Gtk.Widget.prototype.create_pango_layout

function create_pango_layout(text:String):Pango.Layout {
    // Gjs wrapper for gtk_widget_create_pango_layout()
}

Creates a new Pango.Layout with the appropriate font map, font description, and base direction for drawing text for this widget.

If you keep a Pango.Layout created in this way around, you need to re-create it when the widget Pango.Context is replaced. This can be tracked by using the Gtk.screen-changed signal on the widget.

text

text to set on the layout (can be null)

Returns

the new Pango.Layout