Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Selector(3pm)			User Contributed Perl Documentation		      Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Selector(3pm)

NAME

       Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Selector -  Image tool for selecting rectangular regions

HIERARCHY

	 Glib::Object
	 +----Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Selector

INTERFACES

	 Gtk2::ImageView::Tool

DESCRIPTION

       Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Selector is a tool for selecting areas of an image. It is useful for cropping an image, for example. The tool is an
       implementor of the Gtk2::ImageView::Tool inteface which means that it can be plugged into a Gtk2::ImageView by using the
       Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::set_tool() method.

       Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Selector changes the default display of the Gtk2::ImageView. It darkens down the unselected region of the image
       which provides a nice effect and makes it clearer what part of the image that is currently selected. Unfortunately, this effect is somewhat
       incompatible with how Gtk2::ImageView::Nav behaves because that widget will show the image without darkening it.

       The tool also changes the default behaviour of the mouse. When a Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Selector is set on a Gtk2::ImageView, mouse presses
       do not "grab" the image and you cannot scroll by dragging. Instead mouse presses and dragging is used to resize and move the selection
       rectangle. When the mouse drags the selection rectangle to the border of the widget, the view autoscrolls which is a convenient way for a
       user to position the selection.

       Please note that Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Selector draws the image in two layers.	One darkened and the selection rectangle in normal
       luminosity. Because it uses two draw operations instead one one like Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Dragger does, it is significantly slower than
       that tool. Therefore, it makes sense for a user of this library to set the interpolation to GDK_INTERP_NEAREST when using this tool to
       ensure that performance is acceptable to the users of the program.

   Zoom bug
       There is a small bug in Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Selector that becomes apparent when the zoom factor is greater than about 30. The edge of
       the selection rectangle may in that case intersect a pixel.

       The bug is caused by bug 389832 in gdk-pixbuf. There is no way to solve this bug on Gtk2::ImageView's level (but if someone knows how, I'd
       really like to know).

METHODS

   tool = Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Selector->new ($view)
       o   $view (Gtk2::ImageView)

       Returns a new selector tool for the specified view with the following default values:

       selection : (0, 0) - [0, 0]

   rectangle = $selector->get_selection
       Returns a Gtk2::Gdk::Rectangle with the current selection. If either the width or the height of the selection is zero, then nothing is
       selected and undef is returned. See "selection-changed" for an example.

   $selector->set_selection ($rect)
       o   $rect (Gtk2::Gdk::Rectangle)

       Sets the selection rectangle for the tool. Setting this attribute will cause the widget to immidiately repaint itself if its view is
       realized.

       This method does nothing under the following circumstances:

       If the views pixbuf is undef.
       If rect is wider or taller than the size of the pixbuf
       If rect equals the current selection rectangle.

       If the selection falls outside the pixbufs area, its position is moved so that it is within the pixbuf.

       Calling this method causes the ::selection-changed signal to be emitted.

       The default selection is (0,0) - [0,0].

       selector : a Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Selector
       rect : Selection rectangle in image space coordinates.

PROPERTIES

       'view' (Gtk2::ImageView : default undef : writable / construct-only)
	   Image View to navigate

SIGNALS

       selection-changed (Gtk2::ImageView::Tool::Selector)

SEE ALSO

       Gtk2::ImageView, Glib::Object

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2007 by Jeffrey Ratcliffe.

       This software is licensed under the GPL-3; see Gtk2::ImageView for a full notice.

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