GtkAction: GTK+ 3 Reference Manual

## GtkAction GtkAction — A deprecated action which can be triggered by a menu or toolbar item |

## Functions

GtkAction * | gtk_action_new ()
const gchar * | gtk_action_get_name ()
gboolean | gtk_action_is_sensitive ()
gboolean | gtk_action_get_sensitive ()
void | gtk_action_set_sensitive ()
gboolean | gtk_action_is_visible ()
gboolean | gtk_action_get_visible ()
void | gtk_action_set_visible ()
void | gtk_action_activate ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_action_create_icon ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_action_create_menu_item ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_action_create_tool_item ()
GtkWidget * | gtk_action_create_menu ()
GSList * | gtk_action_get_proxies ()
void | gtk_action_connect_accelerator ()
void | gtk_action_disconnect_accelerator ()
void | gtk_action_block_activate ()
void | gtk_action_unblock_activate ()
gboolean | gtk_action_get_always_show_image ()
void | gtk_action_set_always_show_image ()
const gchar * | gtk_action_get_accel_path ()
void | gtk_action_set_accel_path ()
GClosure * | gtk_action_get_accel_closure ()
void | gtk_action_set_accel_group ()
void | gtk_action_set_label ()
const gchar * | gtk_action_get_label ()
void | gtk_action_set_short_label ()
const gchar * | gtk_action_get_short_label ()
void | gtk_action_set_tooltip ()
const gchar * | gtk_action_get_tooltip ()
void | gtk_action_set_stock_id ()
const gchar * | gtk_action_get_stock_id ()
void | gtk_action_set_gicon ()
GIcon * | gtk_action_get_gicon ()
void | gtk_action_set_icon_name ()
const gchar * | gtk_action_get_icon_name ()
void | gtk_action_set_visible_horizontal ()
gboolean | gtk_action_get_visible_horizontal ()
void | gtk_action_set_visible_vertical ()
gboolean | gtk_action_get_visible_vertical ()
void | gtk_action_set_is_important ()
gboolean | gtk_action_get_is_important ()

## Properties

GtkActionGroup * | action-group | Read / Write
gboolean | always-show-image | Read / Write / Construct
GIcon * | gicon | Read / Write
gboolean | hide-if-empty | Read / Write
gchar * | icon-name | Read / Write
gboolean | is-important | Read / Write
gchar * | label | Read / Write
gchar * | name | Read / Write / Construct Only
gboolean | sensitive | Read / Write
gchar * | short-label | Read / Write
gchar * | stock-id | Read / Write
gchar * | tooltip | Read / Write
gboolean | visible | Read / Write
gboolean | visible-horizontal | Read / Write
gboolean | visible-overflown | Read / Write
gboolean | visible-vertical | Read / Write

## Signals

void | activate | No Recursion

## Types and Values

struct | GtkAction
struct | GtkActionClass

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GtkAction
            ├── GtkToggleAction
            ╰── GtkRecentAction

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkAction implements GtkBuildable.

## Includes

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

## Description

> In GTK+ 3.10, GtkAction has been deprecated. Use GAction instead, and associate actions with GtkActionable widgets. Use GMenuModel for creating menus with `gtk_menu_new_from_model()`.

Actions represent operations that the user can be perform, along with some information how it should be presented in the interface. Each action provides methods to create icons, menu items and toolbar items representing itself.

As well as the callback that is called when the action gets activated, the following also gets associated with the action:

- a name (not translated, for path lookup)

- a label (translated, for display)

- an accelerator

- whether label indicates a stock id

- a tooltip (optional, translated)

- a toolbar label (optional, shorter than label)

The action will also have some state information:

- visible (shown/hidden)

- sensitive (enabled/disabled)

Apart from regular actions, there are toggle actions, which can be toggled between two states and radio actions, of which only one in a group can be in the “active” state. Other actions can be implemented as GtkAction subclasses.

Each action can have one or more proxy widgets. To act as an action proxy, widget needs to implement GtkActivatable interface. Proxies mirror the state of the action and should change when the action’s state changes. Properties that are always mirrored by proxies are “sensitive” and “visible”. “gicon”, “icon-name”, “label”, “short-label” and “stock-id” properties are only mirorred if proxy widget has “use-action-appearance” property set to `TRUE`.

When the proxy is activated, it should activate its action.

