gtk.ColorSelection
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## gtk.ColorSelection

gtk.ColorSelection — a widget used to select a color.

## Synopsis

    class gtk.ColorSelection(gtk.VBox):
        gtk.ColorSelection()
        def get_has_opacity_control()
        def set_has_opacity_control(has_opacity)
        def get_has_palette()
        def set_has_palette(has_palette)
        def set_current_color(color)
        def set_current_alpha(alpha)
        def get_current_color()
        def get_current_alpha()
        def set_previous_color(color)
        def set_previous_alpha(alpha)
        def get_previous_color()
        def get_previous_alpha()
        def is_adjusting()

    Functions

        def gtk.color_selection_palette_from_string(str)
        def gtk.color_selection_palette_to_string(colors)

## Ancestry

    +-- gobject.GObject
      +--gtk.Object
        +-- gtk.Widget
          +-- gtk.Container
            +-- gtk.Box
              +-- gtk.VBox
                +-- gtk.ColorSelection

## gtk.ColorSelection Properties

gtk.Object Properties

gtk.Widget Properties

gtk.Container Properties

gtk.Box Properties

"current-alpha" | Read/Write | The current opacity value (0 fully transparent, 65535 fully opaque)
"current-color" | Read/Write | The current color as a `gtk.gdk.Color`
"has-opacity-control" | Read/Write | If `True`, the color selector should allow setting opacity
"has-palette" | Read/Write | If `True`, a palette should be used

## gtk.ColorSelection Style Properties

gtk.Widget Style Properties

## gtk.ColorSelection Child Properties

gtk.Box Child Properties

## gtk.ColorSelection Signal Prototypes

gobject.GObject Signal Prototypes

gtk.Object Signal Prototypes

gtk.Widget Signal Prototypes

gtk.Container Signal Prototypes

"color-changed" | `def callback(`colorselection`, `user_param1`, `...`)`

## Description

The `gtk.ColorSelection` is a widget that is used to select a color. It consists of a color wheel and entry boxes for color parameters such as hue, saturation, value, red, green, blue, and color name and optionally an opacity control and/or a color palette. It is found on the standard color selection dialog box `gtk.ColorSelectionDialog`. The color wheel can be manipulated to set a new color or new entries can be made in the entry boxes. The new color is displayed next to the previous color. An eyedropper button is available to allow the selection of a color from a pixel location on the display.

## Constructor

        gtk.ColorSelection()

Returns : | a new `gtk.ColorSelection`

Creates a new `gtk.ColorSelection` widget.

## Methods

### gtk.ColorSelection.get_has_opacity_control

        def get_has_opacity_control()

Returns : | `True` if the `colorsel` has an opacity control; `False` if it doesn't.

The `get_opacity`() method determines whether the colorselection is displaying an opacity control.

### gtk.ColorSelection.set_has_opacity_control

        def set_has_opacity_control(has_opacity)

`has_opacity` : | If `True` the colorselection will display the opacity control.

The `set_has_opacity_control`() method sets the "has-opacity-control" property to the value of `has_opacity`. If `has_opacity` is `True` the colorselection will display the opacity control slider and entry box; otherwise the opacity control is not displayed.

### gtk.ColorSelection.get_has_palette

        def get_has_palette()

Returns : | `True` if the selector has a palette; `False` if it hasn't.

The `get_has_palette`() method returns the value of the "has-palette" property that determines whether the color selector displays a color palette.

### gtk.ColorSelection.set_has_palette

        def set_has_palette(has_palette)

`has_palette` : | If `True` the color palette is displayed.

The `set_has_palette`() method sets the "has-palette" property to the value of `has_palette`. If `has_palette` is True the palette will be displayed; otherwise the palette will be hidden.

### gtk.ColorSelection.set_current_color

        def set_current_color(color)

`color` : | A `gtk.gdk.Color` to set the current color with.

The `set_current_color`() method sets the current color to the value of `color`. The first time this is called, it will also set the previous color to the value of `color` too.

### gtk.ColorSelection.set_current_alpha

        def set_current_alpha(alpha)

`alpha` : | an integer between 0 and 65535.

The `set_current_alpha`() method sets the "current-alpha" property (the opacity) to the value of alpha. The alpha (opacity) is displayed in the range of 0 to 255 in the colorselection. The first time this is called, it will also set the previous opacity to the value of `alpha` too.

### gtk.ColorSelection.get_current_color

        def get_current_color()

Returns : | a `gtk.gdk.Color` representing the current color.

The `get_current_color`() method retrieves the current color in the colorselection.

### gtk.ColorSelection.get_current_alpha

        def get_current_alpha()

Returns : | the current alpha value in the range 0 to 65535.

The `get_current_alpha`() method returns the value of the "current_alpha" property that controls the opacity value.

### gtk.ColorSelection.set_previous_color

        def set_previous_color(color)

`color` : | a `gtk.gdk.Color` to set the previous color with.

The `set_previous_color`() method sets the 'previous' color to the value of `color`. Applications usually do not call this method. The first time `set_current_color`() the 'previous' color will be set.

### gtk.ColorSelection.set_previous_alpha

        def set_previous_alpha(alpha)

`alpha` : | an integer between 0 and 65535.

The set_previous_alpha() method sets the 'previous' alpha to the value of `alpha`. Applications usually do not call this method. The first time `set_current_alpha`() the 'previous' alpha will be set.

### gtk.ColorSelection.get_previous_color

        def get_previous_color()

Returns : | a `gtk.gdk.Color` with the previous color value.

The `get_previous_color`() method retrieves the previous color value.

### gtk.ColorSelection.get_previous_alpha

        def get_previous_alpha()

Returns : | an integer between 0 and 65535.

The get_previous_alpha() method returns the previous alpha value.

### gtk.ColorSelection.is_adjusting

        def is_adjusting()

Returns : | `True` if the user is currently dragging a color around, and `False` if the selection has stopped.

The `is_adjusting`() method retrieves the current state of the colorselection. If True the user is in the process of changing the current color.

## Functions

### gtk.color_selection_palette_from_string

        def gtk.color_selection_palette_from_string(str)

`str` : | the string containing the list of colors
Returns : | a list of `gtk.gdk.Color` objects or `None` if the conversion fails

The `gtk.color_selection_palette_from_string`() function returns a list of `gtk.gdk.Color` objects corresponding to the color specifications in the string specified by `str`. str is a colon-separated list of color names readable by `gtk.gtk.color_parse`(). If `str` cannot be converted to a list of color this function returns `None`.

### gtk.color_selection_palette_to_string

        def gtk.color_selection_palette_to_string(colors)

`colors` : | a list or tuple of `gtk.gdk.Color` objects
Returns : | a string containing a colon-separated list of `colors`

The `gtk.color_selection_palette_to_string`() function returns a string containing a colon-separated list of the representation of the `gtk.gdk.Color` objects in `colors`.

This function is useful to save a special palette of colors for a `gtk.ColorSelection` as a string that can later be used by calling the `gobject.set_property`() method to set the "gtk-color-palette" property on the default `gtk.Settings` returned from the `gtk.settings_get_default`()) function.

## Signals

### The "color-changed" gtk.ColorSelection Signal

        def callback(colorselection, user_param1, ...)

`colorselection` : | the colorselection that received the signal
`user_param1` : | the first user parameter (if any) specified with the `connect`() method
`...` : | additional user parameters (if any)

The "color-changed" signal is emitted when the current color in the colorselection changes.

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