Label set_markup (original) (raw)

Hi there, @gwillems

Actually this topic is related to the Gnome Issue#5900
I have text like this:

cText += "|                                                                                                     |\n";
cText += "|Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa      Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa      Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa      Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   |\n";
cText += "|    1  2  3  4  5  6 00                1  2  3 04                   1  2 08       1  2  3  4  5  6 13|\n";

When this text is set to the Label through set_markup it’s looks awkward

So I have no idea how come… 3 lines with the same width are printed in wrong way

Here an example is written in c++

testWin.hpp

#pragma once

#include <gtkmm/applicationwindow.h>
#include <gtkmm/label.h>
#include <gtkmm/box.h>

class testWin : public Gtk::ApplicationWindow {
 public:
  testWin();

 private:
  void onMap(GdkEventAny*);

  Gtk::Label lLabel,cLabel,rLabel;
  Gtk::Box box;
  Glib::ustring cText;
};

testApp.hpp

#pragma once

#include <gtkmm/application.h>
#include "testWin.hpp"

class testApp : public Gtk::Application {
 protected:
  testApp();
  // Signals
  void on_activate() override;

 public:
  static Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Application> create();

 private:
  testWin* createAppWin();
};

testApp.cpp

#include "testApp.hpp"

testApp::testApp() :
  Gtk::Application("org.gtkmm.examples.application") {
}

Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Application> testApp::create() {
  static Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Application> app{new testApp()};
  return app;
}

void testApp::on_activate()
{
  // The application has been started, so let's show a window.
  auto appWin{createAppWin()};
  appWin->present();
}

testWin* testApp::createAppWin() {
  auto appWin{new testWin()};

  add_window(*appWin);
  appWin->signal_hide().connect([appWin](){ delete appWin; });

  return appWin;
}

testWin.cpp

#include "testWin.hpp"

testWin::testWin()
: Gtk::ApplicationWindow(),
  lLabel{"Left Label"},
  cLabel{"Center Label"},
  rLabel{"Right Label"},

  box{Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0} {
  box.pack_start(lLabel);
  box.set_center_widget(cLabel);
  box.pack_end(rLabel);

  cLabel.set_justify(Gtk::Justification::JUSTIFY_RIGHT);
  cLabel.set_line_wrap(true);
  cLabel.set_line_wrap_mode(Pango::WrapMode::WRAP_WORD_CHAR);
  bool tf{false};
  cLabel.get_layout()->set_justify(tf);
  cLabel.get_layout()->set_single_paragraph_mode(tf);
  cLabel.get_layout()->set_indent(tf);
  cLabel.get_layout()->set_auto_dir(tf);
  cLabel.get_layout()->set_alignment(Pango::Alignment::ALIGN_LEFT);

  this->set_title("test app");
  this->set_name("test app");
  this->set_size_request(1908, 39);
  this->add(box);
  cText += "|                                                                                                     |\n";
  cText += "|Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa      Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa      Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa      Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   |\n";
  cText += "|    1  2  3  4  5  6 00                1  2  3 04                   1  2 08       1  2  3  4  5  6 13|\n";

  cLabel.set_markup(cText);

  this->signal_map_event().connect_notify(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &testWin::onMap));
}

void testWin::onMap(GdkEventAny*) {
  this->show_all();
}

test.cpp

#include "testApp.hpp"

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  auto app{testApp::create()};

  return app->run(argc, argv);
}

Are you sure the font your app is using is monospace? The characters wont have a uniform size if it isnt.

Viktar (Viktar Lukashonak) May 17, 2024, 11:45am 3

Even when I’m using it doesn’t work

Viktar (Viktar Lukashonak) May 17, 2024, 11:48am 4

My apologies. With works correct.
Thank you @HighKingofMelons

Viktar (Viktar Lukashonak)

May 17, 2024, 11:55am 5

@HighKingofMelons even set_markup with monospace works correct, here the problem with set_tooltip_markup

Seems like there isnt enough horizontal space so the end of each line flows into a new one.

Is there a particular reason you are trying to squeeze a whole calender into a tooltip?

Viktar (Viktar Lukashonak) May 17, 2024, 12:14pm 7

In the current example I’m using the same variable labelTxt which is used for both method set_markup and set_label_markup without any differences . So it’s strange set_markup works great wheres set_tooltip_markup is not. And at least means that both API are working in a different way

The reason: in Waybar we have clock module which can print month/year calendar for user purposes. Waybar Issue#2240 So user complains that if they set more than 2-3 columns(where each column is repesented by the separate Month) tooltip with the calendar is looking awkward

So temporary I switched tooltip for the Label to custom tooltip widget with TextView which solved the problem. But to me it seems not so performant solution … due to I have to set tooltip widget each signal time.

I see.

It does seem that the label that is built into GtkTooltip indeed has been set to have a max width of 50. Which does at least make sense for it’s primary purpose as a tooltip.

I can’t at a glance identify a better current solution than the one you have already. Though i think you might be overestimating the performance impact a little bit.

It migth be good to open an issue about letting you specify the width of the label in the tooltip though.

ebassi (Emmanuele Bassi) May 17, 2024, 1:14pm 9

No, it’s not a good idea.

ebassi (Emmanuele Bassi) May 17, 2024, 1:15pm 10

Don’t use a tooltip.

If you want to display something more complex than a simple line of text, you should have your own GtkPopover with a custom content.

Viktar (Viktar Lukashonak) May 17, 2024, 1:19pm 11

Thank you both, @ebassi and @HighKingofMelons . Let me check GtkPopover.

You can probably close the issue you linked, since it’s expected behavior.

system (system) Closed June 16, 2024, 3:09pm 13

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