Our application already uses a Gtk::HeaderBar, but so far it still gets a 'normal' window titlebar on top of that. This is a bit redundant, and we will now tell gtkmm to use the header bar as replacement for the titlebar. To do so, we move it around to be a direct child of the window, and set its type to be titlebar. This is done in the window.ui file.

A small extra bonus of using a header bar is that we get a fallback application menu button for free. We include an icon in the resource file, and set up this icon as the window icon. Then it is displayed in the menu button.

Here is how the application now looks, if the fallback menu is used:

The window.ui file sets a header bar title, but this title is not shown. That's because the stack switcher is a child of type title. The stack switcher becomes a custom title that hides the title label, as if it had been set with Gtk::HeaderBar::set_custom_title().

Source Code

File: exampleappwindow.h (For use with gtkmm 3, not gtkmm 2)

#include "../step8/exampleappwindow.h"
// Equal to the corresponding file in step8

File: exampleappprefs.h (For use with gtkmm 3, not gtkmm 2)

#include "../step5/exampleappprefs.h"
// Equal to the corresponding file in step5

File: exampleapplication.h (For use with gtkmm 3, not gtkmm 2)

#include "../step4/exampleapplication.h"
// Equal to the corresponding file in step4

File: exampleapplication.cc (For use with gtkmm 3, not gtkmm 2)

#include "../step5/exampleapplication.cc"
// Equal to the corresponding file in step5

File: main.cc (For use with gtkmm 3, not gtkmm 2)

#include "../step5/main.cc"
// Equal to the corresponding file in step5

File: exampleappwindow.cc (For use with gtkmm 3, not gtkmm 2)

#include "exampleappwindow.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <set>

ExampleAppWindow::ExampleAppWindow(BaseObjectType* cobject,
  const Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Builder>& refBuilder)
: Gtk::ApplicationWindow(cobject),
  m_refBuilder(refBuilder),
  m_settings(),
  m_stack(nullptr),
  m_search(nullptr),
  m_searchbar(nullptr),
  m_searchentry(nullptr),
  m_gears(nullptr),
  m_sidebar(nullptr),
  m_words(nullptr),
  m_lines(nullptr),
  m_lines_label(nullptr),
  m_binding_search_enabled(),
  m_binding_lines_visible()
{
  // Get widgets from the Gtk::Builder file.
  m_refBuilder->get_widget("stack", m_stack);
  if (!m_stack)
    throw std::runtime_error("No \"stack\" object in window.ui");

  m_refBuilder->get_widget("search", m_search);
  if (!m_search)
    throw std::runtime_error("No \"search\" object in window.ui");

  m_refBuilder->get_widget("searchbar", m_searchbar);
  if (!m_searchbar)
    throw std::runtime_error("No \"searchbar\" object in window.ui");

  m_refBuilder->get_widget("searchentry", m_searchentry);
  if (!m_searchentry)
    throw std::runtime_error("No \"searchentry\" object in window.ui");

  m_refBuilder->get_widget("gears", m_gears);
  if (!m_gears)
    throw std::runtime_error("No \"gears\" object in window.ui");

  m_refBuilder->get_widget("sidebar", m_sidebar);
  if (!m_sidebar)
    throw std::runtime_error("No \"sidebar\" object in window.ui");

  m_refBuilder->get_widget("words", m_words);
  if (!m_words)
    throw std::runtime_error("No \"words\" object in window.ui");

  m_refBuilder->get_widget("lines", m_lines);
  if (!m_lines)
    throw std::runtime_error("No \"lines\" object in window.ui");

  m_refBuilder->get_widget("lines_label", m_lines_label);
  if (!m_lines_label)
    throw std::runtime_error("No \"lines_label\" object in window.ui");

  // Bind settings.
  m_settings = Gio::Settings::create("org.gtkmm.exampleapp");
  m_settings->bind("transition", m_stack->property_transition_type());
  m_settings->bind("show-words", m_sidebar->property_reveal_child());

  // Bind properties of the search button to the search bar.
  m_binding_search_enabled = Glib::Binding::bind_property(m_search->property_active(),
    m_searchbar->property_search_mode_enabled(), Glib::BINDING_BIDIRECTIONAL);

  // Connect signal handlers.
  m_searchentry->signal_search_changed().connect(
    sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ExampleAppWindow::on_search_text_changed));
  m_stack->property_visible_child().signal_changed().connect(
    sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ExampleAppWindow::on_visible_child_changed));
  m_sidebar->property_reveal_child().signal_changed().connect(
    sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ExampleAppWindow::on_reveal_child_changed));

  // Connect the menu to the MenuButton m_gears, and bind the show-words setting
  // to the win.show-words action and the "Words" menu item.
  // (The connection between action and menu item is specified in gears_menu.ui.)
  auto menu_builder = Gtk::Builder::create_from_resource("/org/gtkmm/exampleapp/gears_menu.ui");
  auto object = menu_builder->get_object("menu");
  auto menu = Glib::RefPtr<Gio::MenuModel>::cast_dynamic(object);
  if (!menu)
    throw std::runtime_error("No \"menu\" object in gears_menu.ui");

  m_gears->set_menu_model(menu);
  add_action(m_settings->create_action("show-words"));

