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# Class `wibox.container.background`

A container capable of changing the background color, foreground color widget shape.

### Info:

- Copyright: 2010 Uli Schlachter
- Author: Uli Schlachter

## Functions

wibox.container.background ([widget[, bg[, shape]]]) | Returns a new background container.

## Object properties

wibox.container.background.widget | The widget displayed in the background widget.
wibox.container.background.bg | The background color/pattern/gradient to use.
wibox.container.background.fg | The foreground (text) color/pattern/gradient to use.
wibox.container.background.shape | The background shap e.
wibox.container.background.shape_border_width | When a shape is set, also draw a border.
wibox.container.background.shape_border_color | When a shape is set, also draw a border.
wibox.container.background.shape_clip | When a shape is set, make sure nothing is drawn outside of it.
wibox.container.background.bgimage | The background image to use If `image` is a function, it will be called with `(context, cr, width, height)` as arguments.
wibox.container.background.forced_height | Force a widget height.
wibox.container.background.forced_width | Force a widget width.
wibox.container.background.opacity | The widget opacity (transparency).
wibox.container.background.visible | The widget visibility.

## Signals

widget::layout_changed | When the layout (size) change.
widget::redraw_needed | When the widget content changed.
button::press | When a mouse button is pressed over the widget.
button::release | When a mouse button is released over the widget.
mouse::enter | When the mouse enter a widget.
mouse::leave | When the mouse leave a widget.

## Methods

wibox.container.background:set_shape (shape) | Set the background shape.
wibox.container.background:index (widget[, recursive[, ...]]) | Get a widex index.
wibox.container.background:get_all_children () | Get all direct and indirect children widgets.
wibox.container.background:setup (args) | Set a declarative widget hierarchy description.
wibox.container.background:buttons (_buttons) | Set/get a widget's buttons.
wibox.container.background:emit_signal_recursive (signal_name, ...) | Emit a signal and ensure all parent widgets in the hierarchies also forward the signal.
wibox.container.background:disconnect_signal (name, func) | Disconnect to a signal.
wibox.container.background:emit_signal (name, ...) | Emit a signal.
wibox.container.background:connect_signal (name, func) | Connect to a signal.
wibox.container.background:weak_connect_signal (name, func) | Connect to a signal weakly.

## Functions

Methods

wibox.container.background ([widget[, bg[, shape]]])
  Returns a new background container.

  A background container applies a background and foreground color to another widget.

  - widget The widget to display. (optional)
  - bg The background to use for that widget. (optional)
  - shape A gears.shape compatible shape function (optional)

## Object properties

wibox.container.background.widget
  The widget displayed in the background widget.

  ### Type:

  - widget widget The widget to be disaplayed inside of the background area
wibox.container.background.bg
  The background color/pattern/gradient to use.

  ### Type:

  - bg A color string, pattern or gradient

  ### See also:

  gears.color

  ### Usage:

      local text_widget = {
          text   = 'Hello world!',
          widget = wibox.widget.textbox
      }
      parent : setup {
          {
              text_widget,
              bg     = '#ff0000',
              widget = wibox.container.background
          },
          {
              text_widget,
              bg     = '#00ff00',
              widget = wibox.container.background
          },
          {
              text_widget,
              bg     = '#0000ff',
              widget = wibox.container.background
          },
          spacing = 10,
          layout  = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical
      }

wibox.container.background.fg
  The foreground (text) color/pattern/gradient to use.

  ### Type:

  - fg A color string, pattern or gradient

  ### See also:

  gears.color

  ### Usage:

      local text_widget = {
          text   = 'Hello world!',
          widget = wibox.widget.textbox
      }
      parent : setup {
          {
              text_widget,
              fg     = '#ff0000',
              widget = wibox.container.background
          },
          {
              text_widget,
              fg     = '#00ff00',
              widget = wibox.container.background
          },
          {
              text_widget,
              fg     = '#0000ff',
              widget = wibox.container.background
          },
          spacing = 10,
          layout  = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical
      }

wibox.container.background.shape
  The background shap e.

  Use set_shape to set additional shape paramaters.

