GtkCalendar
Displays a calendar and allows the user to select a date.
Object Hierarchy
Description
A GtkCalendar is a widget that displays a calendar as a grid, one month at a time, allowing the user to select a particular date.
The month and year currently displayed can be modified using select_month() . The exact day to be selected may be modified using select_day() .
You may place a visual mark on a particular day by using mark_day() . The marker may be removed using unmark_day() .
The visual style of the calendar may be modified comprehensively using set_display_options() . Of course, the whole purpose of creating the calendar itself is to retrieve the input from the user! You may use get_date() to retrieve the date selected by the user.
Constructors
GtkCalendar ();-- Creates a calender widget.
Methods
clear_marks() Â Removes all visual markers. display_options() Â DEPRECATED. Sets display options for the calendar. freeze() Â Freezes the display prior to allow updates. get_date() Â Returns the currently selected date as an indexed array containing the year, the month and the day. get_display_options() Â Returns the current calendar display options. mark_day() Â Places a visual marker on the given day. select_day() Â Determines the day to be selected. select_month() Â Determines the month and year to be selected. set_display_options() Â Sets the display options of the calendar. thaw() Â Thaws the display following freeze. unmark_day() Â Removes the visual marker set on a given day.
Signals
"day-selected" Â Emitted when the given day is selected. "day-selected-double-click" Â Emitted when the given day is clicked on twice. "month-changed" Â Emitted when the user attempts to change the current month. "next-month" Â Emitted when the user chooses to go forward by one month. "next-year" Â Emitted when the user chooses to go forward by one year. "prev-month" Â Emitted when the user chooses to go backward by one month. "prev-year" Â Emitted when the user chooses to go backward by one year.