  // Bind the "visible" property of m_lines to the win.show-lines action, to
  // the "Lines" menu item and to the "visible" property of m_lines_label.
  // The GPropertyAction class is not wrapped in a glibmm class at the time of
  // writing (october 2016). We have to call a glib function directly.
  add_action(Glib::wrap((GAction*)
    g_property_action_new("show-lines", m_lines->gobj(), "visible")));
  m_binding_lines_visible = Glib::Binding::bind_property(m_lines->property_visible(),
    m_lines_label->property_visible());

  // Display the application menu in the application, not in the desktop environment.
  auto gtk_settings = Gtk::Settings::get_default();
  if (gtk_settings)
    gtk_settings->property_gtk_shell_shows_app_menu() = false;
  set_show_menubar(true);

  // Set the window icon.
  set_icon(Gdk::Pixbuf::create_from_resource("/org/gtkmm/exampleapp/exampleapp.png"));
}

//static
ExampleAppWindow* ExampleAppWindow::create()
{
  // Load the Builder file and instantiate its widgets.
  auto refBuilder = Gtk::Builder::create_from_resource("/org/gtkmm/exampleapp/window.ui");

  ExampleAppWindow* window = nullptr;
  refBuilder->get_widget_derived("app_window", window);
  if (!window)
    throw std::runtime_error("No \"app_window\" object in window.ui");

  return window;
}

void ExampleAppWindow::open_file_view(const Glib::RefPtr<Gio::File>& file)
{
  const auto basename = file->get_basename();

  auto scrolled = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::ScrolledWindow>();
  scrolled->set_hexpand(true);
  scrolled->set_vexpand(true);
  scrolled->show();
  auto view = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::TextView>();
  view->set_editable(false);
  view->set_cursor_visible(false);
  view->show();
  scrolled->add(*view);
  m_stack->add(*scrolled, basename, basename);

  auto buffer = view->get_buffer();
  try
  {
    char* contents = nullptr;
    gsize length = 0;
    
    file->load_contents(contents, length);
    buffer->set_text(contents, contents+length);
    g_free(contents);
  }
  catch (const Glib::Error& ex)
  {
    std::cout << "ExampleAppWindow::open_file_view(\"" << file->get_parse_name()
      << "\"):\n  " << ex.what() << std::endl;
    return;
  }

  auto tag = buffer->create_tag();
  m_settings->bind("font", tag->property_font());
  buffer->apply_tag(tag, buffer->begin(), buffer->end());

  m_search->set_sensitive(true);
  update_words();
  update_lines();
}

void ExampleAppWindow::on_search_text_changed()
{
  const auto text = m_searchentry->get_text();
  if (text.empty())
    return;

  auto tab = dynamic_cast<Gtk::ScrolledWindow*>(m_stack->get_visible_child());
  if (!tab)
  {
    std::cout << "ExampleAppWindow::on_search_text_changed(): No visible child." << std::endl;
    return;
  }

  auto view = dynamic_cast<Gtk::TextView*>(tab->get_child());
  if (!view)
  {
    std::cout << "ExampleAppWindow::on_search_text_changed(): No visible text view." << std::endl;
    return;
  }

  // Very simple-minded search implementation.
  auto buffer = view->get_buffer();
  Gtk::TextIter match_start;
  Gtk::TextIter match_end;
  if (buffer->begin().forward_search(text, Gtk::TEXT_SEARCH_CASE_INSENSITIVE,
      match_start, match_end))
  {
    buffer->select_range(match_start, match_end);
    view->scroll_to(match_start);
  }
}

void ExampleAppWindow::on_visible_child_changed()
{
  m_searchbar->set_search_mode(false);
  update_words();
  update_lines();  
}

void ExampleAppWindow::on_find_word(const Gtk::Button* button)
{
  m_searchentry->set_text(button->get_label());
}

void ExampleAppWindow::on_reveal_child_changed()
{
  update_words();
}

void ExampleAppWindow::update_words()
{
  auto tab = dynamic_cast<Gtk::ScrolledWindow*>(m_stack->get_visible_child());
  if (!tab)
    return;

  auto view = dynamic_cast<Gtk::TextView*>(tab->get_child());
  if (!view)
  {
    std::cout << "ExampleAppWindow::update_words(): No visible text view." << std::endl;
    return;
  }
  auto buffer = view->get_buffer();

  // Find all words in the text buffer.
  std::set<Glib::ustring> words;
  auto start = buffer->begin();
  Gtk::TextIter end;
  while (start)
  {
    while (start && !start.starts_word())
      ++start;

    if (!start)
      break;

    end = start;
    end.forward_word_end();
    if (start == end)
      break;

    auto word = buffer->get_text(start, end, false);
    words.insert(word.lowercase());
    start = end;
  }

