Gtk2::MenuItem(3)

NAME
Gtk2::MenuItem

DESCRIPTION
If a MenuItem is created with a $label string, or if the "label" property is set later, then it should be destroyed with "$item->destroy". Just dropping the last Perl ref is not enough because (as of Gtk through to 2.18) there's a circular reference from the child "Gtk2::AccelLabel" back up to the item (the "accel-widget" property).

When a MenuItem is in a "Gtk2::Menu" a "destroy" happens automatically. Dropping the last ref to a Menu calls "destroy" on its children, as usual for a container. But if you remove a MenuItem with a label from a menu (or never add it to one) then be sure to "$item->destroy" explicitly.

HIERARCHY
  Glib::Object
  +----Glib::InitiallyUnowned
       +----Gtk2::Object
            +----Gtk2::Widget
                 +----Gtk2::Container
                      +----Gtk2::Bin
                           +----Gtk2::Item
                                +----Gtk2::MenuItem

INTERFACES
  Glib::Object::_Unregistered::AtkImplementorIface
  Gtk2::Buildable
  Gtk2::Activatable

METHODS

  widget = Gtk2::MenuItem->new ($label=undef)

•   $label (string)

If a $label argument is given then this is "new_with_mnemonic".

  widget = Gtk2::MenuItem->new_with_label ($label=undef)

•   $label (string)

  widget = Gtk2::MenuItem->new_with_mnemonic ($label=undef)

•   $label (string)

  string = $menu_item->get_accel_path
Since: gtk+ 2.14

  $menu_item->set_accel_path ($accel_path)

•   $accel_path (string)

  $menu_item->activate

  $menu_item->deselect

  string = $menu_item->get_label
Since: gtk+ 2.16

  $menu_item->set_label ($label)

•   $label (string)

Since: gtk+ 2.16

  $menu_item->remove_submenu

  boolean = $menu_item->get_right_justified

  $menu_item->set_right_justified ($right_justified)

•   $right_justified (boolean)

  $menu_item->select

  widget or undef = $menu_item->get_submenu

  $menu_item->set_submenu ($submenu)

•   $submenu (Gtk2::Widget or undef)

  $menu_item->toggle_size_allocate ($allocation)

•   $allocation (integer)

  requisition = $menu_item->toggle_size_request

  boolean = $menu_item->get_use_underline
Since: gtk+ 2.16

  $menu_item->set_use_underline ($use_underline)

•   $use_underline (boolean)

Since: gtk+ 2.16

PROPERTIES

'accel-path' (string : default undef : readable / writable / private)
    Sets the accelerator path of the menu item

'label' (string : default "" : readable / writable / private)
    The text for the child label

'right-justified' (boolean : default false : readable / writable / private)
    Sets whether the menu item appears justified at the right side of a menu bar

'submenu' (Gtk2::Menu : default undef : readable / writable / private)
    The submenu attached to the menu item, or NULL if it has none

'use-underline' (boolean : default false : readable / writable / private)
    If set, an underline in the text indicates the next character should be used for the mnemonic accelerator key

STYLE PROPERTIES

'arrow-scaling' (float : default 0.8 : readable / private)
    Amount of space used up by arrow, relative to the menu item's font size

'arrow-spacing' (integer : default 10 : readable / private)
    Space between label and arrow

'horizontal-padding' (integer : default 3 : readable / private)
    Padding to left and right of the menu item

'selected-shadow-type' (Gtk2::ShadowType : default "none" : readable / private)
    Shadow type when item is selected

'toggle-spacing' (integer : default 5 : readable / private)
    Space between icon and label

'width-chars' (integer : default 12 : readable / private)
    The minimum desired width of the menu item in characters

SIGNALS

activate (Gtk2::MenuItem)
activate-item (Gtk2::MenuItem)
toggle-size-request (Gtk2::MenuItem, gpointer)
toggle-size-allocate (Gtk2::MenuItem, integer)

SEE ALSO
Gtk2, Glib::Object, Glib::InitiallyUnowned, Gtk2::Object, Gtk2::Widget, Gtk2::Container, Gtk2::Bin, Gtk2::Item

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2003-2011 by the gtk2-perl team.

This software is licensed under the LGPL. See Gtk2 for a full notice.