pango.Attribute an attribute that applies to a section of text Synopsis pango.Attribute copy Functions pango.attr_type_register name pango.AttrLanguage language start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrFamily family start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrForeground red green blue start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrBackground red green blue start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrSize size start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrStyle style start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrWeight weight start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrVariant variant start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrStretch stretch start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrFontDesc desc start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrUnderline underline start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrStrikethrough strikethrough start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrRise rise start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrShape ink_rect logical_rect start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrScale scale start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrFallback fallback start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrSizeAbsolute size start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrUnderlineColor red green blue start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrStrikethroughColor red green blue start_index 0 end_index 1 pango.AttrLetterSpacing letter_spacing start_index 0 end_index 1 Attributes All pango.Attribute objects support the following three attributes.
"end_index" Read-Write The index of the end of the application of the attribute in the associated text. "start_index" Read-Write The index of the start of the application of the attribute in the associated text. "type" Read The attribute type.
In addition each pango.Attribute type supports one or more additional attributes that are specific to the type:
"value" Read    ATTR_LANGUAGE The pango.Language. "value" Read ATTR_FAMILY The string containing the font family name list (e.g. "normal,sans,serif,monospace") "value" Read ATTR_STYLE The font slant style. See the pango.AttrStyle() function for more details. "value" Read ATTR_WEIGHT The font weight. See the pango.AttrWeight() function for more detail. "value" Read ATTR_VARIANT The font variant. See the pango.AttrVariant() function for more detail. "value" Read ATTR_STRETCH The font stretch. See the pango.AttrStretch() function for more details. "value" Read ATTR_SIZE The font size in thousandths of a point. "desc" Read ATTR_FONT_DESC The pango.FontDescription object. "color" Read ATTR_FOREGROUND The foreground pango.Color object. "color" Read ATTR_BACKGROUND The background pango.Color object. "value" Read ATTR_UNDERLINE The underline style. See the pango.AttrUnderline() function for more details. "value" Read ATTR_STRIKETHROUGH True if the text is struck through. "value" Read ATTR_RISE The displacement of the text from the baseline. "ink_rect" Read ATTR_SHAPE The 4-tuple specifying the ink rectangle. See the pango.AttrShape() function for more details. "logical_rect" Read ATTR_SHAPE The 4-tuple specifying the logical rectangle. See the pango.AttrShape() function for more details. "value" Read ATTR_SCALE The font size scale factor as a float. "value" Read ATTR_FALLBACK True if font fallback is enabled. "value" Read ATTR_LETTER_SPACING The extra space between graphemes. "color" Read ATTR_UNDERLINE_COLOR The pango.Color object used for the color of the underline. "color" Read ATTR_STRIKETHROUGH_COLOR The pango.Color object used for the color of the strikethrough. "value" Read ATTR_ABSOLUTE_SIZE The font size in device units.