## Functions

### gtk_action_new ()

    GtkAction *
    gtk_action_new (const gchar *name,
                    const gchar *label,
                    const gchar *tooltip,
                    const gchar *stock_id);

`gtk_action_new` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, associating it to a widget with GtkActionable or creating a GtkMenu with `gtk_menu_new_from_model()`

Creates a new GtkAction object. To add the action to a GtkActionGroup and set the accelerator for the action, call `gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel()`. See the UI Definition section for information on allowed action names.

#### Parameters

name | A unique name for the action |
label | the label displayed in menu items and on buttons, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]
tooltip | a tooltip for the action, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]
stock_id | the stock icon to display in widgets representing the action, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

a new GtkAction

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_get_name ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_action_get_name (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_name` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `g_action_get_name()` on a GAction instead

Returns the name of the action.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |

#### Returns

the name of the action. The string belongs to GTK+ and should not be freed.

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_is_sensitive ()

    gboolean
    gtk_action_is_sensitive (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_is_sensitive` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `g_action_get_enabled()` on a GAction instead

Returns whether the action is effectively sensitive.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the action and its associated action group are both sensitive.

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_get_sensitive ()

    gboolean
    gtk_action_get_sensitive (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_sensitive` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `g_action_get_enabled()` on a GAction instead

Returns whether the action itself is sensitive. Note that this doesn’t necessarily mean effective sensitivity. See `gtk_action_is_sensitive()` for that.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the action itself is sensitive.

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_set_sensitive ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_sensitive (GtkAction *action,
                              gboolean sensitive);

`gtk_action_set_sensitive` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `g_simple_action_set_enabled()` on a GSimpleAction instead

Sets the :sensitive property of the action to `sensitive` . Note that this doesn’t necessarily mean effective sensitivity. See `gtk_action_is_sensitive()` for that.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |
sensitive | `TRUE` to make the action sensitive |

Since: 2.6

### gtk_action_is_visible ()

    gboolean
    gtk_action_is_visible (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_is_visible` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the state of GtkActionable widgets directly

Returns whether the action is effectively visible.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the action and its associated action group are both visible.

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_get_visible ()

    gboolean
    gtk_action_get_visible (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_visible` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the state of GtkActionable widgets directly

Returns whether the action itself is visible. Note that this doesn’t necessarily mean effective visibility. See `gtk_action_is_sensitive()` for that.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the action itself is visible.

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_set_visible ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_visible (GtkAction *action,
                            gboolean visible);

`gtk_action_set_visible` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the state of GtkActionable widgets directly

Sets the :visible property of the action to `visible` . Note that this doesn’t necessarily mean effective visibility. See `gtk_action_is_visible()` for that.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |
visible | `TRUE` to make the action visible |

Since: 2.6

### gtk_action_activate ()

    void
    gtk_action_activate (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_activate` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `g_action_group_activate_action()` on a GAction instead

Emits the “activate” signal on the specified action, if it isn't insensitive. This gets called by the proxy widgets when they get activated.

It can also be used to manually activate an action.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_create_icon ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_action_create_icon (GtkAction *action,
                            GtkIconSize icon_size);

`gtk_action_create_icon` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `g_menu_item_set_icon()` to set an icon on a GMenuItem, or `gtk_container_add()` to add a GtkImage to a GtkButton

This function is intended for use by action implementations to create icons displayed in the proxy widgets.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |
icon_size | the size of the icon (GtkIconSize) that should be created. | [type int]

#### Returns

a widget that displays the icon for this action.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_create_menu_item ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_action_create_menu_item (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_create_menu_item` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `g_menu_item_new()` and associate it with a GAction instead.

Creates a menu item widget that proxies for the given action.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |

#### Returns

a menu item connected to the action.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_create_tool_item ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_action_create_tool_item (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_create_tool_item` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use a GtkToolItem and associate it with a GAction using `gtk_actionable_set_action_name()` instead

Creates a toolbar item widget that proxies for the given action.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |

#### Returns

a toolbar item connected to the action.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_create_menu ()

    GtkWidget *
    gtk_action_create_menu (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_create_menu` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and GMenuModel instead, and create a GtkMenu with `gtk_menu_new_from_model()`

If `action` provides a GtkMenu widget as a submenu for the menu item or the toolbar item it creates, this function returns an instance of that menu.

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

#### Returns

the menu item provided by the action, or `NULL`.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.12

### gtk_action_get_proxies ()

    GSList *
    gtk_action_get_proxies (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_proxies` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Returns the proxy widgets for an action. See also `gtk_activatable_get_related_action()`.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |

#### Returns

a GSList of proxy widgets. The list is owned by GTK+ and must not be modified.

