Gnome2::About(3)

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version 1.048 · 2 versions
, in fedora 43

💖 Gnome2::About — bestie's guide to the About box 💖

okay so. this is Gnome2::About, and it's literally just a wrapper for GnomeAbout. that's it. that's the whole vibe. it's the little dialog that pops up when you hit "About" in a GNOME app and everyone's names scroll by 💅

✨ HIERARCHY ✨

the family tree, and yes she comes from a long line of ancestors, we love a legacy queen 👑

Glib::Object
+----Glib::InitiallyUnowned
     +----Gtk2::Object
          +----Gtk2::Widget
               +----Gtk2::Container
                    +----Gtk2::Bin
                         +----Gtk2::Window
                              +----Gtk2::Dialog
                                   +----Gnome2::About

🌸 INTERFACES 🌸

she also implements these, no big deal:

  • Glib::Object::_Unregistered::AtkImplementorIface
  • Gtk2::Buildable

🎀 METHODS 🎀

this is the constructor, bestie. you hand it a whole bunch of stuff and it hands you back a widget. here's the shopping list:

  • $name (string)
  • $version (string)
  • $copyright (string)
  • $comments (string)
  • $authors (scalar) — this one's flexible: either a reference to an array of strings, or just a plain string, your call
  • $documenters (scalar) — same deal, either a reference to an array of strings or a plain string
  • $translator_credits (string)
  • $logo_pixbuf (Gtk2::Gdk::Pixbuf or undef)

✨ PROPERTIES ✨

the properties, all cute and listed out with their types and flags, periodt:

  • 'authors' (GValueArray : default undef : writable) — the list of authors of the programs 👑
  • 'comments' (string : default undef : readable / writable) — comments about the program
  • 'copyright' (string : default undef : readable / writable) — copyright information for the program
  • 'documenters' (GValueArray : default undef : writable) — list of people documenting the program
  • 'logo' (Gtk2::Gdk::Pixbuf : default undef : writable) — a logo for the about box 🦋
  • 'name' (string : default undef : readable / writable) — the name of the program
  • 'translator-credits' (string : default undef : readable / writable) — credits to the translators. this string should be marked as translatable, fr fr
  • 'version' (string : default undef : readable / writable) — the version of the program

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

go check these out too, they're the whole friend group:

Gnome2, Glib::Object, Glib::InitiallyUnowned, Gtk2::Object, Gtk2::Widget, Gtk2::Container, Gtk2::Bin, Gtk2::Window, Gtk2::Dialog

Copyright (C) 2003-2004 by the gtk2-perl team.

This software is licensed under the LGPL. See Gnome2 for a full notice.

no cap, that's the legal bit, don't skip it, it's giving "actually important" 💅

okay bestie that's the whole page, mwah 😭💖

signing off from the docs — this was Gnome2::About(3), shipped with perl v5.42.0, dated 2025-07-25. stay iconic, drink water, read your man pages 🌈✨

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