GtkObject
`-- GtkWidget
       `-- GtkEditable

Direct subclasses

GtkEntry, GtkText

Description

GtkEditable is an abstract base class providing GtkEntry and GtkText with several methods, signals and properties, and also a set of keybindings that can be used for editing.

Table 2. Key bindings for editing

Key combination	Editing function
Control + a	Move to the beginning of the line
Control + b	Move back one character
Control + c	Copy currently selected text
Control + d	Delete forward character
Control + e	Move to the end of the line
Control + f	Move forward one character
Control + h	Delete backward character
Control + k	Delete to line end
Control + n	Move to the next line (GtkText only)
Control + p	Move to the previous line (GtkText only)
Control + u	Delete current line
Control + v	Paste clipboard text
Control + w	Delete backward word
Control + x	Cut currently selected text
Alt + b	Move back one word
Alt + d	Delete forward word
Alt + f	Move forward one word

There are also a host of signals that are used internally to enable these editing functions to work. These signals have not been documented here.

Signals

"changed"

  Emitted when there is a change to the text string.

"insert-text"

  Emitted when insert_text() is called.

"delete-text"

  Emitted when text is deleted.

"activate"

  Emitted when designated key is pressed.

"set-editable"

  Emitted when the set_editable() method is called.

"cut-clipboard"

  Emitted when cut_clipboard() is called.

"copy-clipboard"

  Emitted when copy_clipboard() is called.

"paste-clipboard"

  Emitted when paste_clipboard() is called.

Properties

selection_start_pos:

  Selection start position.

selection_end_pos:

  Selection end position.

has_selection:

  Indicates whether there is currently a selection.