### Class

# Adw AboutWindow

since: 1.2

#### Description [src]

    final class Adw.AboutWindow : Adw.Window
      implements Gtk.Accessible, Gtk.Buildable, Gtk.ConstraintTarget, Gtk.Native, Gtk.Root, Gtk.ShortcutManager {
      /* No available fields */
    }

A window showing information about the application.

An about window is typically opened when the user activates the `About …` item in the application’s primary menu. All parts of the window are optional.

## Main page

`AdwAboutWindow` prominently displays the application’s icon, name, developer name and version. They can be set with the `AdwAboutWindow:application-icon`, `AdwAboutWindow:application-name`, `AdwAboutWindow:developer-name` and `AdwAboutWindow:version` respectively.

## What's New

`AdwAboutWindow` provides a way for applications to display their release notes, set with the `AdwAboutWindow:release-notes` property.

Release notes are formatted the same way as AppStream descriptions.

The supported formatting options are:

- Paragraph (`<p>`)
- Ordered list (`<ol>`), with list items (`<li>`)
- Unordered list (`<ul>`), with list items (`<li>`)

Within paragraphs and list items, emphasis (`<em>`) and inline code (`<code>`) text styles are supported. The emphasis is rendered in italic, while inline code is shown in a monospaced font.

Any text outside paragraphs or list items is ignored.

Nested lists are not supported.

Only one version can be shown at a time. By default, the displayed version number matches `AdwAboutWindow:version`. Use `AdwAboutWindow:release-notes-version` to override it.

## Details

The Details page displays the application comments and links.

The comments can be set with the `AdwAboutWindow:comments` property. Unlike `GtkAboutDialog:comments`, this string can be long and detailed. It can also contain links and Pango markup.

To set the application website, use `AdwAboutWindow:website`. To add extra links below the website, use `adw_about_window_add_link()`.

If the Details page doesn’t have any other content besides website, the website will be displayed on the main page instead.

## Troubleshooting

`AdwAboutWindow` displays the following two links on the main page:

- Support Questions, set with the `AdwAboutWindow:support-url` property,
- Report an Issue, set with the `AdwAboutWindow:issue-url` property.

Additionally, applications can provide debugging information. It will be shown separately on the Troubleshooting page. Use the `AdwAboutWindow:debug-info` property to specify it.

It’s intended to be attached to issue reports when reporting issues against the application. As such, it cannot contain markup or links.

`AdwAboutWindow` provides a quick way to save debug information to a file. When saving, `AdwAboutWindow:debug-info-filename` would be used as the suggested filename.

## Credits and Acknowledgements

The Credits page has the following default sections:

- Developers, set with the `AdwAboutWindow:developers` property,
- Designers, set with the `AdwAboutWindow:designers` property,
- Artists, set with the `AdwAboutWindow:artists` property,
- Documenters, set with the `AdwAboutWindow:documenters` property,
- Translators, set with the `AdwAboutWindow:translator-credits` property.

When setting translator credits, use the strings `"translator-credits"` or `"translator_credits"` and mark them as translatable.

The default sections that don’t contain any names won’t be displayed.

The Credits page can also contain an arbitrary number of extra sections below the default ones. Use `adw_about_window_add_credit_section()` to add them.

The Acknowledgements page can be used to acknowledge additional people and organizations for their non-development contributions. Use `adw_about_window_add_acknowledgement_section()` to add sections to it. For example, it can be used to list backers in a crowdfunded project or to give special thanks.

Each of the people or organizations can have an email address or a website specified. To add a email address, use a string like `Edgar Allan Poe <edgar@poe.com>`. To specify a website with a title, use a string like `The GNOME Project https://www.gnome.org`:

## Legal

The Legal page displays the copyright and licensing information for the application and other modules.

The copyright string is set with the `AdwAboutWindow:copyright` property and should be a short string of one or two lines, for example: `© 2022 Example`.

Licensing information can be quickly set from a list of known licenses with the `AdwAboutWindow:license-type` property. If the application’s license is not in the list, `AdwAboutWindow:license` can be used instead.

To add information about other modules, such as application dependencies or data, use `adw_about_window_add_legal_section()`.

