AdwHeaderBar layout rules: button placement, flat/icon-only buttons, tooltips, title widgets, split buttons. Use when designing or fixing a GNOME app's header bar.
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Adw.HeaderBar {
centering-policy: strict;
show-start-title-buttons: false;
show-end-title-buttons: false;
title-widget: Adw.WindowTitle {
title: _("My App");
};
}
| Slot | Position | Content |
|---|---|---|
[start] | Left | Primary actions (New, Open, Back) |
title-widget | Center | WindowTitle or ViewSwitcher |
[end] | Right | Menu button, secondary actions |
.flat style (no visible background)tooltip-texticon-name="document-new-symbolic"GtkBox with spacingicon-name="open-menu-symbolic" on a GtkMenuButtonAdw.HeaderBar {
centering-policy: strict;
title-widget: Adw.WindowTitle { title: _("My App"); };
[start]
Button {
icon-name: "document-open-symbolic";
tooltip-text: _("Open");
styles ["flat"];
clicked => $on_open_cb(template);
}
[start]
Button {
icon-name: "tab-new-symbolic";
tooltip-text: _("New Tab");
styles ["flat"];
action-name: "session.new-draft";
}
[end]
MenuButton {
icon-name: "open-menu-symbolic";
tooltip-text: _("Main Menu");
menu-model: primary_menu;
}
}
| Policy | Behavior |
|---|---|
strict | Title strictly centered (Weather) |
loose | Title shifts to avoid overlap |
<object class="AdwHeaderBar">
<property name="title-widget">
<object class="GtkBox">
<property name="orientation">vertical</property>
<property name="valign">center</property>
<child>
<object class="GtkCenterBox">
<child type="start">
<object class="GtkLabel" id="modified_indicator">
<property name="label">•</property>
</object>
</child>
<child type="center">
<object class="GtkLabel" id="title">
<property name="ellipsize">middle</property>
<style><class name="title"/></style>
</object>
</child>
</object>
</child>
<child>
<object class="GtkCenterBox">
<child type="center">
<object class="GtkLabel" id="subtitle">
<property name="ellipsize">middle</property>
<style><class name="subtitle"/></style>
</object>
</child>
</object>
</child>
</object>
</property>
</object>
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Add a standard AdwAboutDialog wired to app metadata, plus the AppStream metainfo file it should share data with. Use when adding an About entry, release notes, credits, or preparing app metadata.
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Make a GTK4/libadwaita app accessible — accessible labels and roles, tooltips on icon-only buttons, keyboard navigation, contrast, and testing with Orca/Accerciser. Use when fixing a11y issues or running the accessibility category of a HIG audit.
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Responsive GNOME layouts: AdwBreakpoint conditions, BreakpointBin, MultiLayoutView, BottomSheet, narrow/wide layout swaps. Use when making an app work on phones or narrow windows.
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Onboarding tour with AdwCarousel and navigation dots, skippable welcome screens. Use when adding a first-run tour or feature showcase to a GNOME app.
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Implement GNOME's 4-tier destructive-action pattern: undo toasts instead of confirmation dialogs, AdwAlertDialog for irreversible actions. Use when adding delete, remove, clear, or other destructive actions.
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Loading, empty, and error states with AdwStatusPage and AdwSpinner — placeholder icons, titles, action buttons. Use when an app view can be empty, loading, or failed.
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