[element-type GtkWidget][transfer none]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_connect_accelerator ()

    void
    gtk_action_connect_accelerator (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_connect_accelerator` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and the accelerator group on an associated GtkMenu instead

Installs the accelerator for `action` if `action` has an accel path and group. See `gtk_action_set_accel_path()` and `gtk_action_set_accel_group()`

Since multiple proxies may independently trigger the installation of the accelerator, the `action` counts the number of times this function has been called and doesn’t remove the accelerator until `gtk_action_disconnect_accelerator()` has been called as many times.

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_disconnect_accelerator ()

    void
    gtk_action_disconnect_accelerator (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_disconnect_accelerator` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and the accelerator group on an associated GtkMenu instead

Undoes the effect of one call to `gtk_action_connect_accelerator()`.

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_block_activate ()

    void
    gtk_action_block_activate (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_block_activate` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `g_simple_action_set_enabled()` to disable the GSimpleAction instead

Disable activation signals from the action

This is needed when updating the state of your proxy GtkActivatable widget could result in calling `gtk_action_activate()`, this is a convenience function to avoid recursing in those cases (updating toggle state for instance).

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_unblock_activate ()

    void
    gtk_action_unblock_activate (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_unblock_activate` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `g_simple_action_set_enabled()` to enable the GSimpleAction instead

Reenable activation signals from the action

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_get_always_show_image ()

    gboolean
    gtk_action_get_always_show_image (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_always_show_image` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `g_menu_item_get_attribute_value()` on a GMenuItem instead

Returns whether `action` 's menu item proxies will always show their image, if available.

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if the menu item proxies will always show their image

Since: 2.20

### gtk_action_set_always_show_image ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_always_show_image (GtkAction *action,
                                      gboolean always_show);

`gtk_action_set_always_show_image` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `g_menu_item_set_icon()` on a GMenuItem instead, if the item should have an image

Sets whether `action` 's menu item proxies will ignore the “gtk-menu-images” setting and always show their image, if available.

Use this if the menu item would be useless or hard to use without their image.

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |
always_show | `TRUE` if menuitem proxies should always show their image |

Since: 2.20

### gtk_action_get_accel_path ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_action_get_accel_path (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_accel_path` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and the accelerator path on an associated GtkMenu instead

Returns the accel path for this action.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |

#### Returns

the accel path for this action, or `NULL` if none is set. The returned string is owned by GTK+ and must not be freed or modified.

Since: 2.6

### gtk_action_set_accel_path ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_accel_path (GtkAction *action,
                               const gchar *accel_path);

`gtk_action_set_accel_path` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and the accelerator path on an associated GtkMenu instead

Sets the accel path for this action. All proxy widgets associated with the action will have this accel path, so that their accelerators are consistent.

Note that `accel_path` string will be stored in a GQuark. Therefore, if you pass a static string, you can save some memory by interning it first with `g_intern_static_string()`.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |
accel_path | the accelerator path |

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_get_accel_closure ()

    GClosure *
    gtk_action_get_accel_closure (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_accel_closure` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and GtkMenu instead, which have no equivalent for getting the accel closure

Returns the accel closure for this action.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |

#### Returns

the accel closure for this action. The returned closure is owned by GTK+ and must not be unreffed or modified.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.8

### gtk_action_set_accel_group ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_accel_group (GtkAction *action,
                                GtkAccelGroup *accel_group);

`gtk_action_set_accel_group` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction and the accelerator group on an associated GtkMenu instead

Sets the GtkAccelGroup in which the accelerator for this action will be installed.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |
accel_group | a GtkAccelGroup or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

Since: 2.4

### gtk_action_set_label ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_label (GtkAction *action,
                          const gchar *label);

`gtk_action_set_label` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and set a label on a menu item with `g_menu_item_set_label()`. For GtkActionable widgets, use the widget-specific API to set a label

Sets the label of `action` .

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |
label | the label text to set |

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_get_label ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_action_get_label (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_label` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and get a label from a menu item with `g_menu_item_get_attribute_value()`. For GtkActionable widgets, use the widget-specific API to get a label

Gets the label text of `action` .

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

#### Returns

the label text

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_set_short_label ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_short_label (GtkAction *action,
                                const gchar *short_label);

`gtk_action_set_short_label` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, which has no equivalent of short labels

Sets a shorter label text on `action` .

