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# GtkSettings

## Name

GtkSettings --

## Synopsis

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

    struct      GtkSettings;
    struct      GtkSettingsValue;
    GtkSettings* gtk_settings_get_default       (void);
    GtkSettings* gtk_settings_get_for_screen    (GdkScreen *screen);
    void        gtk_settings_install_property   (GParamSpec *pspec);
    void        gtk_settings_install_property_parser
                                                (GParamSpec *pspec,
                                                 GtkRcPropertyParser parser);
    gboolean    gtk_rc_property_parse_color     (const GParamSpec *pspec,
                                                 const GString *gstring,
                                                 GValue *property_value);
    gboolean    gtk_rc_property_parse_enum      (const GParamSpec *pspec,
                                                 const GString *gstring,
                                                 GValue *property_value);
    gboolean    gtk_rc_property_parse_flags     (const GParamSpec *pspec,
                                                 const GString *gstring,
                                                 GValue *property_value);
    gboolean    gtk_rc_property_parse_requisition
                                                (const GParamSpec *pspec,
                                                 const GString *gstring,
                                                 GValue *property_value);
    gboolean    gtk_rc_property_parse_border    (const GParamSpec *pspec,
                                                 const GString *gstring,
                                                 GValue *property_value);
    void        gtk_settings_set_property_value (GtkSettings *settings,
                                                 const gchar *name,
                                                 const GtkSettingsValue *svalue);
    void        gtk_settings_set_string_property
                                                (GtkSettings *settings,
                                                 const gchar *name,
                                                 const gchar *v_string,
                                                 const gchar *origin);
    void        gtk_settings_set_long_property  (GtkSettings *settings,
                                                 const gchar *name,
                                                 glong v_long,
                                                 const gchar *origin);
    void        gtk_settings_set_double_property
                                                (GtkSettings *settings,
                                                 const gchar *name,
                                                 gdouble v_double,
                                                 const gchar *origin);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----GtkSettings

## Properties

      "gtk-double-click-time" gint                 : Read / Write
      "gtk-cursor-blink"     gboolean             : Read / Write
      "gtk-cursor-blink-time" gint                 : Read / Write
      "gtk-split-cursor"     gboolean             : Read / Write
      "gtk-theme-name"       gchararray           : Read / Write
      "gtk-key-theme-name"   gchararray           : Read / Write
      "gtk-menu-bar-accel"   gchararray           : Read / Write
      "gtk-dnd-drag-threshold" gint                 : Read / Write
      "gtk-font-name"        gchararray           : Read / Write
      "gtk-color-palette"    gchararray           : Read / Write
      "gtk-entry-select-on-focus" gboolean             : Read / Write
      "gtk-can-change-accels" gboolean             : Read / Write
      "gtk-toolbar-style"    GtkToolbarStyle      : Read / Write
      "gtk-toolbar-icon-size" GtkIconSize          : Read / Write

## Description

## Details

### struct GtkSettings

    struct GtkSettings;

### struct GtkSettingsValue

    struct GtkSettingsValue
    {
      /* origin should be something like "filename:linenumber" for rc files,
       * or e.g. "XProperty" for other sources
       */
      gchar *origin;

      /* valid types are LONG, DOUBLE and STRING corresponding to the token parsed,
       * or a GSTRING holding an unparsed statement
       */
      GValue value;
    };

### gtk_settings_get_default ()

    GtkSettings* gtk_settings_get_default       (void);

Gets the GtkSettings object for the default GDK screen, creating it if necessary. See gtk_settings_get_for_screen().

Returns : | a GtkSettings object

### gtk_settings_get_for_screen ()

    GtkSettings* gtk_settings_get_for_screen    (GdkScreen *screen);

Gets the GtkSettings object for `screen`, creating it if necessary.

`screen` : | a GdkScreen.
Returns : | a GtkSettings object.

