## GtkMenuBar GtkMenuBar — A subclass widget for GtkMenuShell which holds GtkMenuItem widgets |

## Synopsis

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

                        GtkMenuBar;
    GtkWidget*          gtk_menu_bar_new                    (void);
    #define             gtk_menu_bar_append                 (menu,child)
    #define             gtk_menu_bar_prepend                (menu,child)
    #define             gtk_menu_bar_insert                 (menu,child,pos)
    enum                GtkPackDirection;
    void                gtk_menu_bar_set_pack_direction     (GtkMenuBar *menubar,
                                                             GtkPackDirection pack_dir);
    GtkPackDirection    gtk_menu_bar_get_pack_direction     (GtkMenuBar *menubar);
    void                gtk_menu_bar_set_child_pack_direction
                                                            (GtkMenuBar *menubar,
                                                             GtkPackDirection child_pack_dir);
    GtkPackDirection    gtk_menu_bar_get_child_pack_direction
                                                            (GtkMenuBar *menubar);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----GInitiallyUnowned
             +----GtkObject
                   +----GtkWidget
                         +----GtkContainer
                               +----GtkMenuShell
                                     +----GtkMenuBar

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkMenuBar implements AtkImplementorIface and GtkBuildable.

## Properties

      "child-pack-direction"     GtkPackDirection      : Read / Write
      "pack-direction"           GtkPackDirection      : Read / Write

## Style Properties

      "internal-padding"         gint                  : Read
      "shadow-type"              GtkShadowType         : Read

## Description

The GtkMenuBar is a subclass of GtkMenuShell which contains one to many GtkMenuItem. The result is a standard menu bar which can hold many menu items. GtkMenuBar allows for a shadow type to be set for aesthetic purposes. The shadow types are defined in the gtk_menu_bar_set_shadow_type function.

## Details

### GtkMenuBar

    typedef struct _GtkMenuBar GtkMenuBar;

The GtkMenuBar struct contains the following fields. (These fields should be considered read-only. They should never be set by an application.)

### gtk_menu_bar_new ()

    GtkWidget*          gtk_menu_bar_new                    (void);

Creates the new GtkMenuBar

Returns : | the GtkMenuBar

### gtk_menu_bar_append()

    #define gtk_menu_bar_append(menu,child)	    gtk_menu_shell_append  ((GtkMenuShell *)(menu),(child))

### Warning

`gtk_menu_bar_append` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code. Use `gtk_menu_shell_append()` instead.

Adds a new GtkMenuItem to the end of the GtkMenuBar

`menu` : | a GtkMenuBar
`child` : | the GtkMenuItem to add

### gtk_menu_bar_prepend()

    #define gtk_menu_bar_prepend(menu,child)    gtk_menu_shell_prepend ((GtkMenuShell *)(menu),(child))

### Warning

`gtk_menu_bar_prepend` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code. Use `gtk_menu_shell_prepend()` instead.

Adds a new GtkMenuItem to the beginning of the GtkMenuBar

`menu` : | a GtkMenuBar
`child` : | the GtkMenuItem to add

### gtk_menu_bar_insert()

    #define gtk_menu_bar_insert(menu,child,pos) gtk_menu_shell_insert ((GtkMenuShell *)(menu),(child),(pos))

### Warning

`gtk_menu_bar_insert` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code. Use `gtk_menu_shell_insert()` instead.

Adds a new GtkMenuItem to the GtkMenuBar at the position defined by `position`

`menu` : | a GtkMenuBar
`child` : | the GtkMenuItem to add
`pos` : | the position in the item list where the `child` is added.

### enum GtkPackDirection

    typedef enum
    {
      GTK_PACK_DIRECTION_LTR,
      GTK_PACK_DIRECTION_RTL,
      GTK_PACK_DIRECTION_TTB,
      GTK_PACK_DIRECTION_BTT
    } GtkPackDirection;

Determines how widgets should be packed insided menubars and menuitems contained in menubars.

`GTK_PACK_DIRECTION_LTR` | Widgets are packed left-to-right.
`GTK_PACK_DIRECTION_RTL` | Widgets are packed right-to-left.
`GTK_PACK_DIRECTION_TTB` | Widgets are packed top-to-bottom.
`GTK_PACK_DIRECTION_BTT` | Widgets are packed bottom-to-top.

### gtk_menu_bar_set_pack_direction ()

    void                gtk_menu_bar_set_pack_direction     (GtkMenuBar *menubar,
                                                             GtkPackDirection pack_dir);

Sets how items should be packed inside a menubar.

`menubar` : | a GtkMenuBar
`pack_dir` : | a new GtkPackDirection

Since 2.8

### gtk_menu_bar_get_pack_direction ()

    GtkPackDirection    gtk_menu_bar_get_pack_direction     (GtkMenuBar *menubar);

Retrieves the current pack direction of the menubar. See `gtk_menu_bar_set_pack_direction()`.

`menubar` : | a GtkMenuBar
Returns : | the pack direction

Since 2.8

### gtk_menu_bar_set_child_pack_direction ()

    void                gtk_menu_bar_set_child_pack_direction
                                                            (GtkMenuBar *menubar,
                                                             GtkPackDirection child_pack_dir);

Sets how widgets should be packed inside the children of a menubar.

`menubar` : | a GtkMenuBar
`child_pack_dir` : | a new GtkPackDirection

Since 2.8

### gtk_menu_bar_get_child_pack_direction ()

    GtkPackDirection    gtk_menu_bar_get_child_pack_direction
                                                            (GtkMenuBar *menubar);

Retrieves the current child pack direction of the menubar. See `gtk_menu_bar_set_child_pack_direction()`.

`menubar` : | a GtkMenuBar
Returns : | the child pack direction

Since 2.8

## Property Details

### The `"child-pack-direction"` property

      "child-pack-direction"     GtkPackDirection      : Read / Write

The child pack direction of the menubar. It determines how the widgets contained in child menuitems are arranged.

Default value: GTK_PACK_DIRECTION_LTR

Since 2.8

### The `"pack-direction"` property

      "pack-direction"           GtkPackDirection      : Read / Write

The pack direction of the menubar. It determines how menuitems are arranged in the menubar.

Default value: GTK_PACK_DIRECTION_LTR

Since 2.8

## Style Property Details

### The `"internal-padding"` style property

      "internal-padding"         gint                  : Read

Amount of border space between the menubar shadow and the menu items.

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 1

### The `"shadow-type"` style property

      "shadow-type"              GtkShadowType         : Read

Style of bevel around the menubar.

Default value: GTK_SHADOW_OUT

## See Also

GtkMenuShell, GtkMenu, GtkMenuItem