01-25-2013
When sudo asks you for a password, it generally asks you for your own password, not somebody else's. Sudo uses it's configuration file to decide who's permitted to do what, and the users only need to prove they are themselves (not some random guy who saw an open terminal and sat down at your computer).
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gtk2::pagesetup
Gtk2::PageSetup(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Gtk2::PageSetup(3)
NAME
Gtk2::PageSetup
HIERARCHY
Glib::Object
+----Gtk2::PageSetup
METHODS
pagesetup = Gtk2::PageSetup->new
pagesetup = Gtk2::PageSetup->new_from_file ($file_name)
o $file_name (localized file name)
May croak with a Glib::Error in $@ on failure.
Since: gtk+ 2.12
pagesetup = Gtk2::PageSetup->new_from_key_file ($key_file, $group_name)
o $key_file (Glib::KeyFile)
o $group_name (string or undef)
May croak with a Glib::Error in $@ on failure.
Since: gtk+ 2.12
double = $setup->get_bottom_margin ($unit)
o $unit (Gtk2::Unit)
$setup->set_bottom_margin ($margin, $unit)
o $margin (double)
o $unit (Gtk2::Unit)
double = $setup->get_left_margin ($unit)
o $unit (Gtk2::Unit)
$setup->set_left_margin ($margin, $unit)
o $margin (double)
o $unit (Gtk2::Unit)
$setup->load_file ($file_name)
o $file_name (string)
May croak with a Glib::Error in $@ on failure.
Since: gtk+ 2.14
$setup->load_key_file ($key_file, $group_name)
o $key_file (Glib::KeyFile)
o $group_name (string or undef)
May croak with a Glib::Error in $@ on failure.
Since: gtk+ 2.14
pageorientation = $setup->get_orientation
$setup->set_orientation ($orientation)
o $orientation (Gtk2::PageOrientation)
double = $setup->get_page_height ($unit)
o $unit (Gtk2::Unit)
double = $setup->get_page_width ($unit)
o $unit (Gtk2::Unit)
double = $setup->get_paper_height ($unit)
o $unit (Gtk2::Unit)
$setup->set_paper_size_and_default_margins ($size)
o $size (Gtk2::PaperSize)
papersize = $setup->get_paper_size
$setup->set_paper_size ($size)
o $size (Gtk2::PaperSize)
double = $setup->get_paper_width ($unit)
o $unit (Gtk2::Unit)
double = $setup->get_right_margin ($unit)
o $unit (Gtk2::Unit)
$setup->set_right_margin ($margin, $unit)
o $margin (double)
o $unit (Gtk2::Unit)
$setup->to_file ($file_name)
o $file_name (localized file name)
May croak with a Glib::Error in $@ on failure.
Since: gtk+ 2.12
$setup->to_key_file ($key_file, $group_name)
o $key_file (Glib::KeyFile)
o $group_name (string or undef)
Since: gtk+ 2.12
double = $setup->get_top_margin ($unit)
o $unit (Gtk2::Unit)
$setup->set_top_margin ($margin, $unit)
o $margin (double)
o $unit (Gtk2::Unit)
ENUMS AND FLAGS
enum Gtk2::PageOrientation
o 'portrait' / 'GTK_PAGE_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT'
o 'landscape' / 'GTK_PAGE_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE'
o 'reverse-portrait' / 'GTK_PAGE_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_PORTRAIT'
o 'reverse-landscape' / 'GTK_PAGE_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_LANDSCAPE'
enum Gtk2::Unit
o 'pixel' / 'GTK_UNIT_PIXEL'
o 'points' / 'GTK_UNIT_POINTS'
o 'inch' / 'GTK_UNIT_INCH'
o 'mm' / 'GTK_UNIT_MM'
SEE ALSO
Gtk2, Glib::Object
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2003-2008 by the gtk2-perl team.
This software is licensed under the LGPL. See Gtk2 for a full notice.
perl v5.12.1 2010-07-05 Gtk2::PageSetup(3)