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |
short_label | the label text to set |

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_get_short_label ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_action_get_short_label (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_short_label` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, which has no equivalent of short labels

Gets the short label text of `action` .

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

#### Returns

the short label text.

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_set_tooltip ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_tooltip (GtkAction *action,
                            const gchar *tooltip);

`gtk_action_set_tooltip` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and set tooltips on associated GtkActionable widgets with `gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text()`

Sets the tooltip text on `action`

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |
tooltip | the tooltip text |

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_get_tooltip ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_action_get_tooltip (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_tooltip` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and get tooltips from associated GtkActionable widgets with `gtk_widget_get_tooltip_text()`

Gets the tooltip text of `action` .

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

#### Returns

the tooltip text

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_set_stock_id ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_stock_id (GtkAction *action,
                             const gchar *stock_id);

`gtk_action_set_stock_id` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, which has no equivalent of stock items

Sets the stock id on `action`

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |
stock_id | the stock id |

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_get_stock_id ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_action_get_stock_id (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_stock_id` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, which has no equivalent of stock items

Gets the stock id of `action` .

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

#### Returns

the stock id

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_set_gicon ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_gicon (GtkAction *action,
                          GIcon *icon);

`gtk_action_set_gicon` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and `g_menu_item_set_icon()` to set an icon on a GMenuItem associated with a GAction, or `gtk_container_add()` to add a GtkImage to a GtkButton

Sets the icon of `action` .

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |
icon | the GIcon to set |

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_get_gicon ()

    GIcon *
    gtk_action_get_gicon (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_gicon` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and `g_menu_item_get_attribute_value()` to get an icon from a GMenuItem associated with a GAction

Gets the gicon of `action` .

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

#### Returns

The action’s GIcon if one is set.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_set_icon_name ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_icon_name (GtkAction *action,
                              const gchar *icon_name);

`gtk_action_set_icon_name` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and `g_menu_item_set_icon()` to set an icon on a GMenuItem associated with a GAction, or `gtk_container_add()` to add a GtkImage to a GtkButton

Sets the icon name on `action`

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |
icon_name | the icon name to set |

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_get_icon_name ()

    const gchar *
    gtk_action_get_icon_name (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_icon_name` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and `g_menu_item_get_attribute_value()` to get an icon from a GMenuItem associated with a GAction

Gets the icon name of `action` .

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

#### Returns

the icon name

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_set_visible_horizontal ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_visible_horizontal (GtkAction *action,
                                       gboolean visible_horizontal);

`gtk_action_set_visible_horizontal` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the visibility of associated widgets and menu items directly

Sets whether `action` is visible when horizontal

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |
visible_horizontal | whether the action is visible horizontally |

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_get_visible_horizontal ()

    gboolean
    gtk_action_get_visible_horizontal (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_visible_horizontal` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the visibility of associated widgets and menu items directly

Checks whether `action` is visible when horizontal

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

#### Returns

whether `action` is visible when horizontal

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_set_visible_vertical ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_visible_vertical (GtkAction *action,
                                     gboolean visible_vertical);

`gtk_action_set_visible_vertical` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the visibility of associated widgets and menu items directly

Sets whether `action` is visible when vertical

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |
visible_vertical | whether the action is visible vertically |

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_get_visible_vertical ()

    gboolean
    gtk_action_get_visible_vertical (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_visible_vertical` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor the visibility of associated widgets and menu items directly

Checks whether `action` is visible when horizontal

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

#### Returns

whether `action` is visible when horizontal

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_set_is_important ()

    void
    gtk_action_set_is_important (GtkAction *action,
                                 gboolean is_important);

`gtk_action_set_is_important` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor whether labels are shown directly

Sets whether the action is important, this attribute is used primarily by toolbar items to decide whether to show a label or not.

#### Parameters

action | the action object |
is_important | `TRUE` to make the action important |

Since: 2.16

### gtk_action_get_is_important ()

    gboolean
    gtk_action_get_is_important (GtkAction *action);

`gtk_action_get_is_important` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use GAction instead, and control and monitor whether labels are shown directly

Checks whether `action` is important or not

#### Parameters

action | a GtkAction |

#### Returns

whether `action` is important

Since: 2.16

## Types and Values

### struct GtkAction

    struct GtkAction;

### struct GtkActionClass

    struct GtkActionClass {
      GObjectClass parent_class;

      /* activation signal */
      void       (* activate)           (GtkAction    *action);
    };

#### Members

`activate` () | Signal emitted when the action is activated. |

## Property Details

### The `“action-group”` property

      “action-group”             GtkActionGroup *

The GtkActionGroup this GtkAction is associated with, or NULL (for internal use).

