perlpanel::menubase(3)
NAME
PerlPanel::MenuBase - a base class for PerlPanel menu applets.
SYNOPSIS
package PerlPanel::Applet::MyMenu;
use base 'PerlPanel::MenuBase';
use strict;
sub create_menu {
my $self = shift;
$self->menu->append($self->menu_item(
'Hello World!',
$icon,
sub { print "Hello World!\n" }
));
return 1;
}
1;
DESCRIPTION
"PerlPanel::MenuBase" is a base class that does as much as possible to
abstract the nuts-and-bolts details of building a PerlPanel menu
applet. If you use "PerlPanel::MenuBase" to write a menu applet, you
don't need to worry about menu hierarchies or icons - all that's done
for you. Instead to can concentrate on building your menu backend.
USAGE
"PerlPanel::MenuBase" is a base class - that means, you must write a
Perl module that inherits from it. The "use base" line in the example
above is one way you can do this. Then you simply override the "configure()" and "create_menu()" methods with your own.
STANDARD METHODS
- $self->add_control_items;
- This method appends the standard set of PerlPanel control options to
the menu. The menu will subsequently look like this:
|
| ----------------------------| Lock Screen
| Run Program...
| Take Screenshot...
| ----------------------------| Shut Down...
| Reboot...
| ----------------------------| Configure...
| Close Panel
| Add To Panel >
| ----------------------------| About...
+-------------------------------+- my $item = $self->menu_item($label, $icon, $callback);
- This returns a ready-prepared Gtk2::ImageMenuItem. This method does a
lot of hard work for you - $label is set as the text label for the
item, and if defined, $callback is connected to the 'activate' signal. - $icon can be either a file, a "Gtk::Gdk::Pixbuf", or a stock ID.
"menu_item" will automagically resize the icon to fit in with the rest of the menu.
my $icon = $self->get_icon($string, $is_submenu_parent);- This method is deprecated and is no longer available. Use PerlPanel::lookup_icon() instead.
SEE ALSO
- * perlpanel
* perlpanel-applet-howto
* Gtk2