### gtk_settings_install_property ()

    void        gtk_settings_install_property   (GParamSpec *pspec);

`pspec` : |

### gtk_settings_install_property_parser ()

    void        gtk_settings_install_property_parser
                                                (GParamSpec *pspec,
                                                 GtkRcPropertyParser parser);

`pspec` : |
`parser` : |

### gtk_rc_property_parse_color ()

    gboolean    gtk_rc_property_parse_color     (const GParamSpec *pspec,
                                                 const GString *gstring,
                                                 GValue *property_value);

`pspec` : |
`gstring` : |
`property_value` : |
Returns : |

### gtk_rc_property_parse_enum ()

    gboolean    gtk_rc_property_parse_enum      (const GParamSpec *pspec,
                                                 const GString *gstring,
                                                 GValue *property_value);

`pspec` : |
`gstring` : |
`property_value` : |
Returns : |

### gtk_rc_property_parse_flags ()

    gboolean    gtk_rc_property_parse_flags     (const GParamSpec *pspec,
                                                 const GString *gstring,
                                                 GValue *property_value);

`pspec` : |
`gstring` : |
`property_value` : |
Returns : |

### gtk_rc_property_parse_requisition ()

    gboolean    gtk_rc_property_parse_requisition
                                                (const GParamSpec *pspec,
                                                 const GString *gstring,
                                                 GValue *property_value);

`pspec` : |
`gstring` : |
`property_value` : |
Returns : |

### gtk_rc_property_parse_border ()

    gboolean    gtk_rc_property_parse_border    (const GParamSpec *pspec,
                                                 const GString *gstring,
                                                 GValue *property_value);

`pspec` : |
`gstring` : |
`property_value` : |
Returns : |

### gtk_settings_set_property_value ()

    void        gtk_settings_set_property_value (GtkSettings *settings,
                                                 const gchar *name,
                                                 const GtkSettingsValue *svalue);

`settings` : |
`name` : |
`svalue` : |

### gtk_settings_set_string_property ()

    void        gtk_settings_set_string_property
                                                (GtkSettings *settings,
                                                 const gchar *name,
                                                 const gchar *v_string,
                                                 const gchar *origin);

`settings` : |
`name` : |
`v_string` : |
`origin` : |

### gtk_settings_set_long_property ()

    void        gtk_settings_set_long_property  (GtkSettings *settings,
                                                 const gchar *name,
                                                 glong v_long,
                                                 const gchar *origin);

`settings` : |
`name` : |
`v_long` : |
`origin` : |

### gtk_settings_set_double_property ()

    void        gtk_settings_set_double_property
                                                (GtkSettings *settings,
                                                 const gchar *name,
                                                 gdouble v_double,
                                                 const gchar *origin);

`settings` : |
`name` : |
`v_double` : |
`origin` : |

## Properties

"`gtk-double-click-time`" (gint : Read / Write)

  Maximum time allowed between two clicks for them to be considered a double click (in milliseconds)

"`gtk-cursor-blink`" (gboolean : Read / Write)

  Whether the cursor should blink

"`gtk-cursor-blink-time`" (gint : Read / Write)

  Length of the cursor blink cycle, in milleseconds

"`gtk-split-cursor`" (gboolean : Read / Write)

  Whether two cursors should be displayed for mixed left-to-right and right-to-left text

"`gtk-theme-name`" (gchararray : Read / Write)

  Name of theme RC file to load

"`gtk-key-theme-name`" (gchararray : Read / Write)

  Name of key theme RC file to load

"`gtk-menu-bar-accel`" (gchararray : Read / Write)

  Keybinding to activate the menu bar

"`gtk-dnd-drag-threshold`" (gint : Read / Write)

  Number of pixels the cursor can move before dragging

"`gtk-font-name`" (gchararray : Read / Write)

  Name of default font to use

"`gtk-color-palette`" (gchararray : Read / Write)

  Palette to use in the color selector

"`gtk-entry-select-on-focus`" (gboolean : Read / Write)

  Whether to select the contents of an entry when it is focused.

"`gtk-can-change-accels`" (gboolean : Read / Write)

  Whether menu accelerators can be changed by pressing a key over the menu item.

"`gtk-toolbar-style`" (GtkToolbarStyle : Read / Write)

  Whether default toolbars have text only, text and icons, icons only, etc.

"`gtk-toolbar-icon-size`" (GtkIconSize : Read / Write)

  Size of icons in default toolbars

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