Description The pango.Attribute object contains an attribute that applies to a section of text. The predefined attribute types are: pango.ATTR_LANGUAGE Specifies a pango.Language. pango.ATTR_FAMILY Specifies a font family name list as a string. pango.ATTR_STYLE Specifies a font slant style. See the pango.AttrStyle() function for more details. pango.ATTR_WEIGHT Specifies a font weight. See the pango.AttrWeight() function for more detail. pango.ATTR_VARIANT Specifies a font variant (normal or small caps). See the pango.AttrVariant() function for more detail. pango.ATTR_STRETCH Specifies a font stretch. See the pango.AttrStretch() function for more details. pango.ATTR_SIZE Specifies a font size in thousandths of a point. pango.ATTR_FONT_DESC Specifies a pango.FontDescription. pango.ATTR_FOREGROUND Specifies a foreground pango.Color. pango.ATTR_BACKGROUND Specifies a background pango.Color. pango.ATTR_UNDERLINE Specifies an underline style. See the pango.AttrUnderline() function for more details. pango.ATTR_STRIKETHROUGH If True the text is struck through. pango.ATTR_RISE Specifies the displacement of the text from the baseline. pango.ATTR_SHAPE Specifies a shape. See the pango.AttrShape() function for more details. pango.ATTR_SCALE Specifies a font size scale factor. pango.ATTR_FALLBACK if True, fallback to other fonts is enabled. pango.ATTR_LETTER_SPACING Specifies the extra space between graphemes. pango.ATTR_UNDERLINE_COLOR Specifies the color of the underline. pango.ATTR_STRIKETHROUGH_COLOR Specifies the color of the strikethrough. pango.ATTR_ABSOLUTE_SIZE Specifies the font size in device units. Additional attribute types can be registered with the pango.attr_type_register() function. Methods pango.Attribute.copy copy Returns : a new pango.Attribute object The copy() method returns a new pango.Attribute object that is a copy of this attribute. Functions pango.attr_type_register pango.attr_type_register name name : a name for the type. (Currently not used.) Returns : the new attribute type ID integer. The attr_type_register() function returns a new attribute type ID integer value. pango.AttrLanguage pango.AttrLanguage language start_index 0 end_index 1 language : a pango.Language object. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object. The AttrLanguage() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_LANGUAGE with the pango.Language specified by language and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. pango.AttrFamily pango.AttrFamily family start_index 0 end_index 1 family : the string containing a font family name list. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object. The AttrFamily() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_FAMILY with the font family name list specified by the string family and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. pango.AttrForeground pango.AttrForeground red green blue start_index 0 end_index 1 red : the red component of the color in the range 0 to 65535. green : the green component of the color in the range 0 to 65535. blue : the blue component of the color in the range 0 to 65535. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object. The AttrForeground() function creates a new pango.Attribute of the type pango.ATTR_FOREGROUND with the RGB color specified by red, green and blue and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. pango.AttrBackground pango.AttrBackground red green blue start_index 0 end_index 1 red : the red component of the color in the range 0 to 65535. green : the green component of the color in the range 0 to 65535. blue : the blue component of the color in the range 0 to 65535. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object. The AttrBackground() function creates a new pangoAttribute of the type pango.ATTR_BACKGROUND with the RGB color specified by red, green and blue and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. pango.AttrSize pango.AttrSize size start_index 0 end_index 1 size : the font size in thousandths of a point. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object The AttrSize() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_SIZE with the font size specified by size and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. pango.AttrStyle pango.AttrStyle style start_index 0 end_index 1 style : the font slant style. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object The AttrStyle() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_STYLE with the font slant style specified by style and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. The value of style must be one of: pango.STYLE_NORMAL The font is upright. pango.STYLE_OBLIQUE The font is slanted in a roman style. pango.STYLE_ITALIC The font is slanted in an italic style. pango.AttrWeight pango.AttrWeight weight start_index 0 end_index 1 weight : the font weight. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object The AttrWeight() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_WEIGHT with the font weight specified by weight and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. The value of style must be one of: pango.WEIGHT_ULTRALIGHT The ultralight weight (= 200). pango.WEIGHT_LIGHT The light weight (=300). pango.WEIGHT_NORMAL The default weight (= 400). pango.WEIGHT_BOLD The bold weight (= 700). pango.WEIGHT_ULTRABOLD The ultrabold weight (= 800). pango.WEIGHT_HEAVY The heavy weight (= 900). pango.AttrVariant pango.AttrVariant variant start_index 0 end_index 1 variant : the font variant. