darktable.new_widget

function(
  type : string,
  ... : variable
) : types.lua_widget

Creates a new widget object to display in the UI.

• type - string - The type of storage object to create, one of:

  • box
  • button
  • check_button
  • combobox
  • container
  • entry
  • file_chooser_button
  • label
  • section_label
  • separator
  • slider
  • stack
  • text_view

• … - variable - Extra parameters, exact value are documented with each type

• return - types.lua_widget - The newly created object. Exact type depends on the type passed