## Constructing

To make constructing an `AdwAboutWindow` as convenient as possible, you can use the function `adw_show_about_window()` which constructs and shows a window.

    static void
    show_about (GtkApplication *app)
    {
      const char *developers[] = {
        "Angela Avery",
        NULL
      };

      const char *designers[] = {
        "GNOME Design Team",
        NULL
      };

      adw_show_about_window (gtk_application_get_active_window (app),
                             "application-name", _("Example"),
                             "application-icon", "org.example.App",
                             "version", "1.2.3",
                             "copyright", "© 2022 Angela Avery",
                             "issue-url", "https://gitlab.gnome.org/example/example/-/issues/new",
                             "license-type", GTK_LICENSE_GPL_3_0,
                             "developers", developers,
                             "designers", designers,
                             "translator-credits", _("translator-credits"),
                             NULL);
    }

## CSS nodes

`AdwAboutWindow` has a main CSS node with the name `window` and the style class `.about`.

Available since: 1.2

#### Hierarchy

#### Ancestors

- AdwWindow
- GtkWindow
- GtkWidget
- GInitiallyUnowned
- GObject

#### Implements

- GtkAccessible
- GtkBuildable
- GtkConstraintTarget
- GtkNative
- GtkRoot
- GtkShortcutManager

#### Constructors

###### adw_about_window_new

Creates a new `AdwAboutWindow`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_new_from_appdata

Creates a new `AdwAboutWindow` using AppStream metadata.

since: 1.4

#### Instance methods

###### adw_about_window_add_acknowledgement_section

Adds a section to the Acknowledgements page.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_add_credit_section

Adds an extra section to the Credits page.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_add_legal_section

Adds an extra section to the Legal page.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_add_link

Adds an extra link to the Details page.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_application_icon

Gets the name of the application icon for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_application_name

Gets the application name for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_artists

Gets the list of artists of the application.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_comments

Gets the comments about the application.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_copyright

Gets the copyright information for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_debug_info

Gets the debug information for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_debug_info_filename

Gets the debug information filename for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_designers

Gets the list of designers of the application.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_developer_name

Gets the developer name for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_developers

Gets the list of developers of the application.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_documenters

Gets the list of documenters of the application.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_issue_url

Gets the issue tracker URL for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_license

Gets the license for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_license_type

Gets the license type for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_release_notes

Gets the release notes for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_release_notes_version

Gets the version described by the application’s release notes.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_support_url

Gets the URL of the support page for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_translator_credits

Gets the translator credits string.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_version

Gets the version for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_get_website

Gets the application website URL for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_application_icon

Sets the name of the application icon for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_application_name

Sets the application name for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_artists

Sets the list of artists of the application.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_comments

Sets the comments about the application.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_copyright

Sets the copyright information for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_debug_info

Sets the debug information for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_debug_info_filename

Sets the debug information filename for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_designers

Sets the list of designers of the application.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_developer_name

Sets the developer name for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_developers

Sets the list of developers of the application.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_documenters

Sets the list of documenters of the application.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_issue_url

Sets the issue tracker URL for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_license

Sets the license for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_license_type

Sets the license for `self` from a list of known licenses.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_release_notes

Sets the release notes for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_release_notes_version

Sets the version described by the application’s release notes.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_support_url

Sets the URL of the support page for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_translator_credits

Sets the translator credits string.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_version

Sets the version for `self`.

since: 1.2

###### adw_about_window_set_website

Sets the application website URL for `self`.

since: 1.2

##### Methods inherited from AdwWindow (4)

###### adw_window_add_breakpoint

Adds `breakpoint` to `self`.

since: 1.4

###### adw_window_get_content

Gets the content widget of `self`.

since: 1

###### adw_window_get_current_breakpoint

Gets the current breakpoint.

since: 1.4

###### adw_window_set_content

Sets the content widget of `self`.

since: 1

##### Methods inherited from GtkWindow (55)

Please see GtkWindow for a full list of methods.

##### Methods inherited from GtkWidget (162)

Please see GtkWidget for a full list of methods.

##### Methods inherited from GObject (43)

Please see GObject for a full list of methods.

