SourceView

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Description:

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Properties:

• public bool auto_indent { get; set; }
  Whether to enable auto indentation.
• public SourceCompletion completion { get; }
  The completion object associated with the view
• public SourceDrawSpacesFlags draw_spaces { get; set; }
  Set if and how the spaces should be visualized.
• public bool highlight_current_line { get; set; }
  Whether to highlight the current line.
• public bool indent_on_tab { get; set; }
  Whether to indent the selected text when the tab key is pressed.
• public int indent_width { get; set; }
  Width of an indentation step expressed in number of spaces.
• public bool insert_spaces_instead_of_tabs { get; set; }
  Whether to insert spaces instead of tabs.
• public uint right_margin_position { get; set; }
  Position of the right margin.
• public bool show_line_marks { get; set; }
  Whether to display line mark pixbufs
• public bool show_line_numbers { get; set; }
  Whether to display line numbers
• public bool show_right_margin { get; set; }
  Whether to display the right margin.
• public SourceSmartHomeEndType smart_home_end { get; set; }
  Set the behavior of the HOME and END keys.
• public uint tab_width { get; set; }
  Width of a tab character expressed in number of spaces.

Creation methods:

• public SourceView ()
  Creates a new `GtkSourceView`.
• public SourceView.with_buffer (SourceBuffer buffer)
  Creates a new SourceView widget displaying the buffer buffer.

Methods:

• public bool get_auto_indent ()
  Returns whether auto-indentation of text is enabled.
• public unowned SourceCompletion get_completion ()
  Gets the [class@Completion] associated with this.
• public SourceDrawSpacesFlags get_draw_spaces ()
  Returns the SourceDrawSpacesFlags specifying if and how spaces should be displayed for this this.
• public unowned SourceGutter get_gutter (TextWindowType window_type)
  Returns the [class@Gutter] object associated with window_type for this.
• public bool get_highlight_current_line ()
  Returns whether the current line is highlighted.
• public bool get_indent_on_tab ()
  Returns whether when the tab key is pressed the current selection should get indented instead of replaced with the `\t` character.
• public int get_indent_width ()
  Returns the number of spaces to use for each step of indent.
• public bool get_insert_spaces_instead_of_tabs ()
  Returns whether when inserting a tabulator character it should be replaced by a group of space characters.
• public bool get_mark_category_background (string category, Color dest)
• public unowned Pixbuf get_mark_category_pixbuf (string category)
• public int get_mark_category_priority (string category)
• public uint get_right_margin_position ()
  Gets the position of the right margin in the given this.
• public bool get_show_line_marks ()
  Returns whether line marks are displayed beside the text.
• public bool get_show_line_numbers ()
  Returns whether line numbers are displayed beside the text.
• public bool get_show_right_margin ()
  Returns whether a right margin is displayed.
• public SourceSmartHomeEndType get_smart_home_end ()
  Returns a [enum@SmartHomeEndType] end value specifying how the cursor will move when HOME and END keys are pressed.
• public uint get_tab_width ()
  Returns the width of tabulation in characters.
• public void set_auto_indent (bool enable)
  If true auto-indentation of text is enabled.
• public void set_draw_spaces (SourceDrawSpacesFlags flags)
  Set if and how the spaces should be visualized.
• public void set_highlight_current_line (bool show)
  If highlight is true the current line will be highlighted.
• public void set_indent_on_tab (bool enable)
  If true, when the tab key is pressed when several lines are selected, the selected lines are indented of one level instead of being replaced with a `\t` character.
• public void set_indent_width (int width)
  Sets the number of spaces to use for each step of indent when the tab key is pressed.
• public void set_insert_spaces_instead_of_tabs (bool enable)
  If true a tab key pressed is replaced by a group of space characters.
• public void set_mark_category_background (string category, Color color)
• public void set_mark_category_icon_from_icon_name (string category, string name)
• public void set_mark_category_icon_from_pixbuf (string category, Pixbuf pixbuf)
• public void set_mark_category_icon_from_stock (string category, string stock_id)
• public void set_mark_category_pixbuf (string category, Pixbuf pixbuf)
• public void set_mark_category_priority (string category, int priority)
• public void set_mark_category_tooltip_func (string category, SourceViewMarkTooltipFunc func, DestroyNotify user_data_notify)
• public void set_mark_category_tooltip_markup_func (string category, SourceViewMarkTooltipFunc markup_func, DestroyNotify user_data_notify)
• public void set_right_margin_position (uint pos)
  Sets the position of the right margin in the given this.
• public void set_show_line_marks (bool show)
  If true line marks will be displayed beside the text.
• public void set_show_line_numbers (bool show)
  If true line numbers will be displayed beside the text.
• public void set_show_right_margin (bool show)
  If true a right margin is displayed.
• public void set_smart_home_end (SourceSmartHomeEndType smart_he)
  Set the desired movement of the cursor when HOME and END keys are pressed.
• public void set_tab_width (uint width)
  Sets the width of tabulation in characters.

Signals:

• public virtual signal void line_mark_activated (TextIter iter, Event event)
  Emitted when a line mark has been activated (for instance when there was a button press in the line marks gutter).
• public virtual signal void move_lines (bool copy, int step)
  The signal is a keybinding which gets emitted when the user initiates moving a line.
• public virtual signal void redo ()
• public virtual signal void show_completion ()
  The signal is a key binding signal which gets emitted when the user requests a completion, by pressing <keycombo><keycap>Control</keycap><keycap>space</keycap></keycombo >.
• public virtual signal void undo ()

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