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ThunarxPropertyPage

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The base class for pages added to the properties dialog

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<para>
  The class for pages that can be added to Thunar's file properties dialog
  by extensions implementing the #ThunarxPropertyPageProvider interface. The
  pages returned by extensions from thunarx_property_page_provider_get_pages()
  method are instances of this class or a derived class. Note that extensions
  do not need to subclass #ThunarxPropertyPage, but may also instantiate it
  directly and add widgets to it, but I strongly suggest to create a subclass
  as it usually leads to better modularization and thereby better maintainability
  in the code.
</para>

<para>
  To pick up the #TagPage example from the thunarx_property_page_provider_get_pages()
  description again, you'd create a new class #TagPage, that inherits #ThunarxPropertyPage
  (using the #THUNARX_DEFINE_TYPE macro), which provides several user interface elements
  in the property, and defines atleast one property named <literal>"file"</literal>, which
  is the #ThunarxFileInfo whose tags are displayed in the property page. For example, the
  <filename>tag-page.h</filename> header file would look like this (this is really just
  an example of the suggested way to implement property pages, you may of course choose
  a different way):
</para>

<informalexample><programlisting>
##ifndef __TAG_PAGE_H__
##define __TAG_PAGE_H__

##include &lt;thunarx/thunarx.h&gt;

G_BEGIN_DECLS;

typedef struct _TagPageClass TagPageClass;
typedef struct _TagPage      TagPage;

#define TAG_TYPE_PAGE            (tag_page_get_type ())
#define TAG_PAGE(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), TAG_TYPE_PAGE, TagPage))
#define TAG_PAGE_CLASS(klass)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), TAG_TYPE_PAGE, TagPageClass))
#define TAG_IS_PAGE(obj)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), TAG_TYPE_PAGE))
#define TAG_IS_PAGE_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), TAG_TYPE_PAGE))
#define TAG_PAGE_GET_CLASS(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), TAG_TYPE_PAGE, TagPageClass))

/* these two functions are implemented automatically by the THUNARX_DEFINE_TYPE macro */
GType            tag_page_get_type      (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
void             tag_page_register_type (ThunarxProviderPlugin *plugin);

GtkWidget       *tag_page_new           (ThunarxFileInfo       *file) G_GNUC_MALLOC;

ThunarxFileInfo *tag_page_get_file      (TagPage               *tag_page);
void             tag_page_set_file      (TagPage               *tag_page,
                                         ThunarxFileInfo       *file);

G_END_DECLS;

##endif /* !__TAG_PAGE_H__ */
</programlisting></informalexample>

<para>
  And the <filename>tag-page.c</filename> source file could look like this:
</para>

<informalexample><programlisting>
##include "tag-page.h"

/* Property identifiers */
enum
{
  PROP_0,
  PROP_FILE,
};

static void tag_page_class_init   (TagPageClass *klass);
static void tag_page_init         (TagPage          *tag_page);
static void tag_page_finalize     (GObject          *object);
static void tag_page_get_property (GObject          *object,
                                   guint             prop_id,
                                   GValue           *value,
                                   GParamSpec       *pspec);
static void tag_page_set_property (GObject          *object,
                                   guint             prop_id,
                                   const GValue     *value,
                                   GParamSpec       *pspec);
static void tag_page_file_changed (ThunarxFileInfo  *file,
                                   TagPage          *tag_page);

struct _TagPageClass
{
  ThunarxPropertyPageClass __parent__;
};

struct _TagPage
{
  ThunarxPropertyPage __parent__;
  ThunarxFileInfo    *file;

  /* your widgets... */
};

/* implements the tag_page_get_type() and tag_page_register_type() functions */
THUNARX_DEFINE_TYPE (TagPage, tag_page, THUNARX_TYPE_PROPERTY_PAGE);

static void
tag_page_class_init (TagPageClass *klass)
{
  GObjectClass *gobject_class;

  gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
  gobject_class->finalize = tag_page_finalize;
  gobject_class->get_property = tag_page_get_property;
  gobject_class->set_property = tag_page_set_property;