  ### Type:

  - shape A function taking a context, width and height as arguments

  ### See also:

  - gears.shape
  - set_shape

  ### Usage:

      parent : setup {
          {
              -- Adding a shape without margin may result in cropped output
              {
                  text   = 'Hello world!',
                  widget = wibox.widget.textbox
              },
              shape              = gears.shape.hexagon,
              bg                 = beautiful.bg_normal,
              shape_border_color = beautiful.border_color,
              shape_border_width = beautiful.border_width,
              widget             = wibox.container.background
          },
          {
              -- To solve this, use a margin
              {
                  {
                      text   = 'Hello world!',
                      widget = wibox.widget.textbox
                  },
                  left   = 10,
                  right  = 10,
                  top    = 3,
                  bottom = 3,
                  widget = wibox.container.margin
              },
              shape              = gears.shape.hexagon,
              bg                 = beautiful.bg_normal,
              shape_border_color = beautiful.border_color,
              shape_border_width = beautiful.border_width,
              widget             = wibox.container.background
          },
          spacing = 10,
          layout  = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical
      }

wibox.container.background.shape_border_width
  When a shape is set, also draw a border.

  See wibox.container.background.shape for an usage example.

  ### Type:

  - width number The border width
wibox.container.background.shape_border_color
  When a shape is set, also draw a border.

  See wibox.container.background.shape for an usage example.

  ### Type:

  - fg The border color, pattern or gradient (default self._private.foreground)

  ### See also:

  gears.color
wibox.container.background.shape_clip
  When a shape is set, make sure nothing is drawn outside of it.

  ### Type:

  - value boolean If the shape clip is enable

  ### Usage:

      parent : setup {
          {
              -- Some content may be outside of the shape
              {
                  text   = 'Hello\nworld!',
                  widget = wibox.widget.textbox
              },
              shape              = gears.shape.circle,
              bg                 = beautiful.bg_normal,
              shape_border_color = beautiful.border_color,
              widget             = wibox.container.background
          },
          {
              -- To solve this, clip the content
              {
                  text   = 'Hello\nworld!',
                  widget = wibox.widget.textbox
              },
              shape_clip         = true,
              shape              = gears.shape.circle,
              bg                 = beautiful.bg_normal,
              shape_border_color = beautiful.border_color,
              widget             = wibox.container.background
          },
          spacing = 10,
          layout  = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical
      }

wibox.container.background.bgimage
  The background image to use If `image` is a function, it will be called with `(context, cr, width, height)` as arguments. Any other arguments passed to this method will be appended.

  ### Type:

  - image A background image or a function

  ### See also:

  gears.surface
wibox.container.background.forced_height
  Force a widget height.

  ### Type:

  - height number or nil The height (`nil` for automatic)
wibox.container.background.forced_width
  Force a widget width.

  ### Type:

  - width number or nil The width (`nil` for automatic)
wibox.container.background.opacity
  The widget opacity (transparency).

  ### Type:

  - opacity number The opacity (between 0 and 1) (default 1)
wibox.container.background.visible
  The widget visibility.

  ### Type:

  - boolean

## Signals

widget::layout_changed
  When the layout (size) change. This signal is emitted when the previous results of `:layout()` and `:fit()` are no longer valid. Unless this signal is emitted, `:layout()` and `:fit()` must return the same result when called with the same arguments.

  ### See also:

  widget::redraw_needed
widget::redraw_needed
  When the widget content changed. This signal is emitted when the content of the widget changes. The widget will be redrawn, it is not re-layouted. Put differently, it is assumed that `:layout()` and `:fit()` would still return the same results as before.

  ### See also:

  widget::layout_changed
button::press
  When a mouse button is pressed over the widget.

  ### Arguments:

  - lx number The horizontal position relative to the (0,0) position in the widget.
  - ly number The vertical position relative to the (0,0) position in the widget.
  - button number The button number.
  - mods table The modifiers (mod4, mod1 (alt), Control, Shift)
  - find_widgets_result The entry from the result of wibox.drawable:find_widgets for the position that the mouse hit.
    - drawable wibox.drawable The drawable containing the widget.
    - widget widget The widget being displayed.
    - hierarchy wibox.hierarchy The hierarchy managing the widget's geometry.
    - x number An approximation of the X position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - y number An approximation of the Y position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - width number An approximation of the width that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - height number An approximation of the height that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - widget_width number The exact width of the widget in its local coordinate system.
    - widget_height number The exact height of the widget in its local coordinate system.

