Trying out GtkSwitch widget in a form dialog

[Misko]

I'm trying out switch widget in a form dialog:

Video demo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBycoOmlOIQ

I most likely messed up the translations but here's code anyway

https://github.com/Misko-2083/yad

[Victor Ananjevsky]

hi

nice try
two comments - don't use gtk_widget_set_halign() and add description of
this field type to man page
after that please make a pull request and i'll include this feature into main code

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:27:47 -0700 (PDT)
Misko <mpsr...@gmail.com> написав:

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Victor Ananjevsky <anan...@gmail.com>

[Misko]

Without gtk_widget_set_halign()

What happens is when using gtk_grid_attach()

it sets will set the alignment flag to GTK_ALIGN_FILL

That stretches switch widget.

gtk_widget_set_halign() makes sure the widget does not fill the whole space.

Maybe switch will not stretch if it is in another container like box?

[Victor Ananjevsky]

ok
if so, please comment this line with explanation why this code is needed


Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:40:18 -0700 (PDT)

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Victor Ananjevsky <vic...@sanana.kiev.ua>

[Misko]

Oh, I already sent merge request without that line.

Something like this would work too

https://gist.github.com/Misko-2083/98d040ad15ac9e8b5fb1bec9ff359275

[Victor Ananjevsky]

well, don't worry, i'll do it by myself

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:18:52 -0700 (PDT)

[Misko]

Thank you.

Some lines went down with new code so translations need an update.

I'm not experienced with translations.

For now switch is identical to check button :CHK.

But GtkSwitch emits "state-set" signal when it's activated.

Maybe it would be more useful if it's as a button and packed as a CB.

--field="switch":SW  "TRUE!bash -c 'command %b'"

where %b would be set boolean value

                                     "[initial value] ! command %current_value"

[Victor Ananjevsky]

hi

don't touch translations if you don't change it content. po files are actualizing and compiling
during the build process. don't touch it even if you add a translated strings to code without adding
appropriate translations

and i don't see a reasons to add a separate handler for checking switch state. it can be done by using
more common --changed-action callback

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:43:36 -0700 (PDT)

[Misko]

Got it. Thanks