GtkButtonBox: GTK+ 2 Reference Manual

## GtkButtonBox GtkButtonBox — Base class for GtkHButtonBox and GtkVButtonBox |

## Functions

#define | gtk_button_box_get_spacing()
GtkButtonBoxStyle | gtk_button_box_get_layout ()
void | gtk_button_box_get_child_size ()
void | gtk_button_box_get_child_ipadding ()
gboolean | gtk_button_box_get_child_secondary ()
#define | gtk_button_box_set_spacing()
void | gtk_button_box_set_layout ()
void | gtk_button_box_set_child_size ()
void | gtk_button_box_set_child_ipadding ()
void | gtk_button_box_set_child_secondary ()

## Properties

GtkButtonBoxStyle | layout-style | Read / Write

## Child Properties

gboolean | secondary | Read / Write

## Style Properties

gint | child-internal-pad-x | Read
gint | child-internal-pad-y | Read
gint | child-min-height | Read
gint | child-min-width | Read

## Types and Values

struct | GtkButtonBox
#define | GTK_BUTTONBOX_DEFAULT

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
            ╰── GtkObject
                ╰── GtkWidget
                    ╰── GtkContainer
                        ╰── GtkBox
                            ╰── GtkButtonBox
                                ├── GtkHButtonBox
                                ╰── GtkVButtonBox

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkButtonBox implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable and GtkOrientable.

## Includes

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

## Description

The primary purpose of this class is to keep track of the various properties of GtkHButtonBox and GtkVButtonBox widgets.

`gtk_button_box_get_child_size()` retrieves the minimum width and height for widgets in a given button box.

The internal padding of buttons can be retrieved and changed per button box using `gtk_button_box_get_child_ipadding()` and `gtk_button_box_set_child_ipadding()` respectively.

`gtk_button_box_get_spacing()` and `gtk_button_box_set_spacing()` retrieve and change default number of pixels between buttons, respectively.

`gtk_button_box_get_layout()` and `gtk_button_box_set_layout()` retrieve and alter the method used to spread the buttons in a button box across the container, respectively.

The main purpose of GtkButtonBox is to make sure the children have all the same size. Therefore it ignores the homogeneous property which it inherited from GtkBox, and always behaves as if homogeneous was `TRUE`.

## Functions

### gtk_button_box_get_spacing()

    #define gtk_button_box_get_spacing(b)   gtk_box_get_spacing (GTK_BOX (b))

`gtk_button_box_get_spacing` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `gtk_box_get_spacing()` instead.

Retrieves how much space a button box is placing between each child button.

#### Parameters

b | a GtkButtonBox |

#### Returns

the current spacing applied to the buttons in `widget`

### gtk_button_box_get_layout ()

    GtkButtonBoxStyle
    gtk_button_box_get_layout (GtkButtonBox *widget);

Retrieves the method being used to arrange the buttons in a button box.

#### Parameters

widget | a GtkButtonBox. |

#### Returns

the method used to layout buttons in `widget` .

### gtk_button_box_get_child_size ()

    void
    gtk_button_box_get_child_size (GtkButtonBox *widget,
                                   gint *min_width,
                                   gint *min_height);

`gtk_button_box_get_child_size` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the style properties `"child-min-width/-height"` instead.

Retrieves the current width and height of all child widgets in a button box. `min_width` and `min_height` are filled with those values, respectively.

#### Parameters

widget | a GtkButtonBox. |
min_width | the width of the buttons contained by `widget` . |
min_height | the height of the buttons contained by `widget` . |

### gtk_button_box_get_child_ipadding ()

    void
    gtk_button_box_get_child_ipadding (GtkButtonBox *widget,
                                       gint *ipad_x,
                                       gint *ipad_y);

`gtk_button_box_get_child_ipadding` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the style properties "child-internal-pad-x" and "child-internal-pad-y" instead.

Gets the default number of pixels that pad the buttons in a given button box.

#### Parameters

widget | a GtkButtonBox. |
ipad_x | the horizontal padding used by buttons in `widget` . |
ipad_y | the vertical padding used by buttons in `widget` . |

### gtk_button_box_get_child_secondary ()

    gboolean
    gtk_button_box_get_child_secondary (GtkButtonBox *widget,
                                        GtkWidget *child);

Returns whether `child` should appear in a secondary group of children.