##### Methods inherited from GtkAccessible (18)

###### gtk_accessible_get_accessible_parent

Retrieves the accessible parent for an accessible object.

unstable since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_accessible_role

Retrieves the accessible role of an accessible object.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_get_at_context

Retrieves the accessible implementation for the given `GtkAccessible`.

unstable since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_bounds

Queries the coordinates and dimensions of this accessible.

unstable since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_first_accessible_child

Retrieves the first accessible child of an accessible object.

unstable since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_next_accessible_sibling

Retrieves the next accessible sibling of an accessible object.

unstable since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_get_platform_state

Query a platform state, such as focus.

unstable since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_reset_property

Resets the accessible `property` to its default value.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_reset_relation

Resets the accessible `relation` to its default value.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_reset_state

Resets the accessible `state` to its default value.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_set_accessible_parent

Sets the parent and sibling of an accessible object.

unstable since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_update_next_accessible_sibling

Updates the next accessible sibling of `self`.

unstable since: 4.10

###### gtk_accessible_update_property

Updates a list of accessible properties.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_update_property_value

Updates an array of accessible properties.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_update_relation

Updates a list of accessible relations.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_update_relation_value

Updates an array of accessible relations.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_update_state

Updates a list of accessible states. See the `GtkAccessibleState` documentation for the value types of accessible states.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_accessible_update_state_value

Updates an array of accessible states.

unstable since: 4.0

##### Methods inherited from GtkBuildable (1)

###### gtk_buildable_get_buildable_id

Gets the ID of the `buildable` object.

unstable since: 4.0

##### Methods inherited from GtkNative (5)

###### gtk_native_get_renderer

Returns the renderer that is used for this `GtkNative`.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_native_get_surface

Returns the surface of this `GtkNative`.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_native_get_surface_transform

Retrieves the surface transform of `self`.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_native_realize

Realizes a `GtkNative`.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_native_unrealize

Unrealizes a `GtkNative`.

unstable since: 4.0

##### Methods inherited from GtkRoot (3)

###### gtk_root_get_display

Returns the display that this `GtkRoot` is on.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_root_get_focus

Retrieves the current focused widget within the root.

unstable since: 4.0

###### gtk_root_set_focus

If `focus` is not the current focus widget, and is focusable, sets it as the focus widget for the root.

unstable since: 4.0

#### Properties

###### Adw.AboutWindow:application-icon

The name of the application icon.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:application-name

The name of the application.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:artists

The list of artists of the application.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:comments

The comments about the application.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:copyright

The copyright information.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:debug-info

The debug information.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:debug-info-filename

The debug information filename.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:designers

The list of designers of the application.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:developer-name

The developer name.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:developers

The list of developers of the application.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:documenters

The list of documenters of the application.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:issue-url

The URL for the application’s issue tracker.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:license

The license text.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:license-type

The license type.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:release-notes

The release notes of the application.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:release-notes-version

The version described by the application’s release notes.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:support-url

The URL of the application’s support page.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:translator-credits

The translator credits string.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:version

The version of the application.

since: 1.2

###### Adw.AboutWindow:website

The URL of the application’s website.

since: 1.2

##### Properties inherited from AdwWindow (2)

###### Adw.Window:content

The content widget.

since: 1

###### Adw.Window:current-breakpoint

The current breakpoint.

since: 1.4

##### Properties inherited from GtkWindow (25)

###### Gtk.Window:application

The `GtkApplication` associated with the window.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:child

The child widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:decorated

Whether the window should have a frame (also known as decorations).

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:default-height

The default height of the window.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:default-widget

The default widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:default-width

The default width of the window.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:deletable

Whether the window frame should have a close button.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:destroy-with-parent

If this window should be destroyed when the parent is destroyed.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:display

The display that will display this window.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:focus-visible

Whether ‘focus rectangles’ are currently visible in this window.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:focus-widget

The focus widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:fullscreened

Whether the window is fullscreen.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:handle-menubar-accel

Whether the window frame should handle F10 for activating menubars.

unstable since: 4.2

###### Gtk.Window:hide-on-close

If this window should be hidden when the users clicks the close button.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:icon-name

Specifies the name of the themed icon to use as the window icon.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:is-active

Whether the toplevel is the currently active window.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:maximized

Whether the window is maximized.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:mnemonics-visible

Whether mnemonics are currently visible in this window.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:modal

If `TRUE`, the window is modal.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:resizable

If `TRUE`, users can resize the window.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:startup-id

A write-only property for setting window’s startup notification identifier.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:suspended

Whether the window is suspended.

