Notebook

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# [SNIPPET_NAME: Notebook]
# [SNIPPET_CATEGORIES: PyGTK]
# [SNIPPET_DESCRIPTION: Create notebook tab pages]
# [SNIPPET_DOCS: http://www.pygtk.org/pygtk2tutorial/sec-Notebooks.html, http://www.pygtk.org/docs/pygtk/class-gtknotebook.html]

# example notebook.py

import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk

class NotebookExample:
    # This method rotates the position of the tabs
    def rotate_book(self, button, notebook):
        notebook.set_tab_pos((notebook.get_tab_pos()+1) %4)

    # Add/Remove the page tabs and the borders
    def tabsborder_book(self, button, notebook):
        tval = False
        bval = False
        if self.show_tabs == False:
            tval = True 
        if self.show_border == False:
            bval = True

        notebook.set_show_tabs(tval)
        self.show_tabs = tval
        notebook.set_show_border(bval)
        self.show_border = bval

    # Remove a page from the notebook
    def remove_book(self, button, notebook):
        page = notebook.get_current_page()
        notebook.remove_page(page)
        # Need to refresh the widget -- 
        # This forces the widget to redraw itself.
        notebook.queue_draw_area(0,0,-1,-1)

    def delete(self, widget, event=None):
        gtk.main_quit()
        return False

    def __init__(self):
        window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
        window.connect("delete_event", self.delete)
        window.set_border_width(10)

        table = gtk.Table(3,6,False)
        window.add(table)

        # Create a new notebook, place the position of the tabs
        notebook = gtk.Notebook()
        notebook.set_tab_pos(gtk.POS_TOP)
        table.attach(notebook, 0,6,0,1)
        notebook.show()
        self.show_tabs = True
        self.show_border = True

        # Let's append a bunch of pages to the notebook
        for i in range(5):
            bufferf = "Append Frame %d" % (i+1)
            bufferl = "Page %d" % (i+1)

            frame = gtk.Frame(bufferf)
            frame.set_border_width(10)
            frame.set_size_request(100, 75)
            frame.show()

            label = gtk.Label(bufferf)
            frame.add(label)
            label.show()

            label = gtk.Label(bufferl)
            notebook.append_page(frame, label)
      
        # Now let's add a page to a specific spot
        checkbutton = gtk.CheckButton("Check me please!")
        checkbutton.set_size_request(100, 75)
        checkbutton.show ()

        label = gtk.Label("Add page")
        notebook.insert_page(checkbutton, label, 2)

        # Now finally let's prepend pages to the notebook
        for i in range(5):
            bufferf = "Prepend Frame %d" % (i+1)
            bufferl = "PPage %d" % (i+1)

            frame = gtk.Frame(bufferf)
            frame.set_border_width(10)
            frame.set_size_request(100, 75)
            frame.show()

            label = gtk.Label(bufferf)
            frame.add(label)
            label.show()

            label = gtk.Label(bufferl)
            notebook.prepend_page(frame, label)
    
        # Set what page to start at (page 4)
        notebook.set_current_page(3)

        # Create a bunch of buttons
        button = gtk.Button("close")
        button.connect("clicked", self.delete)
        table.attach(button, 0,1,1,2)
        button.show()

        button = gtk.Button("next page")
        button.connect("clicked", lambda w: notebook.next_page())
        table.attach(button, 1,2,1,2)
        button.show()

        button = gtk.Button("prev page")
        button.connect("clicked", lambda w: notebook.prev_page())
        table.attach(button, 2,3,1,2)
        button.show()

        button = gtk.Button("tab position")
        button.connect("clicked", self.rotate_book, notebook)
        table.attach(button, 3,4,1,2)
        button.show()

        button = gtk.Button("tabs/border on/off")
        button.connect("clicked", self.tabsborder_book, notebook)
        table.attach(button, 4,5,1,2)
        button.show()

        button = gtk.Button("remove page")
        button.connect("clicked", self.remove_book, notebook)
        table.attach(button, 5,6,1,2)
        button.show()

        table.show()
        window.show()

def main():
    gtk.main()
    return 0

if __name__ == "__main__":
    NotebookExample()
    main()