GtkFileSelection {RGtk2} | R Documentation

## GtkFileSelection

### Description

Prompt the user for a file or directory name

### Methods and Functions

`gtkFileSelectionNew(title = NULL, show = TRUE)`
`gtkFileSelectionComplete(object, pattern)`
`gtkFileSelectionShowFileopButtons(object)`
`gtkFileSelectionHideFileopButtons(object)`
`gtkFileSelectionSetSelectMultiple(object, select.multiple)`
`gtkFileSelectionGetSelectMultiple(object)`
`gtkFileSelection(title = NULL, show = TRUE)`

### Hierarchy

    GObject
       +----GInitiallyUnowned
             +----GtkObject
                   +----GtkWidget
                         +----GtkContainer
                               +----GtkBin
                                     +----GtkWindow
                                           +----GtkDialog
                                                 +----GtkFileSelection

### Interfaces

GtkFileSelection implements AtkImplementorIface and `GtkBuildable`.

### Detailed Description

`GtkFileSelection` has been superseded by the newer `GtkFileChooser` family of widgets. `GtkFileSelection` should be used to retrieve file or directory names from the user. It will create a new dialog window containing a directory list, and a file list corresponding to the current working directory. The filesystem can be navigated using the directory list or the drop-down history menu. Alternatively, the TAB key can be used to navigate using filename completion - common in text based editors such as emacs and jed.

File selection dialogs are created with a call to `gtkFileSelectionNew`.

The default filename can be set using `gtkFileSelectionSetFilename` and the selected filename retrieved using `gtkFileSelectionGetFilename`.

Use `gtkFileSelectionComplete` to display files and directories that match a given pattern. This can be used for example, to show only *.txt files, or only files beginning with gtk*.

Simple file operations; create directory, delete file, and rename file, are available from buttons at the top of the dialog. These can be hidden using `gtkFileSelectionHideFileopButtons` and shown again using `gtkFileSelectionShowFileopButtons`.

Getting a filename from the user.

    # Getting a filename from a user
    # Note how much easier GtkFileChooser is to use

    store_filename <- function(widget, file_selector) {
       selected_filename <- file_selector$getFilename();
       print(paste("Selected filename:", selected_filename))
    }

    create_file_selection <- function() {

      ## Create the selector

      file_selector <- gtkFileSelection("Please select a file for editing.",
                                        show = FALSE)

      gSignalConnect(file_selector[["ok_button"]], "clicked", store_filename,
                     file_selector)

      ## Ensure that the dialog box is destroyed when the user clicks a button.

      gSignalConnect(file_selector[["ok_button"]], "clicked", gtkWidgetDestroy,
                     file_selector, user.data.first = TRUE)

      gSignalConnect(file_selector[["cancel_button"]], "clicked", gtkWidgetDestroy,
                     file_selector, user.data.first = TRUE)

      ## Display that dialog

      file_selector$show()
    }

### Structures

`GtkFileSelection`

  WARNING: `GtkFileSelection` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code. The `GtkFileSelection` struct contains the following `GtkWidget` fields:

  `dirList`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `fileList`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `selectionEntry`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `selectionText`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `mainVbox`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `okButton`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `cancelButton`

    [`GtkWidget`] the two main buttons that signals should be connected to in order to perform an action when the user hits either OK or Cancel.

  `helpButton`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `historyPulldown`

    [`GtkWidget`] the `GtkOptionMenu` used to create the drop-down directory history.

  `historyMenu`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `fileopDialog`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `fileopEntry`

    [`GtkWidget`] the dialog box used to display the `GtkFileSelection`. It can be customized by adding/removing widgets from it using the standard `GtkDialog` functions.

  `fileopFile`

    [character]

  `fileopCDir`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `fileopDelFile`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `fileopRenFile`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `buttonArea`

    [`GtkWidget`]

  `actionArea`

    [`GtkWidget`] the buttons that appear at the top of the file selection dialog. These "operation buttons" can be hidden and redisplayed with `gtkFileSelectionHideFileopButtons` and `gtkFileSelectionShowFileopButtons` respectively.

### Convenient Construction

`gtkFileSelection` is the equivalent of `gtkFileSelectionNew`.

### Properties

`filename` [character : * : Read / Write]

  The currently selected filename. Default value: NULL

`select-multiple` [logical : Read / Write]

  Whether to allow multiple files to be selected. Default value: FALSE

`show-fileops` [logical : Read / Write]

  Whether buttons for creating/manipulating files should be displayed. Default value: TRUE

### Author(s)

Derived by RGtkGen from GTK+ documentation

### References

https://developer-old.gnome.org/gtk2/stable/GtkFileSelection.html

[Package RGtk2 version 2.20.40 Index]