  ### See also:

  mouse
button::release
  When a mouse button is released over the widget.

  ### Arguments:

  - lx number The horizontal position relative to the (0,0) position in the widget.
  - ly number The vertical position relative to the (0,0) position in the widget.
  - button number The button number.
  - mods table The modifiers (mod4, mod1 (alt), Control, Shift)
  - find_widgets_result The entry from the result of wibox.drawable:find_widgets for the position that the mouse hit.
    - drawable wibox.drawable The drawable containing the widget.
    - widget widget The widget being displayed.
    - hierarchy wibox.hierarchy The hierarchy managing the widget's geometry.
    - x number An approximation of the X position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - y number An approximation of the Y position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - width number An approximation of the width that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - height number An approximation of the height that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - widget_width number The exact width of the widget in its local coordinate system.
    - widget_height number The exact height of the widget in its local coordinate system.

  ### See also:

  mouse
mouse::enter
  When the mouse enter a widget.

  ### Arguments:

  - find_widgets_result The entry from the result of wibox.drawable:find_widgets for the position that the mouse hit.
    - drawable wibox.drawable The drawable containing the widget.
    - widget widget The widget being displayed.
    - hierarchy wibox.hierarchy The hierarchy managing the widget's geometry.
    - x number An approximation of the X position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - y number An approximation of the Y position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - width number An approximation of the width that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - height number An approximation of the height that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - widget_width number The exact width of the widget in its local coordinate system.
    - widget_height number The exact height of the widget in its local coordinate system.

  ### See also:

  mouse
mouse::leave
  When the mouse leave a widget.

  ### Arguments:

  - find_widgets_result The entry from the result of wibox.drawable:find_widgets for the position that the mouse hit.
    - drawable wibox.drawable The drawable containing the widget.
    - widget widget The widget being displayed.
    - hierarchy wibox.hierarchy The hierarchy managing the widget's geometry.
    - x number An approximation of the X position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - y number An approximation of the Y position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - width number An approximation of the width that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - height number An approximation of the height that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    - widget_width number The exact width of the widget in its local coordinate system.
    - widget_height number The exact height of the widget in its local coordinate system.

  ### See also:

  mouse

## Methods

wibox.container.background:set_shape (shape)
  Set the background shape.

  Any other arguments will be passed to the shape function

  - shape A function taking a context, width and height as arguments

  ### See also:

  - gears.shape
  - shape
wibox.container.background:index (widget[, recursive[, ...]])
  Get a widex index.
  - widget The widget to look for
  - recursive Also check sub-widgets (optional)
  - ... Aditional widgets to add at the end of the \"path\" (optional)

  ### Returns:

  1. The index
  2. The parent layout
  3. The path between \"self\" and \"widget\"
wibox.container.background:get_all_children ()
  Get all direct and indirect children widgets. This will scan all containers recursively to find widgets Warning: This method it prone to stack overflow id the widget, or any of its children, contain (directly or indirectly) itself.

  ### Returns:

  table The children
wibox.container.background:setup (args)
  Set a declarative widget hierarchy description. See The declarative layout system
  - args An array containing the widgets disposition
wibox.container.background:buttons (_buttons)
  Set/get a widget's buttons.
  - _buttons The table of buttons that should bind to the widget.
wibox.container.background:emit_signal_recursive (signal_name, ...)
  Emit a signal and ensure all parent widgets in the hierarchies also forward the signal. This is useful to track signals when there is a dynamic set of containers and layouts wrapping the widget.
  - signal_name string
  - ... Other arguments
wibox.container.background:disconnect_signal (name, func)
  Disconnect to a signal.
  - name string The name of the signal
  - func function The callback that should be disconnected
wibox.container.background:emit_signal (name, ...)
  Emit a signal.
  - name string The name of the signal
  - ... Extra arguments for the callback functions. Each connected function receives the object as first argument and then any extra arguments that are given to emit_signal()
wibox.container.background:connect_signal (name, func)
  Connect to a signal.
  - name string The name of the signal
  - func function The callback to call when the signal is emitted
wibox.container.background:weak_connect_signal (name, func)
  Connect to a signal weakly. This allows the callback function to be garbage collected and automatically disconnects the signal when that happens.

  Warning: Only use this function if you really, really, really know what you are doing.

  - name string The name of the signal
  - func function The callback to call when the signal is emitted

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