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GtkScale

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a base class for #GtkHScale and #GtkVScale.

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The #GtkScale widget is an abstract class, used only for deriving the
subclasses #GtkHScale and #GtkVScale.
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<!-- ##### STRUCT GtkScale ##### -->
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The #GtkScale-struct struct contains the following fields.
(These fields should be considered read-only. They should never be set by
an application.)

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<entry>#guint <structfield>draw_value</structfield>;</entry>
<entry>non-zero if the scale's current value is displayed next to the
slider.</entry>
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<entry>#guint <structfield>value_pos</structfield>;</entry>
<entry>the position in which the textual value is displayed, selected from
#GtkPositionType.</entry>
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<!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_scale_set_digits ##### -->
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Sets the number of decimal places that are displayed in the value.
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@scale: a #GtkScale.
@digits: the number of decimal places to display, e.g. use 1 to display 1.0,
2 to display 1.00 etc.


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_scale_set_draw_value ##### -->
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Specifies whether the current value is displayed as a string next to the
slider.
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@scale: a #GtkScale.
@draw_value: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_scale_set_value_pos ##### -->
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Sets the position in which the current value is displayed.
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@scale: a #GtkScale.
@pos: the position in which the current value is displayed.


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_scale_get_value_width ##### -->
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An internal function used to get the maximum width needed to display the value
string.
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@scale: a #GtkScale.
@Returns: the maximum width needed to display the value string.


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The number of decimal places that are displayed in the value.
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<!-- ##### ARG GtkScale:draw_value ##### -->
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If the current value is displayed as a string next to the slider.
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<!-- ##### ARG GtkScale:value_pos ##### -->
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The position in which the current value is displayed.
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