Enumeration WindowType

Describes the kind of window.

Index

Enumeration Members

CHILD
FOREIGN
OFFSCREEN
ROOT
SUBSURFACE
TEMP
TOPLEVEL

Enumeration Members

CHILD

CHILD: number

child window (used to implement e.g. #GtkEntry)

FOREIGN

FOREIGN: number

foreign window (see gdk_window_foreign_new())

OFFSCREEN

OFFSCREEN: number

offscreen window (see [Offscreen Windows][OFFSCREEN-WINDOWS]). Since 2.18

ROOT

ROOT: number

root window; this window has no parent, covers the entire screen, and is created by the window system

SUBSURFACE

SUBSURFACE: number

subsurface-based window; This window is visually tied to a toplevel, and is moved/stacked with it. Currently this window type is only implemented in Wayland. Since 3.14

TEMP

TEMP: number

override redirect temporary window (used to implement #GtkMenu)

TOPLEVEL

TOPLEVEL: number

toplevel window (used to implement #GtkWindow)