# entry widget A GtkEntry ## Definition
    <entry tag_attr="value"...>
    	<default>text</default>
    	<variable>varname</variable>
    	<height>value</height>
    	<width>value</width>
    	<input>command</input>
    	<input file>filename</input>
    	<sensitive>state</sensitive>
    	<action>activity</action>...
    	<action signal="type">activity</action>...
    	<action function="type">parameter</action>...
    	<output file>filename</output>
    </entry>
"..." denotes acceptance of multiples of the same thing. ## Tag Attributes See the GtkEntry widget and ancestor class properties. The following custom tag attributes are available:
Name | Description | Value | Since
--- | --- | --- | ---
space-expand | Pack widget expanding into space | `true` or `false` | 0.7.21
space-fill | Pack widget filling space | `true` or `false` | 0.7.21
block-function-signals | Block signal emissions from functions | `true` or `false` | 0.7.21
file-monitor | Emit signal when input file(s) change | `true` or `false` | 0.8.1
auto-refresh | Auto refresh when input file(s) change | `true` or `false` | 0.8.1
fs-action | fileselect function action type | `file`, `newfile`, `folder` or `newfolder` | 0.7.21
fs-filters | fileselect function pattern file filters | pattern`|`pattern`|`... | 0.7.21
fs-filters-mime | fileselect function mime-type file filters | mime/type`|`mime/type`|`... (common types) | 0.7.21
fs-folder | fileselect function current folder |  | 0.7.21
fs-title | fileselect function dialog title |  | 0.7.21
## Directives Some of these may have tag attribute equivalents.
Name | Description | Contents | Since
--- | --- | --- | ---
default | Initial data | Text |
variable | Variable name |  |
variable export="false" | Variable name, not exported to shell |  | 0.8.3
height | Initial minimum height | An integer > `0` or `-1` to ignore |
width | Initial minimum width | An integer > `0` or `-1` to ignore |
input | Data input source | Shell command |
input file | Data input source | Filename | 0.7.21
sensitive | Sensitive state | `true`, `false` or `password` | 0.7.21
action | Execute command on default signal | Shell command |
action | Perform function on default signal | function:parameter |
action signal="type" | Execute command on signal | Shell command |
action signal="type" | Perform function on signal | function:parameter |
action function="type" | Perform function on default signal | parameter | 0.8.3
action condition="type" | Execute command on default signal conditionally | Shell command | 0.8.3
action condition="type" | Perform function on default signal conditionally | function:parameter | 0.8.3
action signal="type" condition="type" | Execute command on signal conditionally | Shell command | 0.8.3
action signal="type" condition="type" | Perform function on signal conditionally | function:parameter | 0.8.3
action function="type" condition="type" | Perform function on default signal conditionally | parameter | 0.8.3
output file | Data output target | Filename |
## Signals The default signal is "changed", emitted when typing into the entry. The "activate" signal is emitted when the user activates the entry with the Enter key (since 0.7.21). For GTK+ 2.16 and later, the "icon-press" and "icon-release" signals are emitted when an activatable icon is pressed or released, but these signal names will be prefixed with either "primary-" or "secondary-" to indicate the source icon (since 0.7.21). The "file-changed" signal is emitted if file-monitor is true and the input file being monitored has changed. The following signals are connected-up for all widgets: button-press-event, button-release-event, configure-event, enter-notify-event, leave-notify-event, focus-in-event, focus-out-event, hide, show, realize, key-press-event, key-release-event, map-event, unmap-event ## Functions The following functions can be performed upon this widget by any widget capable of emitting signals:
Type | Description | Parameter | Since
--- | --- | --- | ---
enable | Sensitise widget | Variable name |
disable | Desensitise widget | Variable name |
show | Show widget | Variable name | 0.8.1
hide | Hide widget | Variable name | 0.8.1
activate | Activate widget | Variable name | 0.8.1
grabfocus | Grab input focus | Variable name | 0.8.1
refresh | Reload input data | Variable name |
save | Save widget data | Variable name | 0.7.21
fileselect | Launch file selection dialog | Variable name |
clear | Remove all widget data | Variable name |
removeselected | Remove selected widget data | Variable name |
The following general functions can be performed by any widget capable of emitting signals:
Type | Description | Parameter | Since
--- | --- | --- | ---
break | Break out of actions list | None | 0.8.3
command | Execute command | Shell command |
exit | Exit dialog | A value for the `EXIT` variable |
closewindow | Close dialog | Variable name |
launch | Launch dialog | Variable name |
presentwindow | Present dialog | Variable name | 0.8.1
## Conditions The following conditions can be used within the condition attribute of action directives:
Type | Description | Argument | Since
--- | --- | --- | ---
active_is_true(argument) | Active state of toggle widget | Variable name | 0.8.3
active_is_false(argument) | Active state of toggle widget | Variable name | 0.8.3
command_is_true(argument) | Output of shell command | Shell command | 0.8.3
command_is_false(argument) | Output of shell command | Shell command | 0.8.3
file_is_true(argument) | Contents of a file | Filename | 0.8.3
file_is_false(argument) | Contents of a file | Filename | 0.8.3
sensitive_is_true(argument) | Sensitive state of widget | Variable name | 0.8.3
sensitive_is_false(argument) | Sensitive state of widget | Variable name | 0.8.3
visible_is_true(argument) | Visible state of widget | Variable name | 0.8.3
visible_is_false(argument) | Visible state of widget | Variable name | 0.8.3
true means "true", "yes" or a non-zero value, false means "false", "no" or zero, therefore the shell command is expected to echo one of these values to stdout. ## Notes None. button, checkbox, colorbutton, comboboxentry, comboboxtext, combobox, edit, entry, eventbox, expander, fontbutton, frame, hbox, hscale, hseparator, list, menubar, menuitemseparator, menuitem, menu, notebook, pixmap, progressbar, radiobutton, separator, spinbutton, statusbar, table, terminal, text, timer, togglebutton, tree, vbox, vscale, vseparator, window,