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| author | Gian Mario Tagliaretti <gianmt@gnome.org> | 2009-05-25 20:20:38 +0200 |
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| committer | Gian Mario Tagliaretti <gianmt@gnome.org> | 2009-05-25 20:20:38 +0200 |
| commit | 76e9dc74ac706a9207f9d31f887d6e38df2a678f (patch) | |
| tree | 8353827dd019c324a905501553d9fc01811f57cb /docs/reference/pygio-icon.xml | |
| parent | 8e40d71ac23deb7d91789486ee8cad440a6be1dd (diff) | |
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Update the docs with new 2.20 API
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diff --git a/docs/reference/pygio-icon.xml b/docs/reference/pygio-icon.xml index 2e3c285..5a32d28 100644 --- a/docs/reference/pygio-icon.xml +++ b/docs/reference/pygio-icon.xml @@ -19,9 +19,21 @@ <methodname><link linkend="method-gioicon--equal">equal</link></methodname> <methodparam><parameter role="keyword">icon2</parameter></methodparam> </methodsynopsis> + <methodsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname><link linkend="method-gioicon--to-string">to_string</link></methodname> + <methodparam></methodparam> + </methodsynopsis> </classsynopsis> +<programlisting> +<emphasis role="bold">Functions</emphasis> + +<methodsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname><link linkend="function-gio--icon-new-from-string">gio.icon_new_from_string</link></methodname> + <methodparam></methodparam> +</methodsynopsis></programlisting> + </refsect1> <refsect1> @@ -80,7 +92,6 @@ To check if two GIcons are equal, see <methodname><link linkend="method-gioicon--equal">gio.Icon.equal</link></methodname>(). </para> - <!-- <para> For serializing a <link linkend="class-gioicon"><classname>gio.Icon</classname></link>, use <methodname><link linkend="method-gioicon- -to-string">gio.Icon.to_string</link></methodname>() and @@ -91,9 +102,8 @@ <link linkend="class-gioicon"><classname>gio.Icon</classname></link> implementations you need to ensure that each GType is registered with the type system prior to calling - <methodname><link linkend="method-gioicon- -new-from-string">gio.Icon.new_from_string</link></methodname>(). + <methodname><link linkend="function-gioicon--new-from-string">gio.icon_new_from_string</link></methodname>(). </para> - --> </refsect1> <refsect1> @@ -120,5 +130,88 @@ The <methodname>equal</methodname>() method checks if two icons are equal. </para> </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="method-gioicon--to-string"> + <title>gio.Icon.to_string</title> + + <programlisting><methodsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname>to_string</methodname> + <methodparam></methodparam> + </methodsynopsis></programlisting> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</term> + <listitem><simpara>An UTF8 string or <literal>None</literal> + if icon can't be serialized. + </simpara></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para> + The <methodname>to_string</methodname>() method generates a textual + representation of icon that can be used for serialization such as when + passing icon to a different process or saving it to persistent storage. Use + <methodname><link linkend="function-gio--icon-new-from-string">gio.icon_new_from_string</link></methodname>() + to get icon back from the returned string. + </para> + <para> + The encoding of the returned string is proprietary to GIcon except in the following two cases + </para> + <para> + If icon is a <link linkend="class-giofileicon"><classname>gio.FileIcon</classname></link>, + the returned string is a native path (such as /path/to/my icon.png) without escaping + if the <link linkend="class-giofile"><classname>gio.File</classname></link> + for icon is a native file. If the file is not native, the returned string is the result of + <methodname><link linkend="method-giofile--get-uri">gio.File.get_uri</link></methodname>() + (such as sftp://path/to/my%20icon.png). + </para> + <para> + If icon is a <link linkend="class-giothemedicon"><classname>gio.ThemedIcon</classname></link> + with exactly one name, the encoding is simply the name (such as network-server). + </para> + </refsect2> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Functions</title> + + <refsect2 id="function-gio--icon-new-from-string"> + <title>gio.icon_new_from_string</title> + + <programlisting><methodsynopsis language="python"> + <methodname>icon_new_from_string</methodname> + <methodparam><parameter role="keyword">str</parameter></methodparam> + </methodsynopsis></programlisting> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>str</parameter> :</term> + <listitem><simpara>A string obtained via + <methodname><link linkend="method-gioicon--to-string">gio.Icon.to_string</link></methodname>(). + </simpara></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</term> + <listitem><simpara>An object implementing the + <link linkend="class-gioicon"><classname>gio.Icon</classname></link> + interface or <literal>None</literal> if error is set. + </simpara></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para> + The <methodname>icon_new_from_string</methodname>() function generate a + <link linkend="class-gioicon"><classname>gio.Icon</classname></link> + instance from str. This function can fail if str is not valid - see + <methodname><link linkend="method-gioicon--to-string">gio.Icon.to_string</link></methodname>() + for discussion. + </para> + <para> + If your application or library provides one or more GIcon implementations you need + to ensure that each GType is registered with the type system prior to calling + <methodname><link linkend="function-gio--icon-new-from-string">gio.icon_new_from_string</link></methodname>(). + </para> + </refsect2> </refsect1> </refentry> |
