gtkmm: gtkmm Reference Manual
Description
gtkmm is the official C++ interface for the popular GUI library GTK+. Highlights include typesafe callbacks, and a comprehensive set of widgets that are easily extensible via inheritance.
For instance, see Widgets , Dialogs , TreeView and TextView .
See also the Programming with gtkmm book.
Features
- GTK+’s mature, capable set of Widgets widgets. See the GTK+ website for more information.
- Use inheritance to derive custom widgets.
- Type-safe signal handlers (slots), in standard C++, using libsigc++ .
- Polymorphism.
- Use of the Standard C++ Library, including strings, containers and iterators.
- Full internationalisation with UTF8.
-
Complete C++ memory management.
- Member instances or dynamic new and delete.
- Optional automatic deletion of child widgets.
- No manual reference-counting.
- Full use of C++ namespaces.
- No macros.
Basic Usage
Include the gtkmm header:
(You may include individual headers, such as
gtkmm/button.h
instead.)
If your source file is
program.cc
, you can compile it with:
Alternatively, if using autoconf, use the following in
configure.ac:
Then use the generated
GTKMM_CFLAGS
and
GTKMM_LIBS
variables in the project
Makefile.am
files. For example: