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GtkFileChooserWidget

GtkFileChooserWidget — A file chooser widget

Functions

Properties

Signals

voiddesktop-folderAction
voiddown-folderAction
voidhome-folderAction
voidlocation-popupAction
voidlocation-popup-on-pasteAction
voidlocation-toggle-popupAction
voidplaces-shortcutAction
voidquick-bookmarkAction
voidrecent-shortcutAction
voidsearch-shortcutAction
voidshow-hiddenAction
voidup-folderAction

Types and Values

structGtkFileChooserWidget
structGtkFileChooserWidgetClass

Implemented Interfaces

GtkFileChooserWidget implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable, GtkOrientable, GtkFileChooser and GtkFileChooserEmbed.

Description

GtkFileChooserWidget is a widget for choosing files.It exposes the GtkFileChooser interface, and you shoulduse the methods of this interface to interact with thewidget.

CSS nodes

GtkFileChooserWidget has a single CSS node with name filechooser.

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Functions

gtk_file_chooser_widget_new ()

Creates a new GtkFileChooserWidget. This is a file chooser widget that canbe embedded in custom windows, and it is the same widget that is used byGtkFileChooserDialog.

Parameters

Returns

a new GtkFileChooserWidget

Since: 2.4

Types and Values

struct GtkFileChooserWidgetClass

Members

Property Details

The “search-mode” property

Search mode.

Owner: GtkFileChooserWidget

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The “subtitle” property

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Subtitle.

Owner: GtkFileChooserWidget

Flags: Read

Default value: '

Signal Details

The “desktop-folder” signal

The ::desktop-folder signal is a keybinding signalwhich gets emitted when the user asks for it.

This is used to make the file chooser show the user's Desktopfolder in the file list.

The default binding for this signal is Alt + D.

Parameters

widget

the object which received the signal

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

The “down-folder” signal

The ::down-folder signal is a keybinding signalwhich gets emitted when the user asks for it.

This is used to make the file chooser go to a child of the current folderin the file hierarchy. The subfolder that will be used is displayed in thepath bar widget of the file chooser. For example, if the path bar is showing'/foo/bar/baz', with bar currently displayed, then this will cause the filechooser to switch to the 'baz' subfolder.

The default binding for this signal is Alt + Down.

Parameters

widget

the object which received the signal

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

The “home-folder” signal

The ::home-folder signal is a keybinding signalwhich gets emitted when the user asks for it.

This is used to make the file chooser show the user's homefolder in the file list.

The default binding for this signal is Alt + Home.

Parameters

widget

the object which received the signal

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

The “location-popup” signal

The ::location-popup signal is a keybinding signalwhich gets emitted when the user asks for it.

This is used to make the file chooser show a 'Location' prompt whichthe user can use to manually type the name of the file he wishes to select.

The default bindings for this signal are Control + L with a path stringof ' (the empty string). It is also bound to / with a path string of'/' (a slash): this lets you type / and immediately type a path name.On Unix systems, this is bound to ~ (tilde) with a path string of '~'itself for access to home directories.

Parameters

widget

the object which received the signal

path

a string that gets put in the text entry for the file name

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

The “location-popup-on-paste” signal

The ::location-popup-on-paste signal is a keybinding signalwhich gets emitted when the user asks for it.

This is used to make the file chooser show a 'Location' prompt when the userpastes into a GtkFileChooserWidget.

The default binding for this signal is Control + V.

Parameters

widget

the object which received the signal

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

The “location-toggle-popup” signal

The ::location-toggle-popup signal is a keybinding signalwhich gets emitted when the user asks for it.

This is used to toggle the visibility of a 'Location' prompt which the usercan use to manually type the name of the file he wishes to select.

The default binding for this signal is Control + L.

Parameters

widget

the object which received the signal

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

The “places-shortcut” signal

The ::places-shortcut signal is a keybinding signalwhich gets emitted when the user asks for it.

This is used to move the focus to the places sidebar.

The default binding for this signal is Alt + P.

Parameters

widget

the object which received the signal

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

The “quick-bookmark” signal

The ::quick-bookmark signal is a keybinding signalwhich gets emitted when the user asks for it.

This is used to make the file chooser switch to the bookmark specifiedin the bookmark_index parameter. For example, if you have three bookmarks,you can pass 0, 1, 2 to this signal to switch to each of them, respectively.

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The default binding for this signal is Alt + 1, Alt + 2,etc. until Alt + 0. Note that in the default binding, thatAlt + 1 is actually defined to switch to the bookmark at index0, and so on successively; Alt + 0 is defined to switch to thebookmark at index 10.

Parameters

widget

the object which received the signal

bookmark_index

the number of the bookmark to switch to

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

The “recent-shortcut” signal

The ::recent-shortcut signal is a keybinding signalwhich gets emitted when the user asks for it.

This is used to make the file chooser show the Recent location.

The default binding for this signal is Alt + R.

Parameters

widget

the object which received the signal

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

The “search-shortcut” signal

The ::search-shortcut signal is a keybinding signalwhich gets emitted when the user asks for it.

This is used to make the file chooser show the search entry.

The default binding for this signal is Alt + S.

Parameters

widget

the object which received the signal

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

The “show-hidden” signal

The ::show-hidden signal is a keybinding signalwhich gets emitted when the user asks for it.

This is used to make the file chooser display hidden files.

The default binding for this signal is Control + H.

Parameters

widget

the object which received the signal

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

The “up-folder” signal

The ::up-folder signal is a keybinding signalwhich gets emitted when the user asks for it.

This is used to make the file chooser go to the parent of the current folderin the file hierarchy.

The default binding for this signal is Alt + Up.

Parameters

widget

the object which received the signal

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Flags: Action

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How to Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows

Windows 8 and 10 shares comparatively the same ecosystem while Windows 7 has a slightly different environment. So, the procedure to open hidden files and folders is also different in Windows 7.

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Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows 7:

The option to find hidden files or folders is a little deeper inside Windows 7. That is hidden in Folder Options window. However, digging out the option is way much easy. Once you know the method, you won’t forget it anymore.

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Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows 7:

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In Windows 8 and 10, it is even easier to open hidden files and folders. Adding t that easy option, you can also take a long trip alternatively. Well, in any version of Windows, this alternative little-long procedure works as same. What you have to do in this method is –

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