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# Widgets
This is an overview of the available widgets and other components in _Adwaita_.
| Name | Description | Widget |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Button | A widget that triggers a function when being clicked. | GtkButton |
| ViewStack | A widget that displays one of its child views based on an id. | GtkStack |
| HeaderBar | A widget for creating custom title bars for windows. | GtkHeaderBar |
| Text | A widget for displaying a small amount of text. | GtkLabel |
| VStack | A widget which arranges child widgets into a single column. | GtkBox |
| HStack | A widget which arranges child widgets into a single row. | GtkBox |
| Toggle | A button with two possible states, on and off. | GtkToggleButton |
| List | A widget which arranges child widgets vertically into rows. | GtkListBox |
| Menu | A widget showing a button that toggles the appearance of a menu. | GtkMenuButton |
| NavigationSplitView | A widget presenting sidebar and content side by side. | AdwNavigationSplitView |
| OverlaySplitView | A widget presenting sidebar and content side by side. | AdwOverlaySplitView |
| ScrollView | A container that makes its child scrollable. | GtkScrolledWindow |
| StatusPage | A page with an icon, title, and optionally description and widget. | AdwStatusPage |
| Container | Supports any widget conforming to `Libadwaita.InsertableContainer`. | Multiple widgets |
| Carousel | A paginated scrolling widget. | AdwCarousel |
| ViewSwitcher | A control for switching between different views. | AdwViewSwitcher |
| ProgressBar | A bar showing a progress. | GtkProgressBar |
| StateWrapper | A wrapper not affecting the UI which stores state information. | - |
### View Modifiers
| Syntax | Description |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `inspect(_:)` | Edit the underlying [Libadwaita][10] widget. |
| `padding(_:_:)` | Add empty space around a view. |
| `hexpand(_:)` | Enable or disable the horizontal expansion of a view. |
| `vexpand(_:)` | Enable or disable the vertical expansion of a view. |
| `halign(_:)` | Set the horizontal alignment of a view. |
| `valign(_:)` | Set the vertical alignment of a view. |
| `frame(minWidth:minHeight:)` | Set the views minimal width or height. |
| `frame(maxSize:)` | Set the views maximal size. |
| `transition(_:)` | Assign a transition with the view that is used if it is a direct child of an EitherView.|
| `onUpdate(_:)` | Run a function every time a view gets updated. |
| `navigationTitle(_:)` | Add a title that is used if the view is a direct child of a NavigationView. |
| `style(_:)` | Add a style class to the view. |
| `onAppear(_:)` | Run when the view is rendered for the first time. |
| `inspectOnAppear(_:)` | Edit the underlying [Libadwaita][10] class when the view is rendered for the first time.|
| `topToolbar(visible:_:)` | Add a native toolbar to the view. Normally, it contains a HeaderBar. |
| `bottomToolbar(visible:_:)` | Add a native bottom toolbar to the view. |
| `modifyContent(_:modify:)` | Replace all occurrences of a certain view type with another view. |
| `stopModifiers()` | Ignore all the `modifyContent(_:modify:)` modifiers from higher above in the view tree. |
| `toast(_:signal:)` | Show a toast on top of the view whenever the signal gets activated. |
| `toast(_:signal:button:handler:)` | Show a toast with a button on top of the view whenever the signal gets activated. |
| `overlay(_:)` | Overlay a view with another view. |
| `insensitive(_:)` | Make a view unable to detect actions. This is especially useful for overlays. |
### `Button` Modifiers
| Syntax | Description |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `keyboardShortcut(_:window:)`| Create a keyboard shortcut for the window with the button's action. |
| `keyboardShortcut(_:app:)` | Create a keyboard shortcut for the application with the button's action. |
### `HeaderBar` Modifiers
| Syntax | Description |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `headerBarTitle(view:)` | Customize the title view in the header bar. |
### `List` Modifiers
| Syntax | Description |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `sidebarStyle()` | Change the style of the list to match a sidebar. |
### `OverlaySplitView` Modifiers
| Syntax | Description |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `trailingSidebar(_:)` | Whether the sidebar is trailing to the content view. |
### `ViewSwitcher` Modifiers
| Syntax | Description |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `wideDesign(_:)` | Whether the wide view switcher design is used. |
### Window Types
| Name | Description | Widget |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Window | A simple application window. | AdwApplicationWindow |
| AboutWindow | A GNOME about window. | AdwAboutWindow |
### Window Modifiers
| Syntax | Description |
| ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `appKeyboardShortcut(_:action:)`| Create a keyboard shortcut available in the whole the application. |
| `quitShortcut()` | Create a keyboard shortcut for quitting the application with "Ctrl + q". |
### `Window` Modifiers
| Syntax | Description |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `keyboardShortcut(_:action:)` | Create a keyboard shortcut available in one window. |
| `closeShortcut()` | Create a keyboard shortcut for closing the window with "Ctrl + w". |
| `overlay(windows:)` | Add windows that attach to a window of this type when being presented. |
| `fileImporter(_:initialFolder:extensions:folders:onOpen:onClose:)` | Add an import file dialog. |
| `fileExporter(_:initialFolder:initialName:onSave:onClose:)` | Add an export file dialog. |
| `defaultSize(width:height:)` | Set the window's initial size. |
| `title(_:)` | Set the window's title. |
| `resizable(_:)` | Set the window's resizability. |
| `deletable(_:)` | Set the window's deletability. |
### `AboutWindow` Modifiers
| Syntax | Description |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `icon(_:)` | Set the app icon. |
| `website(_:)` | Set the app's website |
### Menu Widgets
| Name | Description | Widget |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| MenuButton | A button in a menu. | GMenuItem |
| MenuSection | A collection of menu widgets grouped with lines. | GMenuItem |
| Submenu | A collection of menu widgets grouped by navigation. | GMenuItem |
### `MenuButton` Modifiers
| Syntax | Description |
| ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `keyboardShortcut(_:)` | Assign a keyboard shortcut to the button's action. |