  /**
   * TagPage:file:
   *
   * The #ThunarxFileInfo displayed by this #TagPage.
   **/
  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
                                   PROP_FILE,
                                   g_param_spec_object ("file", "file", "file,
                                                        THUNARX_TYPE_FILE_INFO,
                                                        G_PARAM_READWRITE));
}

static void
tag_page_init (TagPage *tag_page)
{
  GtkWidget *table;

  /* you can of course also use a GtkVBox here, or whatever */
  table = gtk_table_new (2, 2, FALSE);
  gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (tag_page), table);
  gtk_widget_show (table);

  /* add your widgets to the table... */
}

static void
tag_page_finalize (GObject *object)
{
  TagPage *tag_page = TAG_PAGE (object);

  /* disconnect from the file */
  tag_page_set_file (tag_page, NULL);

  /* release any additional resources... */

  (*G_OBJECT_CLASS (tag_page_parent_class)->finalize) (object);
}

static void
tag_page_get_property (GObject    *object,
                       guint       prop_id,
                       GValue     *value,
                       GParamSpec *pspec)
{
  TagPage *tag_page = TAG_PAGE (object);

  switch (prop_id)
    {
    case PROP_FILE:
      g_value_set_object (value, tag_page_get_file (tag_page));
      break;

    default:
      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
      break;
    }
}

static void
tag_page_set_property (GObject      *object,
                       guint         prop_id,
                       const GValue *value,
                       GParamSpec   *pspec)
{
  TagPage *tag_page = TAG_PAGE (object);

  switch (prop_id)
    {
    case PROP_FILE:
      tag_page_set_file (tag_page, g_value_get_object (value));
      break;

    default:
      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
      break;
    }
}

static void
tag_page_file_changed (ThunarxFileInfo *file,
                       TagPage         *tag_page)
{
  /* update your user interface elements in the tag_page
   * to display the new state of the file...
   */
}

GtkWidget*
tag_page_new (ThunarxFileInfo *file)
{
  return g_object_new (TAG_TYPE_PAGE, "file", file, NULL);
}

ThunarxFileInfo*
tag_page_get_file (TagPage *tag_page)
{
  g_return_val_if_fail (TAG_IS_PAGE (tag_page), NULL);
  return tag_page->file;
}

void
tag_page_set_file (TagPage         *tag_page,
                   ThunarxFileInfo *file)
{
  g_return_if_fail (TAG_IS_PAGE (tag_page));
  g_return_if_fail (file == NULL || THUNARX_IS_FILE_INFO (file));

  if (tag_page->file != NULL)
    {
      g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (tag_page->file, tag_page_file_changed, tag_page);
      g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (tag_page->file));
    }

  tag_page->file = file;

  if (file != NULL)
    {
      g_object_ref (file);
      tag_page_file_changed (file, tag_page);
      g_signal_connect (file, "changed", G_CALLBACK (tag_page_file_changed), tag_page);
    }

  g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (tag_page), "file");
}
</programlisting></informalexample>

<para>
  If this seems to be too complicated to you, just don't follow the suggestion. But keep in mind, that
  while the above solution is a little longer than a less structured solution, it yields great flexbility
  and maintainability. For example the #TagPage class described above, once filled with user interface
  elements, may be used for a standalone MP3-Tag editor out of the box (i.e. as an action returned from
  the thunarx_renamer_get_actions() method).
</para>

<para>
  What is important to remember is that you should connect to the <literal>"changed"</literal> signal
  of the #ThunarxFileInfo<!---->s you are displaying, and update the user interface whenever the file
  changes.
</para>

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<para>
  The description of the <link linkend="ThunarxPropertyPageProvider"><type>ThunarxPropertyPageProvider</type></link> interface.
</para>

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Stable

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<!-- ##### STRUCT ThunarxPropertyPage ##### -->
<para>
  Base instance type for property pages.
</para>


<!-- ##### ARG ThunarxPropertyPage:label ##### -->
<para>

</para>

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<para>

</para>

<!-- ##### FUNCTION thunarx_property_page_new ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@label: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION thunarx_property_page_new_with_label_widget ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@label_widget: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION thunarx_property_page_get_label ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@property_page: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION thunarx_property_page_set_label ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@property_page: 
@label: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION thunarx_property_page_get_label_widget ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@property_page: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION thunarx_property_page_set_label_widget ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@property_page: 
@label_widget: 


