505. How to create vertical detachable toolbar with handle bar on top - Part 1?

Problem

This example is similar to that of How to create detachable toolbar?

The only difference is that in this example, the detachable toolbar is a vertical one with the handle bar on top as shown below:

How to create vertical detachable toolbar with handle bar on top - Part 1?


Solution


Sample Code

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<?php
$window = new GtkWindow();
$window->set_title($argv[0]);
$window->set_size_request(400, 360);
$window->connect_simple('destroy', array('Gtk','main_quit'));
$window->add($vbox = new GtkVBox());
$vbox->pack_start($hbox = new GtkHBox(), 0);

// define menu definition
$toolbar_definition = array('New', 'Open', 'Save',
    'Cut', 'Copy', 'Paste',
    'Undo','Redo');
setup_toolbar($hbox, $toolbar_definition);

// display title
$title = new GtkLabel("Create vertical detachable toolbar\n".
"         with handle bar on top");
$title->modify_font(new PangoFontDescription("Times New Roman Italic 10"));
$title->modify_fg(Gtk::STATE_NORMAL, GdkColor::parse("#0000ff"));
$hbox->pack_start($vbox2 = new GtkVBox());
$vbox2->pack_start($title);
$vbox2->pack_start(new GtkLabel(''));

$window->show_all();
Gtk::main();

// setup toolbar
function setup_toolbar($hbox, $toolbar_definition) {
    $toolbar = new GtkToolBar();
    $toolbar->set_orientation(Gtk::ORIENTATION_VERTICAL); // note 1
    $handlebox = new GtkHandleBox();
    $handlebox->add($toolbar);
    $handlebox->set_handle_position(Gtk::POS_TOP); // note 2
    $toolbar->set_size_request(34, 340);
    $toolbar->set_property('icon-size', Gtk::ICON_SIZE_MENU);

    $hbox->pack_start($handlebox, 0);
    foreach($toolbar_definition as $item) {
        if ($item=='<hr>') {
            $toolbar->insert(new GtkSeparatorToolItem(), -1);
        } else {
            $stock_image_name = 'Gtk::STOCK_'.strtoupper($item);
            if (defined($stock_image_name)) {
                $toolbar_item = GtkToolButton::new_from_stock(
                    constant($stock_image_name));
                $toolbar_item->set_label(null);
                $toolbar->insert($toolbar_item, -1);
                $toolbar_item->connect('clicked', 'on_toolbar_button', $item);
            }
        }
    }
}

// process toolbar
function on_toolbar_button($button, $item) {
    echo "toolbar clicked: $item\n";
}

?>

Output

As shown above.
 

Explanation

This example make use of the code in How to create detachable toolbar?.

What's new here:

  1. Display the toolbar vertically.
  2. Place the handle bar on top.

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