GtkPrintUnixDialog: GTK+ 3 Reference Manual

## GtkPrintUnixDialog GtkPrintUnixDialog — A print dialog |

## Functions

GtkWidget * | gtk_print_unix_dialog_new ()
void | gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_page_setup ()
GtkPageSetup * | gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_page_setup ()
void | gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_current_page ()
gint | gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_current_page ()
void | gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_settings ()
GtkPrintSettings * | gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_settings ()
GtkPrinter * | gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_selected_printer ()
void | gtk_print_unix_dialog_add_custom_tab ()
void | gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_support_selection ()
gboolean | gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_support_selection ()
void | gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_has_selection ()
gboolean | gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_has_selection ()
void | gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_embed_page_setup ()
gboolean | gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_embed_page_setup ()
gboolean | gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_page_setup_set ()
void | gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_manual_capabilities ()
GtkPrintCapabilities | gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_manual_capabilities ()

## Properties

gint | current-page | Read / Write
gboolean | embed-page-setup | Read / Write
gboolean | has-selection | Read / Write
GtkPrintCapabilities | manual-capabilities | Read / Write
GtkPageSetup * | page-setup | Read / Write
GtkPrintSettings * | print-settings | Read / Write
GtkPrinter * | selected-printer | Read
gboolean | support-selection | Read / Write

## Types and Values

struct | GtkPrintUnixDialog
enum | GtkPrintCapabilities

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
            ╰── GtkWidget
                ╰── GtkContainer
                    ╰── GtkBin
                        ╰── GtkWindow
                            ╰── GtkDialog
                                ╰── GtkPrintUnixDialog

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkPrintUnixDialog implements AtkImplementorIface and GtkBuildable.

## Includes

    #include <gtk/gtkprintunixdialog.h>

## Description

GtkPrintUnixDialog implements a print dialog for platforms which don’t provide a native print dialog, like Unix. It can be used very much like any other GTK+ dialog, at the cost of the portability offered by the high-level printing API

In order to print something with GtkPrintUnixDialog, you need to use `gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_selected_printer()` to obtain a GtkPrinter object and use it to construct a GtkPrintJob using `gtk_print_job_new()`.

GtkPrintUnixDialog uses the following response values:

- `GTK_RESPONSE_OK`: for the “Print” button

- `GTK_RESPONSE_APPLY`: for the “Preview” button

- `GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL`: for the “Cancel” button

Printing support was added in GTK+ 2.10.

### GtkPrintUnixDialog as GtkBuildable

The GtkPrintUnixDialog implementation of the GtkBuildable interface exposes its `notebook` internal children with the name “notebook”.

An example of a GtkPrintUnixDialog UI definition fragment:

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    <object class="GtkPrintUnixDialog" id="dialog1">
      <child internal-child="notebook">
        <object class="GtkNotebook" id="notebook">
          <child>
            <object class="GtkLabel" id="tabcontent">
            <property name="label">Content on notebook tab</property>
            </object>
          </child>
          <child type="tab">
            <object class="GtkLabel" id="tablabel">
              <property name="label">Tab label</property>
            </object>
            <packing>
              <property name="tab_expand">False</property>
              <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
            </packing>
          </child>
        </object>
      </child>
    </object>

### CSS nodes

GtkPrintUnixDialog has a single CSS node with name printdialog.

## Functions

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_new ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_new (const gchar *title,
                               GtkWindow *parent);

Creates a new GtkPrintUnixDialog.

#### Parameters

title | Title of the dialog, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]
parent | Transient parent of the dialog, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

a new GtkPrintUnixDialog

Since: 2.10

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_page_setup ()

    void
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_page_setup (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                          GtkPageSetup *page_setup);

Sets the page setup of the GtkPrintUnixDialog.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |
page_setup | a GtkPageSetup |

Since: 2.10

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_page_setup ()

    GtkPageSetup *
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_page_setup (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets the page setup that is used by the GtkPrintUnixDialog.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |

#### Returns

the page setup of `dialog` .

[transfer none]

Since: 2.10

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_current_page ()

    void
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_current_page
                                   (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                    gint current_page);

Sets the current page number. If `current_page` is not -1, this enables the current page choice for the range of pages to print.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |
current_page | the current page number. |

Since: 2.10

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_current_page ()

    gint
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_current_page
                                   (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets the current page of the GtkPrintUnixDialog.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |

#### Returns

the current page of `dialog`

Since: 2.10

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_settings ()

    void
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_settings (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                        GtkPrintSettings *settings);

Sets the GtkPrintSettings for the GtkPrintUnixDialog. Typically, this is used to restore saved print settings from a previous print operation before the print dialog is shown.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |
settings | a GtkPrintSettings, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

Since: 2.10

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_settings ()

    GtkPrintSettings *
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_settings (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets a new GtkPrintSettings object that represents the current values in the print dialog. Note that this creates a new object, and you need to unref it if don’t want to keep it.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |

