GTK+ 3 Reference Manual: GtkHandleBox

## GtkHandleBox GtkHandleBox — a widget for detachable window portions |

## Synopsis

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

    struct              GtkHandleBox;
    GtkWidget *         gtk_handle_box_new                  (void);
    void                gtk_handle_box_set_shadow_type      (GtkHandleBox *handle_box,
                                                             GtkShadowType type);
    void                gtk_handle_box_set_handle_position  (GtkHandleBox *handle_box,
                                                             GtkPositionType position);
    void                gtk_handle_box_set_snap_edge        (GtkHandleBox *handle_box,
                                                             GtkPositionType edge);
    GtkPositionType     gtk_handle_box_get_handle_position  (GtkHandleBox *handle_box);
    GtkShadowType       gtk_handle_box_get_shadow_type      (GtkHandleBox *handle_box);
    GtkPositionType     gtk_handle_box_get_snap_edge        (GtkHandleBox *handle_box);
    gboolean            gtk_handle_box_get_child_detached   (GtkHandleBox *handle_box);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----GInitiallyUnowned
             +----GtkWidget
                   +----GtkContainer
                         +----GtkBin
                               +----GtkHandleBox

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkHandleBox implements AtkImplementorIface and GtkBuildable.

## Properties

      "child-detached"           gboolean              : Read
      "handle-position"          GtkPositionType       : Read / Write
      "shadow-type"              GtkShadowType         : Read / Write
      "snap-edge"                GtkPositionType       : Read / Write
      "snap-edge-set"            gboolean              : Read / Write

## Signals

      "child-attached"                                 : Run First
      "child-detached"                                 : Run First

## Description

The GtkHandleBox widget allows a portion of a window to be "torn off". It is a bin widget which displays its child and a handle that the user can drag to tear off a separate window (the float window) containing the child widget. A thin ghost is drawn in the original location of the handlebox. By dragging the separate window back to its original location, it can be reattached.

When reattaching, the ghost and float window, must be aligned along one of the edges, the snap edge. This either can be specified by the application programmer explicitely, or GTK+ will pick a reasonable default based on the handle position.

To make detaching and reattaching the handlebox as minimally confusing as possible to the user, it is important to set the snap edge so that the snap edge does not move when the handlebox is deattached. For instance, if the handlebox is packed at the bottom of a VBox, then when the handlebox is detached, the bottom edge of the handlebox's allocation will remain fixed as the height of the handlebox shrinks, so the snap edge should be set to `GTK_POS_BOTTOM`.

### Note

GtkHandleBox has been deprecated. It is very specialized, lacks features to make it useful and most importantly does not fit well into modern application design. Do not use it. There is no replacement.

## Details

### struct GtkHandleBox

    struct GtkHandleBox;

### gtk_handle_box_new ()

    GtkWidget *         gtk_handle_box_new                  (void);

### Warning

`gtk_handle_box_new` has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. GtkHandleBox has been deprecated.

Create a new handle box.

Returns : | a new GtkHandleBox.

### gtk_handle_box_set_shadow_type ()

    void                gtk_handle_box_set_shadow_type      (GtkHandleBox *handle_box,
                                                             GtkShadowType type);

### Warning

`gtk_handle_box_set_shadow_type` has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. GtkHandleBox has been deprecated.

Sets the type of shadow to be drawn around the border of the handle box.

`handle_box` : | a GtkHandleBox
`type` : | the shadow type.

### gtk_handle_box_set_handle_position ()

    void                gtk_handle_box_set_handle_position  (GtkHandleBox *handle_box,
                                                             GtkPositionType position);

### Warning

`gtk_handle_box_set_handle_position` has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. GtkHandleBox has been deprecated.

Sets the side of the handlebox where the handle is drawn.

`handle_box` : | a GtkHandleBox
`position` : | the side of the handlebox where the handle should be drawn.

### gtk_handle_box_set_snap_edge ()

    void                gtk_handle_box_set_snap_edge        (GtkHandleBox *handle_box,
                                                             GtkPositionType edge);

### Warning

`gtk_handle_box_set_snap_edge` has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. GtkHandleBox has been deprecated.

Sets the snap edge of a handlebox. The snap edge is the edge of the detached child that must be aligned with the corresponding edge of the "ghost" left behind when the child was detached to reattach the torn-off window. Usually, the snap edge should be chosen so that it stays in the same place on the screen when the handlebox is torn off.

