Ubuntu – How to add checkbox or radio buttons to a Unity quicklist

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I have been searching how to make that happen but i can't find it anywhere. I even guessed how to enable/disable the quicklist item, so as how to add function invoked after the item is clicked, but that's all. Any ideas?

I want to make a quicklist for my app which will consist of checkboxes or radio buttons. I found info how to add items without associated action to the quicklist (tutorial) but that's all I found, there is no information how to add other types of items (checkboxes, radio buttons, horizontal dividers or item with associated action) which are mentioned there.
I'm trying to get something like this.

Best Answer

I'm not sure is it correct, but I'm using something like this:

  • checkbox:
def check_item_activated_callback (menuitem, a, b):
    if menuitem.property_get_int (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_TOGGLE_STATE) == Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_TOGGLE_STATE_CHECKED:
       menuitem.property_set_int (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_TOGGLE_STATE, Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_TOGGLE_STATE_UNCHECKED)
    else:
       menuitem.property_set_int (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_TOGGLE_STATE, Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_TOGGLE_STATE_CHECKED)

check1 = Dbusmenu.Menuitem.new ()
check1.property_set (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_LABEL, "Checkbox")
check1.property_set (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_TOGGLE_TYPE, Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_TOGGLE_CHECK)
check1.property_set_int (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_TOGGLE_STATE, Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_TOGGLE_STATE_CHECKED)
check1.property_set_bool (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_VISIBLE, True)
check1.connect (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_SIGNAL_ITEM_ACTIVATED, check_item_activated_callback, None)
qucklist.child_append (check1)
  • radio buttons:
def radio_item_activated_callback (radioitem1, a, radioitem2):
    radioitem1.property_set_int (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_TOGGLE_STATE, Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_TOGGLE_STATE_CHECKED)
    radioitem2.property_set_int (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_TOGGLE_STATE, Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_TOGGLE_STATE_UNCHECKED)

radio1 = Dbusmenu.Menuitem.new ()
radio1.property_set (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_LABEL, "Radio Button 1")
radio1.property_set (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_TOGGLE_TYPE, Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_TOGGLE_RADIO)
radio1.property_set_int (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_TOGGLE_STATE, Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_TOGGLE_STATE_UNCHECKED)
radio1.property_set_bool (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_VISIBLE, True)
quicklist.child_append (radio1)

radio2 = Dbusmenu.Menuitem.new()
radio2.property_set (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_LABEL, "Radio Button 2")
radio2.property_set (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_TOGGLE_TYPE, Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_TOGGLE_RADIO)
radio2.property_set_int (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_TOGGLE_STATE, Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_TOGGLE_STATE_CHECKED)
radio2.property_set_bool (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_VISIBLE, True)
quicklist.child_append (radio2)

radio1.connect (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_SIGNAL_ITEM_ACTIVATED, radio_item_activated_callback, radio2)
radio2.connect (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_SIGNAL_ITEM_ACTIVATED, radio_item_activated_callback, radio1)
  • separator (aka "horizontal dividers"):
separator = Dbusmenu.Menuitem.new ();
separator.property_set (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_TYPE, Dbusmenu.CLIENT_TYPES_SEPARATOR)
separator.property_set_bool (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_VISIBLE, True)
quicklist.child_append (separator)
  • enabled/disabled menu items:
item1 = Dbusmenu.Menuitem.new ()
item1.property_set (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_LABEL, "Item Enabled")
item1.property_set_bool (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_VISIBLE, True)
item1.property_set_bool (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_ENABLED, True)
quicklist.child_append (item1)

item2 = Dbusmenu.Menuitem.new ()
item2.property_set (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_LABEL, "Item Disabled")
item2.property_set_bool (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_VISIBLE, True)
item2.property_set_bool (Dbusmenu.MENUITEM_PROP_ENABLED, False)
quicklist.child_append (item2)
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