#### Parameters

widget | a GtkButtonBox |
child | a child of `widget` |

#### Returns

whether `child` should appear in a secondary group of children.

Since: 2.4

### gtk_button_box_set_spacing()

    #define gtk_button_box_set_spacing(b,s) gtk_box_set_spacing (GTK_BOX (b), s)

`gtk_button_box_set_spacing` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `gtk_box_set_spacing()` instead.

Sets the amount of spacing between buttons in a given button box.

#### Parameters

b | a GtkButtonBox |
s | the number of pixels of spacing |

### gtk_button_box_set_layout ()

    void
    gtk_button_box_set_layout (GtkButtonBox *widget,
                               GtkButtonBoxStyle layout_style);

Changes the way buttons are arranged in their container.

#### Parameters

widget | a GtkButtonBox. |
layout_style | the new layout style. |

### gtk_button_box_set_child_size ()

    void
    gtk_button_box_set_child_size (GtkButtonBox *widget,
                                   gint min_width,
                                   gint min_height);

`gtk_button_box_set_child_size` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

This is not supported anymore and can only be set through the theme changing the style properties: "child-min-width" and "child-min-height" instead.

Sets a new default size for the children of a given button box.

#### Parameters

widget | a GtkButtonBox |
min_width | a default width for buttons in `widget` |
min_height | a default height for buttons in `widget` |

### gtk_button_box_set_child_ipadding ()

    void
    gtk_button_box_set_child_ipadding (GtkButtonBox *widget,
                                       gint ipad_x,
                                       gint ipad_y);

`gtk_button_box_set_child_ipadding` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the style properties `"child-internal-pad-x/-y"` instead.

Changes the amount of internal padding used by all buttons in a given button box.

#### Parameters

widget | a GtkButtonBox. |
ipad_x | the horizontal padding that should be used by each button in `widget` . |
ipad_y | the vertical padding that should be used by each button in `widget` . |

### gtk_button_box_set_child_secondary ()

    void
    gtk_button_box_set_child_secondary (GtkButtonBox *widget,
                                        GtkWidget *child,
                                        gboolean is_secondary);

Sets whether `child` should appear in a secondary group of children. A typical use of a secondary child is the help button in a dialog.

This group appears after the other children if the style is `GTK_BUTTONBOX_START`, `GTK_BUTTONBOX_SPREAD` or `GTK_BUTTONBOX_EDGE`, and before the other children if the style is `GTK_BUTTONBOX_END`. For horizontal button boxes, the definition of before/after depends on direction of the widget (see `gtk_widget_set_direction()`). If the style is `GTK_BUTTONBOX_START` or `GTK_BUTTONBOX_END`, then the secondary children are aligned at the other end of the button box from the main children. For the other styles, they appear immediately next to the main children.

#### Parameters

widget | a GtkButtonBox |
child | a child of `widget` |
is_secondary | if `TRUE`, the `child` appears in a secondary group of the button box. |

## Types and Values

### struct GtkButtonBox

    struct GtkButtonBox;

This is a read-only struct; no members should be modified directly.

### GTK_BUTTONBOX_DEFAULT

    #define GTK_BUTTONBOX_DEFAULT -1

Used internally only.

## Property Details

### The `“layout-style”` property

      “layout-style”             GtkButtonBoxStyle

How to lay out the buttons in the box. Possible values are: default, spread, edge, start and end.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: GTK_BUTTONBOX_DEFAULT_STYLE

## Child Property Details

### The `“secondary”` child property

      “secondary”                gboolean

If TRUE, the child appears in a secondary group of children, suitable for, e.g., help buttons.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

## Style Property Details

### The `“child-internal-pad-x”` style property

      “child-internal-pad-x”     gint

Amount to increase child's size on either side.

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 4

### The `“child-internal-pad-y”` style property

      “child-internal-pad-y”     gint

Amount to increase child's size on the top and bottom.

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

### The `“child-min-height”` style property

      “child-min-height”         gint

Minimum height of buttons inside the box.

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 27

### The `“child-min-width”` style property

      “child-min-width”          gint

Minimum width of buttons inside the box.

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 85

## See Also

GtkVButtonBox | Vertical sub-class of GtkButtonBox.
GtkHButtonBox | Horizontal sub-class of GtkButtonBox.