Glade User Interface Designer Reference Manual: GladeCommand

## GladeCommand GladeCommand — An event filter to implement the Undo/Redo stack. |

## Functions

void | glade_command_push_group ()
void | glade_command_pop_group ()
gboolean | glade_command_execute ()
gboolean | glade_command_undo ()
gboolean | glade_command_unifies ()
void | glade_command_collapse ()
void | glade_command_set_property ()
void | glade_command_set_property_value ()
void | glade_command_set_properties ()
void | glade_command_set_properties_list ()
void | glade_command_set_name ()
void | glade_command_delete ()
GladeWidget * | glade_command_create ()
void | glade_command_cut ()
void | glade_command_copy ()
void | glade_command_paste ()
void | glade_command_dnd ()
void | glade_command_add_signal ()
void | glade_command_remove_signal ()
void | glade_command_change_signal ()
void | glade_command_set_i18n ()

## Types and Values

struct | GCSetPropData
struct | GladeCommand

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GladeCommand

## Description

The Glade Command api allows us to view user actions as items and execute and undo those items; each GladeProject has its own Undo/Redo stack.

## Functions

### glade_command_push_group ()

    void
    glade_command_push_group (const gchar *fmt,
                              ...);

Marks the begining of a group.

#### Parameters

fmt | The collective desctiption of the command group. only the description of the first group on the stack is used when embedding groups. |
... | args to the format string. |

### glade_command_pop_group ()

    void
    glade_command_pop_group (void);

Mark the end of a command group.

### glade_command_execute ()

    gboolean
    glade_command_execute (GladeCommand *command);

Executes `command`

#### Parameters

command | A GladeCommand |

#### Returns

whether the command was successfully executed

### glade_command_undo ()

    gboolean
    glade_command_undo (GladeCommand *command);

Undo the effects of `command`

#### Parameters

command | A GladeCommand |

#### Returns

whether the command was successfully reversed

### glade_command_unifies ()

    gboolean
    glade_command_unifies (GladeCommand *command,
                           GladeCommand *other);

Checks whether `command` and `other` can be unified to make one single command.

#### Parameters

command | A GladeCommand |
other | another GladeCommand |

#### Returns

whether they can be unified.

### glade_command_collapse ()

    void
    glade_command_collapse (GladeCommand *command,
                            GladeCommand *other);

Merges `other` into `command` , so that `command` now covers both commands and `other` can be dispensed with.

#### Parameters

command | A GladeCommand |
other | another GladeCommand |

### glade_command_set_property ()

    void
    glade_command_set_property (GladeProperty *property,
                                ...);

### glade_command_set_property_value ()

    void
    glade_command_set_property_value (GladeProperty *property,
                                      const GValue *value);

### glade_command_set_properties ()

    void
    glade_command_set_properties (GladeProperty *property,
                                  const GValue *old_value,
                                  const GValue *new_value,
                                  ...);

### glade_command_set_properties_list ()

    void
    glade_command_set_properties_list (GladeProject *project,
                                       GList *props);

### glade_command_set_name ()

    void
    glade_command_set_name (GladeWidget *glade_widget,
                            const gchar *name);

### glade_command_delete ()

    void
    glade_command_delete (GList *widgets);

Performs a delete command on the list of widgets.

#### Parameters

widgets | a GList of GladeWidgets |

### glade_command_create ()

    GladeWidget *
    glade_command_create (GladeWidgetAdaptor *adaptor,
                          GladeWidget *parent,
                          GladePlaceholder *placeholder,
                          GladeProject *project);

Creates a new widget using `adaptor` and put in place of the `placeholder` in the `project`

#### Parameters

adaptor | A GladeWidgetAdaptor |
parent | the parent GladeWidget to add the new widget to. |
placeholder | the placeholder which will be substituted by the widget |
project | the project this widget belongs to. |

#### Returns

the newly created widget.

### glade_command_cut ()

    void
    glade_command_cut (GList *widgets);

Removes the list of widgets and adds them to the clipboard.

#### Parameters

widgets | a GList of GladeWidgets |

### glade_command_copy ()

    void
    glade_command_copy (GList *widgets);

Copies the list of widgets and adds them to the clipboard.

#### Parameters

widgets | a GList of GladeWidgets |

### glade_command_paste ()

    void
    glade_command_paste (GList *widgets,
                         GladeWidget *parent,
                         GladePlaceholder *placeholder);

Performs a paste command on all widgets in `widgets` to `parent` , possibly replacing `placeholder` (note toplevels dont need a parent; the active project will be used when pasting toplevel objects).

#### Parameters

widgets | a GList of GladeWidget |
parent | a GladeWidget |
placeholder | a GladePlaceholder |

### glade_command_dnd ()

    void
    glade_command_dnd (GList *widgets,
                       GladeWidget *parent,
                       GladePlaceholder *placeholder);

Performs a drag-n-drop command, i.e. removes the list of widgets and adds them to the new parent, possibly replacing `placeholder` (note toplevels dont need a parent; the active project will be used when pasting toplevel objects).

#### Parameters

widgets | a GList of GladeWidget |
parent | a GladeWidget |
placeholder | a GladePlaceholder |

### glade_command_add_signal ()

    void
    glade_command_add_signal (GladeWidget *glade_widget,
                              const GladeSignal *signal);

TODO: write me

#### Parameters

glade_widget | a GladeWidget |
signal | a GladeSignal |

### glade_command_remove_signal ()

    void
    glade_command_remove_signal (GladeWidget *glade_widget,
                                 const GladeSignal *signal);

TODO: write me

#### Parameters

glade_widget | a GladeWidget |
signal | a GladeSignal |

### glade_command_change_signal ()

    void
    glade_command_change_signal (GladeWidget *glade_widget,
                                 const GladeSignal *old_signal,
                                 const GladeSignal *new_signal);

TODO: write me

#### Parameters

glade_widget | a GladeWidget |
old_signal | a GladeSignal |
new_signal | a GladeSignal |

### glade_command_set_i18n ()

    void
    glade_command_set_i18n (GladeProperty *property,
                            gboolean translatable,
                            gboolean has_context,
                            const gchar *context,
                            const gchar *comment);

Sets the i18n data on the property.

#### Parameters

property | a GladeProperty |
translatable | a gboolean |
has_context | a gboolean |
context | a const gchar * |
comment | a const gchar * |

## Types and Values

### struct GCSetPropData

    struct GCSetPropData {
    	GladeProperty *property;
    	GValue        *new_value;
    	GValue        *old_value;
    };

GladeProperties can be set in a list as one command, for Undo purposes; we store the list of GCSetPropData with their old and new GValue.

#### Members

GladeProperty *`property`; | A GladeProperty to set |
GValue *`new_value`; | The new GValue to assign to `property` |
GValue *`old_value`; | The old GValue of `property` |

### struct GladeCommand

    struct GladeCommand;