see here: https://wiki.gnome.org/HowDoI/GMenu https://wiki.gnome.org/HowDoI/GAction
self.interface_info = """ > <interface> > <menu id='TheMenu'> > <section> > <attribute name='foo'>Foo</attribute> > <item> > <attribute name='bar'>Bar</attribute> > </item> > </section> > </menu> > </interface> > """ for every <item> you want to set at least two attributes: "name" and "action". it should be self.interface_info = """ <interface> <menu id='TheMenuModel'> <section> <attribute name='foo'>Foo</attribute> <item> <attribute name='bar'>Bar</attribute> <attribute name="action">win.bar</attribute> </item> </section> </menu> </interface> """ you get the GMenuModel from the builder menumodel = builder.get_object('TheMenuModel') and you create a menubar widget from the menumodel: menubar = Gtk.MenuBar.new_from_model(menumodel) 2018-04-26 7:10 GMT+02:00 <c.bu...@posteo.jp>: > Dear Eric, > > thank you for your quick reply. > > > There is a basic setup for the Gtk Application in Python here > > https://developer.gnome.org/gnome-devel-demos/stable/ > hello-world.py.html.en > > Nice to know. Very helpful. > > > For C you can check > > https://github.com/cecashon/OrderedSetVelociRaptor/blob/ > master/Misc/Csamples/gtk_app1.c > > which has a menu but doesn't use builder with an application. Maybe > > partial help. > > This code doesn't help me with my problem but brings up two questions. > > 1. > It uses "QMenu" (from Gtk or Gio?) to build a menu structure. I would > prefere this way instead of an XML string. It should be possible > in Python, too? Gtk.Menu or Gio.Menu? > > 2. > It uses " gtk_application_set_menubar()" which I don't want to use. > Because there is no "gtk_application_set_TOOLBAR()"! I need the menubar > and the toolbar as a widget to add them myself to the main window. > Or a " gtk_application_set_toolbar()" - don't understand why there > isn't one. > > It couldn't be so hard to create a menubar and a toolbar with > PyGObject?! Am I the first one who tries this? ;) > _______________________________________________ > gtk-app-devel-list mailing list > gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list > _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list