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object The AttrVariant() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_VARIANT with the font variant specified by variant and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. The value of variant must be one of: pango.VARIANT_NORMAL A normal font. pango.VARIANT_SMALL_CAPS A font with the lower case characters replaced by smaller variants of the capital characters. pango.AttrStretch pango.AttrStretch stretch start_index 0 end_index 1 stretch : the font stretch style. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object The AttrStretch() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_STRETCH with the font stretch style specified by stretch and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. The value of stretch must be one of: pango.STRETCH_ULTRA_CONDENSED The most narrow width pango.STRETCH_EXTRA_CONDENSED pango.STRETCH_CONDENSED pango.STRETCH_SEMI_CONDENSED pango.STRETCH_NORMAL The normal width. pango.STRETCH_SEMI_EXPANDED pango.STRETCH_EXPANDED pango.STRETCH_EXTRA_EXPANDED pango.STRETCH_ULTRA_EXPANDED The most expanded width pango.AttrFontDesc pango.AttrFontDesc desc start_index 0 end_index 1 desc : a pango.FontDescription object. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object The AttrFontDesc() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_FONT_DESC with the pango.FontDescription specified by desc and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. pango.AttrUnderline pango.AttrUnderline underline start_index 0 end_index 1 underline : the underline style. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object The AttrUnderline() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_UNDERLINE with the underline style specified by underline and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. The value of underline must be one of: pango.UNDERLINE_NONE No underline should be drawn. pango.UNDERLINE_SINGLE A single underline should be drawn. pango.UNDERLINE_DOUBLE A double underline should be drawn. pango.UNDERLINE_LOW A single underline should be drawn at a position beneath the ink extents of the text being underlined. This should be used only for underlining single characters, such as for keyboard accelerators. pango.UNDERLINE_SINGLE should be used for extended portions of text. pango.AttrStrikethrough pango.AttrStrikethrough strikethrough start_index 0 end_index 1 strikethrough : if True the text should be struck through. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object The AttrStrikethrough() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_STRIKETHROUGH with the value specified by strikethrough and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. If strikethough is True the text should be struck through. pango.AttrRise pango.AttrRise rise start_index 0 end_index 1 rise : the displacement of the text from the baseline. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object The AttrRise() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_RISE with the text displacement from the baseline specified by rise and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. pango.AttrShape pango.AttrShape ink_rect logical_rect start_index 0 end_index 1 ink_rect : the ink rectangle of the shape. logical_rect : the logical rectangle of the shape. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object The AttrShape() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_SHAPE with the shape rectangles specified by ink_rect and logical_rect and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. A shape is used to impose a particular ink and logical rect on the result of shaping a particular glyph. This might be used, for instance, for embedding a picture or a widget inside a pango.Layout. pango.AttrScale pango.AttrScale scale start_index 0 end_index 1 scale : the font size scale factor as a float. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object The AttrScale() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_SCALE with the font size scale factor specified by scale and the text range specified by start_index and end_index. The value of scale can also be one of the following pre-defined values: pango.SCALE_XX_SMALL 0.5787037037037 - the scale factor for three shrinking steps (1 / (1.2 * 1.2 * 1.2)). pango.SCALE_X_SMALL 0.6444444444444 - the scale factor for two shrinking steps (1 / (1.2 * 1.2)). pango.SCALE_SMALL 0.8333333333333 - the scale factor for one shrinking step (1 / 1.2). pango.SCALE_MEDIUM 1.0 - The scale factor for normal size. pango.SCALE_LARGE 1.2 - the scale factor for one magnification step. pango.SCALE_X_LARGE 1.4399999999999 - the scale factor for two magnification steps (1.2 * 1.2). pango.SCALE_XX_LARGE 1.728 - the scale factor for three magnification steps (1.2 * 1.2 * 1.2). pango.AttrFallback pango.AttrFallback fallback start_index 0 end_index 1 fallback : if True, we should fall back on other fonts for characters the active font is missing. start_index : the index of the start of the attribute application in the text. end_index : the index of the end of the attribute application in the text. Returns : a new pango.Attribute object This function is available in PyGTK 2.4 and above. The AttrFallback() function creates a new pango.Attribute object of the type pango.ATTR_FALLBACK. If fallback is True other fonts on the system can be used to provide characters missing from the current font. Otherwise, only characters from the closest matching font can be used.