If the snap edge is not set, then an appropriate value will be guessed from the handle position. If the handle position is `GTK_POS_RIGHT` or `GTK_POS_LEFT`, then the snap edge will be `GTK_POS_TOP`, otherwise it will be `GTK_POS_LEFT`.

`handle_box` : | a GtkHandleBox
`edge` : | the snap edge, or -1 to unset the value; in which case GTK+ will try to guess an appropriate value in the future.

### gtk_handle_box_get_handle_position ()

    GtkPositionType     gtk_handle_box_get_handle_position  (GtkHandleBox *handle_box);

### Warning

`gtk_handle_box_get_handle_position` has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. GtkHandleBox has been deprecated.

Gets the handle position of the handle box. See `gtk_handle_box_set_handle_position()`.

`handle_box` : | a GtkHandleBox
Returns : | the current handle position.

### gtk_handle_box_get_shadow_type ()

    GtkShadowType       gtk_handle_box_get_shadow_type      (GtkHandleBox *handle_box);

### Warning

`gtk_handle_box_get_shadow_type` has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. GtkHandleBox has been deprecated.

Gets the type of shadow drawn around the handle box. See `gtk_handle_box_set_shadow_type()`.

`handle_box` : | a GtkHandleBox
Returns : | the type of shadow currently drawn around the handle box.

### gtk_handle_box_get_snap_edge ()

    GtkPositionType     gtk_handle_box_get_snap_edge        (GtkHandleBox *handle_box);

### Warning

`gtk_handle_box_get_snap_edge` has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. GtkHandleBox has been deprecated.

Gets the edge used for determining reattachment of the handle box. See `gtk_handle_box_set_snap_edge()`.

`handle_box` : | a GtkHandleBox
Returns : | the edge used for determining reattachment, or (GtkPositionType)-1 if this is determined (as per default) from the handle position.

### gtk_handle_box_get_child_detached ()

    gboolean            gtk_handle_box_get_child_detached   (GtkHandleBox *handle_box);

### Warning

`gtk_handle_box_get_child_detached` has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. GtkHandleBox has been deprecated.

Whether the handlebox's child is currently detached.

`handle_box` : | a GtkHandleBox
Returns : | `TRUE` if the child is currently detached, otherwise `FALSE`

Since 2.14

## Property Details

### The `"child-detached"` property

      "child-detached"           gboolean              : Read

A boolean value indicating whether the handlebox's child is attached or detached.

Default value: FALSE

### The `"handle-position"` property

      "handle-position"          GtkPositionType       : Read / Write

Position of the handle relative to the child widget.

Default value: GTK_POS_LEFT

### The `"shadow-type"` property

      "shadow-type"              GtkShadowType         : Read / Write

Appearance of the shadow that surrounds the container.

Default value: GTK_SHADOW_OUT

### The `"snap-edge"` property

      "snap-edge"                GtkPositionType       : Read / Write

Side of the handlebox that's lined up with the docking point to dock the handlebox.

Default value: GTK_POS_TOP

### The `"snap-edge-set"` property

      "snap-edge-set"            gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether to use the value from the snap_edge property or a value derived from handle_position.

Default value: FALSE

## Signal Details

### The `"child-attached"` signal

    void                user_function                      (GtkHandleBox *handlebox,
                                                            GtkWidget    *widget,
                                                            gpointer      user_data)      : Run First

### Warning

`GtkHandleBox::child-attached` has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. GtkHandleBox has been deprecated.

This signal is emitted when the contents of the handlebox are reattached to the main window.

`handlebox` : | the object which received the signal.
`widget` : | the child widget of the handlebox. (this argument provides no extra information and is here only for backwards-compatibility)
`user_data` : | user data set when the signal handler was connected.

### The `"child-detached"` signal

    void                user_function                      (GtkHandleBox *handlebox,
                                                            GtkWidget    *widget,
                                                            gpointer      user_data)      : Run First

### Warning

`GtkHandleBox::child-detached` has been deprecated since version 3.4 and should not be used in newly-written code. GtkHandleBox has been deprecated.

This signal is emitted when the contents of the handlebox are detached from the main window.

`handlebox` : | the object which received the signal.
`widget` : | the child widget of the handlebox. (this argument provides no extra information and is here only for backwards-compatibility)
`user_data` : | user data set when the signal handler was connected.