#### Returns

a new GtkPrintSettings object with the values from `dialog`

Since: 2.10

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_selected_printer ()

    GtkPrinter *
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_selected_printer
                                   (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets the currently selected printer.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |

#### Returns

the currently selected printer.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.10

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_add_custom_tab ()

    void
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_add_custom_tab (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                          GtkWidget *child,
                                          GtkWidget *tab_label);

Adds a custom tab to the print dialog.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |
child | the widget to put in the custom tab |
tab_label | the widget to use as tab label |

Since: 2.10

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_support_selection ()

    void
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_support_selection
                                   (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                    gboolean support_selection);

Sets whether the print dialog allows user to print a selection.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |
support_selection | `TRUE` to allow print selection |

Since: 2.18

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_support_selection ()

    gboolean
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_support_selection
                                   (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets the value of “support-selection” property.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |

#### Returns

whether the application supports print of selection

Since: 2.18

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_has_selection ()

    void
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_has_selection
                                   (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                    gboolean has_selection);

Sets whether a selection exists.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |
has_selection | `TRUE` indicates that a selection exists |

Since: 2.18

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_has_selection ()

    gboolean
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_has_selection
                                   (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets the value of “has-selection” property.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |

#### Returns

whether there is a selection

Since: 2.18

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_embed_page_setup ()

    void
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_embed_page_setup
                                   (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                    gboolean embed);

Embed page size combo box and orientation combo box into page setup page.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |
embed | embed page setup selection |

Since: 2.18

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_embed_page_setup ()

    gboolean
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_embed_page_setup
                                   (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets the value of “embed-page-setup” property.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |

#### Returns

whether there is a selection

Since: 2.18

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_page_setup_set ()

    gboolean
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_page_setup_set
                                   (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets the page setup that is used by the GtkPrintUnixDialog.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |

#### Returns

whether a page setup was set by user.

Since: 2.18

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_manual_capabilities ()

    void
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_manual_capabilities
                                   (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                    GtkPrintCapabilities capabilities);

This lets you specify the printing capabilities your application supports. For instance, if you can handle scaling the output then you pass GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_SCALE. If you don’t pass that, then the dialog will only let you select the scale if the printing system automatically handles scaling.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |
capabilities | the printing capabilities of your application |

Since: 2.10

### gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_manual_capabilities ()

    GtkPrintCapabilities
    gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_manual_capabilities
                                   (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets the value of “manual-capabilities” property.

#### Parameters

dialog | a GtkPrintUnixDialog |

#### Returns

the printing capabilities

Since: 2.18

## Types and Values

### struct GtkPrintUnixDialog

    struct GtkPrintUnixDialog;

### enum GtkPrintCapabilities

An enum for specifying which features the print dialog should offer. If neither `GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_GENERATE_PDF` nor `GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_GENERATE_PS` is specified, GTK+ assumes that all formats are supported.

#### Members

GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_PAGE_SET | Print dialog will offer printing even/odd pages. |
GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_COPIES | Print dialog will allow to print multiple copies. |
GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_COLLATE | Print dialog will allow to collate multiple copies. |
GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_REVERSE | Print dialog will allow to print pages in reverse order. |
GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_SCALE | Print dialog will allow to scale the output. |
GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_GENERATE_PDF | The program will send the document to the printer in PDF format |
GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_GENERATE_PS | The program will send the document to the printer in Postscript format |
GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_PREVIEW | Print dialog will offer a preview |
GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_NUMBER_UP | Print dialog will offer printing multiple pages per sheet. Since 2.12 |
GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_NUMBER_UP_LAYOUT | Print dialog will allow to rearrange pages when printing multiple pages per sheet. Since 2.14 |

## Property Details

### The `“current-page”` property

      “current-page”             gint

The current page in the document.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

### The `“embed-page-setup”` property

      “embed-page-setup”         gboolean

TRUE if page setup combos are embedded in GtkPrintUnixDialog.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

### The `“has-selection”` property

      “has-selection”            gboolean

Whether the application has a selection.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

### The `“manual-capabilities”` property

      “manual-capabilities”      GtkPrintCapabilities

Capabilities the application can handle.

Flags: Read / Write

### The `“page-setup”` property

      “page-setup”               GtkPageSetup *

The GtkPageSetup to use.

Flags: Read / Write

### The `“print-settings”` property

      “print-settings”           GtkPrintSettings *

The GtkPrintSettings used for initializing the dialog.

Flags: Read / Write

### The `“selected-printer”` property

      “selected-printer”         GtkPrinter *

The GtkPrinter which is selected.

Flags: Read

### The `“support-selection”` property

      “support-selection”        gboolean

Whether the dialog supports selection.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

## See Also

GtkPageSetupUnixDialog, GtkPrinter, GtkPrintJob