcarded.

gtk_icon_source_get_state_wildcarded ()

gboolean
gtk_icon_source_get_state_wildcarded (const GtkIconSource *source);

Gets the value set by gtk_icon_source_set_state_wildcarded().

gtk_icon_source_new ()

GtkIconSource *
gtk_icon_source_new (void);

Creates a new GtkIconSource. A GtkIconSource contains a GdkPixbuf (or image filename) that serves as the base image for one or more of the icons in a GtkIconSet, along with a specification for which icons in the icon set will be based on that pixbuf or image file. An icon set contains a set of icons that represent “the same” logical concept in different states, different global text directions, and different sizes.

So for example a web browser’s “Back to Previous Page” icon might point in a different direction in Hebrew and in English; it might look different when insensitive; and it might change size depending on toolbar mode (small/large icons). So a single icon set would contain all those variants of the icon. GtkIconSet contains a list of GtkIconSource from which it can derive specific icon variants in the set.

In the simplest case, GtkIconSet contains one source pixbuf from which it derives all variants. The convenience function gtk_icon_set_new_from_pixbuf() handles this case; if you only have one source pixbuf, just use that function.

If you want to use a different base pixbuf for different icon variants, you create multiple icon sources, mark which variants they’ll be used to create, and add them to the icon set with gtk_icon_set_add_source().

By default, the icon source has all parameters wildcarded. That is, the icon source will be used as the base icon for any desired text direction, widget state, or icon size.

gtk_icon_source_set_direction ()

void
gtk_icon_source_set_direction (GtkIconSource *source,
                               GtkTextDirection direction);

Sets the text direction this icon source is intended to be used with.

Setting the text direction on an icon source makes no difference if the text direction is wildcarded. Therefore, you should usually call gtk_icon_source_set_direction_wildcarded() to un-wildcard it in addition to calling this function.

gtk_icon_source_set_direction_wildcarded ()

void
gtk_icon_source_set_direction_wildcarded
                               (GtkIconSource *source,
                                gboolean setting);

If the text direction is wildcarded, this source can be used as the base image for an icon in any GtkTextDirection. If the text direction is not wildcarded, then the text direction the icon source applies to should be set with gtk_icon_source_set_direction(), and the icon source will only be used with that text direction.

GtkIconSet prefers non-wildcarded sources (exact matches) over wildcarded sources, and will use an exact match when possible.

gtk_icon_source_set_filename ()

void
gtk_icon_source_set_filename (GtkIconSource *source,
                              const gchar *filename);

Sets the name of an image file to use as a base image when creating icon variants for GtkIconSet. The filename must be absolute.

gtk_icon_source_set_pixbuf ()

void
gtk_icon_source_set_pixbuf (GtkIconSource *source,
                            GdkPixbuf *pixbuf);

Sets a pixbuf to use as a base image when creating icon variants for GtkIconSet.

gtk_icon_source_set_icon_name ()

void
gtk_icon_source_set_icon_name (GtkIconSource *source,
                               const gchar *icon_name);

Sets the name of an icon to look up in the current icon theme to use as a base image when creating icon variants for GtkIconSet.

gtk_icon_source_set_size ()

void
gtk_icon_source_set_size (GtkIconSource *source,
                          GtkIconSize size);

Sets the icon size this icon source is intended to be used with.

Setting the icon size on an icon source makes no difference if the size is wildcarded. Therefore, you should usually call gtk_icon_source_set_size_wildcarded() to un-wildcard it in addition to calling this function.

gtk_icon_source_set_size_wildcarded ()

void
gtk_icon_source_set_size_wildcarded (GtkIconSource *source,
                                     gboolean setting);

If the icon size is wildcarded, this source can be used as the base image for an icon of any size. If the size is not wildcarded, then the size the source applies to should be set with gtk_icon_source_set_size() and the icon source will only be used with that specific size.

GtkIconSet prefers non-wildcarded sources (exact matches) over wildcarded sources, and will use an exact match when possible.

GtkIconSet will normally scale wildcarded source images to produce an appropriate icon at a given size, but will not change the size of source images that match exactly.

gtk_icon_source_set_state ()

void
gtk_icon_source_set_state (GtkIconSource *source,
                           GtkStateType state);

Sets the widget state this icon source is intended to be used with.

Setting the widget state on an icon source makes no difference if the state is wildcarded. Therefore, you should usually call gtk_icon_source_set_state_wildcarded() to un-wildcard it in addition to calling this function.

gtk_icon_source_set_state_wildcarded ()

void
gtk_icon_source_set_state_wildcarded (GtkIconSource *source,
                                      gboolean setting);

If the widget state is wildcarded, this source can be used as the base image for an icon in any GtkStateType. If the widget state is not wildcarded, then the state the source applies to should be set with gtk_icon_source_set_state() and the icon source will only be used with that specific state.

GtkIconSet prefers non-wildcarded sources (exact matches) over wildcarded sources, and will use an exact match when possible.

GtkIconSet will normally transform wildcarded source images to produce an appropriate icon for a given state, for example lightening an image on prelight, but will not modify source images that match exactly.

GtkIconSource

typedef struct _GtkIconSource GtkIconSource;

struct GtkIconFactory

struct GtkIconFactory;

struct GtkIconFactoryClass

struct GtkIconFactoryClass {
  GObjectClass parent_class;
};

GtkIconSet

typedef struct _GtkIconSet GtkIconSet;

enum GtkIconSize

Built-in stock icon sizes.