`GtkAction:action-group` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Lookup the GAction using `g_action_map_lookup_action()` instead

Flags: Read / Write

### The `“always-show-image”` property

      “always-show-image”        gboolean

If `TRUE`, the action's menu item proxies will ignore the “gtk-menu-images” setting and always show their image, if available.

Use this property if the menu item would be useless or hard to use without their image.

`GtkAction:always-show-image` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Flags: Read / Write / Construct

Default value: FALSE

Since: 2.20

### The `“gicon”` property

      “gicon”                    GIcon *

The GIcon displayed in the GtkAction.

Note that the stock icon is preferred, if the “stock-id” property holds the id of an existing stock icon.

This is an appearance property and thus only applies if “use-action-appearance” is `TRUE`.

`GtkAction:gicon` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the "icon" attribute on a GMenuItem instead

Flags: Read / Write

Since: 2.16

### The `“hide-if-empty”` property

      “hide-if-empty”            gboolean

When TRUE, empty menu proxies for this action are hidden.

`GtkAction:hide-if-empty` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

### The `“icon-name”` property

      “icon-name”                gchar *

The name of the icon from the icon theme.

Note that the stock icon is preferred, if the “stock-id” property holds the id of an existing stock icon, and the GIcon is preferred if the “gicon” property is set.

This is an appearance property and thus only applies if “use-action-appearance” is `TRUE`.

`GtkAction:icon-name` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the "icon" attribute on a GMenuItem instead

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

Since: 2.10

### The `“is-important”` property

      “is-important”             gboolean

Whether the action is considered important. When TRUE, toolitem proxies for this action show text in GTK_TOOLBAR_BOTH_HORIZ mode.

`GtkAction:is-important` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

### The `“label”` property

      “label”                    gchar *

The label used for menu items and buttons that activate this action. If the label is `NULL`, GTK+ uses the stock label specified via the stock-id property.

This is an appearance property and thus only applies if “use-action-appearance” is `TRUE`.

`GtkAction:label` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use the "label" attribute on GMenuItem instead

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

### The `“name”` property

      “name”                     gchar *

A unique name for the action.

`GtkAction:name` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use “name” instead

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: NULL

### The `“sensitive”` property

      “sensitive”                gboolean

Whether the action is enabled.

`GtkAction:sensitive` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use “enabled” and “enabled” instead

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

### The `“short-label”` property

      “short-label”              gchar *

A shorter label that may be used on toolbar buttons.

This is an appearance property and thus only applies if “use-action-appearance” is `TRUE`.

`GtkAction:short-label` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

### The `“stock-id”` property

      “stock-id”                 gchar *

The stock icon displayed in widgets representing this action.

This is an appearance property and thus only applies if “use-action-appearance” is `TRUE`.

`GtkAction:stock-id` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

### The `“tooltip”` property

      “tooltip”                  gchar *

A tooltip for this action.

`GtkAction:tooltip` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use `gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text()` instead

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

### The `“visible”` property

      “visible”                  gboolean

Whether the action is visible.

`GtkAction:visible` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

### The `“visible-horizontal”` property

      “visible-horizontal”       gboolean

Whether the toolbar item is visible when the toolbar is in a horizontal orientation.

`GtkAction:visible-horizontal` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

### The `“visible-overflown”` property

      “visible-overflown”        gboolean

When `TRUE`, toolitem proxies for this action are represented in the toolbar overflow menu.

`GtkAction:visible-overflown` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

Since: 2.6

### The `“visible-vertical”` property

      “visible-vertical”         gboolean

Whether the toolbar item is visible when the toolbar is in a vertical orientation.

`GtkAction:visible-vertical` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

There is no corresponding replacement when using GAction

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: TRUE

## Signal Details

### The `“activate”` signal

    void
    user_function (GtkAction *action,
                   gpointer   user_data)

The "activate" signal is emitted when the action is activated.

`GtkAction::activate` has been deprecated since version 3.10 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use “activate” instead

#### Parameters

action | the GtkAction |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: No Recursion

Since: 2.4

## See Also

GtkActionGroup, GtkUIManager, GtkActivatable