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GFC::Gtk::ProgressBar Class Reference

A GtkProgressBar C++ wrapper class. More...

#include <gfc/gtk/progressbar.hh>

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Detailed Description

A GtkProgressBar C++ wrapper class.

The ProgressBar is typically used to display the progress of a long running operation. It provides a visual clue that processing is underway. The ProgressBar can be used in two different modes: percentage mode and activity mode.

When an application can determine how much work needs to take place (e.g. read a fixed number of bytes from a file) and can monitor its progress, it can use the ProgressBar in percentage mode and the user sees a growing bar indicating the percentage of the work that has been completed. In this mode, the application is required to call set_fraction() periodically to update the progress bar.

When an application has no accurate way of knowing the amount of work to do, it can use the ProgressBar in activity mode, which shows activity by a block moving back and forth within the progress area. In this mode, the application is required to call pulse() perodically to update the progress bar.

There is quite a bit of flexibility provided to control the appearance of the ProgressBar. Functions are provided to control the orientation of the bar, optional text can be displayed along with the bar, and the step size used in activity mode can be set.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

GFC::Gtk::ProgressBar::ProgressBar GtkProgressBar *  progress_bar,
bool  owns_reference = false
[explicit, protected]
 

Construct a new ProgressBar from an existing GtkProgressBar.

Parameters:
progress_bar A pointer to a GtkProgressBar.
owns_reference Set false if the initial reference count is floating, set true if it's not.

The progress_bar can be a newly created GtkProgressBar or an existing GtkProgressBar (see G::Object::Object).

GFC::Gtk::ProgressBar::ProgressBar ProgressBarOrientation  orientation  )  [explicit]
 

Construct a new progress bar with the specified orientation.

Parameters:
orientation The orientation of the progress bar.


Member Function Documentation

double GFC::Gtk::ProgressBar::get_fraction  )  const
 

Returns the current fraction of the task that's been completed.

Returns:
A fraction from 0.0 to 1.0.

double GFC::Gtk::ProgressBar::get_pulse_step  )  const
 

Retrieves the pulse step set with set_pulse_step().

Returns:
A fraction from 0.0 to 1.0.

void GFC::Gtk::ProgressBar::pulse  ) 
 

Indicates that some progress is made, but you don't know how much.

Causes the progress bar to enter "activity mode", where a block bounces back and forth. Each call to pulse() causes the block to move by a little bit (the amount of movement per pulse is determined by set_pulse_step()).

void GFC::Gtk::ProgressBar::set_fraction double  fraction  ) 
 

Causes the progress bar to "fill in" the given fraction of the bar.

Parameters:
fraction The fraction of the task that's been completed.

The fraction should be between 0.0 and 1.0, inclusive.

void GFC::Gtk::ProgressBar::set_orientation ProgressBarOrientation  orientation  ) 
 

Causes the progress bar to switch to a different orientation (left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom, or bottom-to-top).

Parameters:
orientation The orientation of the progress bar.

void GFC::Gtk::ProgressBar::set_pulse_step double  fraction  ) 
 

Sets the fraction of total progress bar length to move the bouncing block for each call to pulse().

Parameters:
fraction The fraction between 0.0 and 1.0.

void GFC::Gtk::ProgressBar::set_text const String text  ) 
 

Causes the given text to appear superimposed on the progress bar.

Parameters:
text A text string.


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