  // Remove old children from the ListBox.
  auto old_children = m_words->get_children();
  for (auto child : old_children)
  {
    m_words->remove(*child);
    delete child;
  }

  // Add new child buttons, one per unique word.
  for (const auto& word : words)
  {
    auto row = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::Button>(word);
    row->signal_clicked().connect(sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this,
      &ExampleAppWindow::on_find_word), row));
    row->show();
    m_words->add(*row);
  }
}

void ExampleAppWindow::update_lines()
{
  auto tab = dynamic_cast<Gtk::ScrolledWindow*>(m_stack->get_visible_child());
  if (!tab)
    return;

  auto view = dynamic_cast<Gtk::TextView*>(tab->get_child());
  if (!view)
  {
    std::cout << "ExampleAppWindow::update_lines(): No visible text view." << std::endl;
    return;
  }
  auto buffer = view->get_buffer();

  int count = 0;
  auto iter = buffer->begin();
  while (iter)
  {
    ++count;
    if (!iter.forward_line())
      break;
  }
  m_lines->set_text(Glib::ustring::format(count));
}

File: exampleappprefs.cc (For use with gtkmm 3, not gtkmm 2)

#include "../step5/exampleappprefs.cc"
// Equal to the corresponding file in step5

File: exampleapp.gresource.xml (For use with gtkmm 3, not gtkmm 2)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<gresources>
  <gresource prefix="/org/gtkmm/exampleapp">
    <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">window.ui</file>
    <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">app_menu.ui</file>
    <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">gears_menu.ui</file>
    <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">prefs.ui</file>
    <file>exampleapp.png</file>
  </gresource>
</gresources>

File: window.ui (For use with gtkmm 3, not gtkmm 2)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<interface>
  <!-- interface-requires gtk+ 3.8 -->
  <object class="GtkApplicationWindow" id="app_window">
    <property name="default-width">600</property>
    <property name="default-height">400</property>
    <child type="titlebar">
      <object class="GtkHeaderBar" id="header">
        <property name="title" translatable="yes">Example Application</property>
        <property name="visible">True</property>
        <property name="show-close-button">True</property>
        <property name="decoration-layout">menu:close</property>
        <child>
          <object class="GtkLabel" id="lines_label">
            <property name="visible">False</property>
            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Lines:</property>
          </object>
          <packing>
            <property name="pack-type">start</property>
          </packing>
        </child>
        <child>
          <object class="GtkLabel" id="lines">
            <property name="visible">False</property>
          </object>
          <packing>
            <property name="pack-type">start</property>
          </packing>
        </child>
        <child type="title">
          <object class="GtkStackSwitcher" id="tabs">
            <property name="visible">True</property>
            <property name="stack">stack</property>
          </object>
        </child>
        <child>
          <object class="GtkToggleButton" id="search">
            <property name="visible">True</property>
            <property name="sensitive">False</property>
            <style>
              <class name="image-button"/>
            </style>
            <child>
              <object class="GtkImage" id="search-icon">
                <property name="visible">True</property>
                <property name="icon-name">edit-find-symbolic</property>
                <property name="icon-size">1</property>
              </object>
            </child>
          </object>
          <packing>
            <property name="pack-type">end</property>
          </packing>
        </child>
        <child>
          <object class="GtkMenuButton" id="gears">
            <property name="visible">True</property>
            <property name="direction">none</property>
            <property name="use-popover">True</property>
            <style>
              <class name="image-button"/>
            </style>
          </object>
          <packing>
            <property name="pack-type">end</property>
          </packing>
        </child>
      </object>
    </child>
    <child>
      <object class="GtkBox" id="content_box">
        <property name="visible">True</property>
        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
        <child>
          <object class="GtkSearchBar" id="searchbar">
            <property name="visible">True</property>
            <child>
              <object class="GtkSearchEntry" id="searchentry">
                <property name="visible">True</property>
              </object>
            </child>
          </object>
        </child>
        <child>
          <object class="GtkBox" id="hbox">
            <property name="visible">True</property>
            <child>
              <object class="GtkRevealer" id="sidebar">
                <property name="visible">True</property>
                <property name="transition-type">slide-right</property>
                <child>
                 <object class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="sidebar-sw">
                   <property name="visible">True</property>
                   <property name="hscrollbar-policy">never</property>
                   <property name="vscrollbar-policy">automatic</property>
                   <child>
                     <object class="GtkListBox" id="words">
                       <property name="visible">True</property>
                       <property name="selection-mode">none</property>
                     </object>
                   </child>
                 </object>
                </child>
              </object>
            </child>
            <child>
              <object class="GtkStack" id="stack">
                <property name="visible">True</property>
                <property name="transition-duration">500</property>
              </object>
            </child>
          </object>
        </child>
      </object>
    </child>
  </object>
</interface>