[Glade-users] Dynamically adding menu items to menu bar

[john at jcoppens.com (John Coppens)]

On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:19:46 -0500
Jonathan Lane <lanej at horizon.com> wrote:

> GtkWidget *cmds_menu;
> GtkAction *action;
> GtkWidget *w;
>
> cmds_menu = gtk_menu_new();
> action = GTK_ACTION(gtk_builder_get_object(builder,  
> "commands_menuitem"));
> w = gtk_action_create_menu_item(action);
> gtk_menu_item_set_submenu(GTK_MENU_ITEM(w), cmds_menu);
>
> /* Applications from cfg file
> */
> for (i = 0; i < g_list_length(app_cfg->procs); i++) {
>     struct app_proc *proc = g_list_nth_data(app_cfg->procs, i);
>     assert(proc != NULL);
>
>     action = gtk_action_new(proc->name, proc->desc, NULL, NULL);
>     w = gtk_action_create_menu_item(action);
>     gtk_menu_shell_insert(GTK_MENU_SHELL(cmds_menu), w, -1);
>     gtk_widget_show(w);
> }

This is about the same I tried to do. The cast GTK_MENU_SHELL(cmds_menu)
gave a runtime problem, because the type of cmds_menu wasn't MENUSHELL.
if I recall rightly. If you look it up inside the .xml, you'll see that
the menu structure is somewhat separate from the rest.

> > I did find an example where the menu is directly built in XML inside  
> > the
> > source file, then read in.
>
> Do you have a link for that?  I'd really appreciate it.

It's a bit longish:

http://www.delorie.com/pcb/cvs/src/hid/gtk/gui-top-window.c

> > Tristan observed that using the 3.5.7 version of Glade (probably any
> > 3.5.x), Glade can export the GtkBuilder files directly and supports
> > the 'normal' 'oldie' GtkMenuItems and GtkMenus - no Actions. Then,  
> > adding
> > items was quite a bit easier!
> >
> > If you can, change to the newer version.
>
> The problem is that I am set to release tomorrow.  I have to finish  
> this tonight, and I noticed other issues (namely with toolbars) going  
> from 3.4.5 (debian/unstable) to 3.5.2 (debian/experimental).  And I'm  
> already quite tired :)

I have a couple of toolbars which work fine, but I believe I can't define
new ones. Tried, and gave up. A buttonbar did the same for me. Teh
advantages of 3.5.7 (which I compiled myself) are enough to take a few
other problems along.

John