unstable since: 4.12

###### Gtk.Window:title

The title of the window.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Window:titlebar

The titlebar widget.

unstable since: 4.6

###### Gtk.Window:transient-for

The transient parent of the window.

unstable since: 4.0

##### Properties inherited from GtkWidget (34)

###### Gtk.Widget:can-focus

Whether the widget or any of its descendents can accept the input focus.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:can-target

Whether the widget can receive pointer events.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:css-classes

A list of css classes applied to this widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:css-name

The name of this widget in the CSS tree.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:cursor

The cursor used by `widget`.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:focus-on-click

Whether the widget should grab focus when it is clicked with the mouse.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:focusable

Whether this widget itself will accept the input focus.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:halign

How to distribute horizontal space if widget gets extra space.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:has-default

Whether the widget is the default widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:has-focus

Whether the widget has the input focus.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:has-tooltip

Enables or disables the emission of the ::query-tooltip signal on `widget`.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:height-request

Override for height request of the widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:hexpand

Whether to expand horizontally.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:hexpand-set

Whether to use the `hexpand` property.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:layout-manager

The `GtkLayoutManager` instance to use to compute the preferred size of the widget, and allocate its children.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:margin-bottom

Margin on bottom side of widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:margin-end

Margin on end of widget, horizontally.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:margin-start

Margin on start of widget, horizontally.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:margin-top

Margin on top side of widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:name

The name of the widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:opacity

The requested opacity of the widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:overflow

How content outside the widget’s content area is treated.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:parent

The parent widget of this widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:receives-default

Whether the widget will receive the default action when it is focused.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:root

The `GtkRoot` widget of the widget tree containing this widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:scale-factor

The scale factor of the widget.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:sensitive

Whether the widget responds to input.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:tooltip-markup

Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string, which is marked up with Pango markup.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:tooltip-text

Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:valign

How to distribute vertical space if widget gets extra space.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:vexpand

Whether to expand vertically.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:vexpand-set

Whether to use the `vexpand` property.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:visible

Whether the widget is visible.

unstable since: 4.0

###### Gtk.Widget:width-request

Override for width request of the widget.

unstable since: 4.0

##### Properties inherited from GtkAccessible (1)

###### Gtk.Accessible:accessible-role

The accessible role of the given `GtkAccessible` implementation.

unstable since: 4.0

#### Signals

###### Adw.AboutWindow::activate-link

Emitted when a URL is activated.

since: 1.2

##### Signals inherited from GtkWindow (5)

###### GtkWindow::activate-default

Emitted when the user activates the default widget of `window`.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWindow::activate-focus

Emitted when the user activates the currently focused widget of `window`.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWindow::close-request

Emitted when the user clicks on the close button of the window.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWindow::enable-debugging

Emitted when the user enables or disables interactive debugging.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWindow::keys-changed

Emitted when the set of accelerators or mnemonics that are associated with `window` changes.

unstable deprecated: 4.10 since: 4.0

##### Signals inherited from GtkWidget (13)

###### GtkWidget::destroy

Signals that all holders of a reference to the widget should release the reference that they hold.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::direction-changed

Emitted when the text direction of a widget changes.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::hide

Emitted when `widget` is hidden.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::keynav-failed

Emitted if keyboard navigation fails.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::map

Emitted when `widget` is going to be mapped.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::mnemonic-activate

Emitted when a widget is activated via a mnemonic.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::move-focus

Emitted when the focus is moved.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::query-tooltip

Emitted when the widget’s tooltip is about to be shown.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::realize

Emitted when `widget` is associated with a `GdkSurface`.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::show

Emitted when `widget` is shown.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::state-flags-changed

Emitted when the widget state changes.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::unmap

Emitted when `widget` is going to be unmapped.

unstable since: 4.0

###### GtkWidget::unrealize

Emitted when the `GdkSurface` associated with `widget` is destroyed.

unstable since: 4.0

##### Signals inherited from GObject (1)

###### GObject::notify

The notify signal is emitted on an object when one of its properties has its value set through g_object_set_property(), g_object_set(), et al.

unstable since: 2.0

#### Class structure

    struct AdwAboutWindowClass {
      AdwWindowClass parent_class;

    }

No description available.

###### Class members

`parent_class: AdwWindowClass`
  No description available.