AsyncImage

Description:

public AsyncImage (bool load_on_realize = true, bool auto_size_request = true)

Creates a new Granite.AsyncImage that displays a requested icon or file to display asynchronously.

The load_on_realize boolean parameter specifies if the requested image should load when it's about to render and show. This is useful when you don't want to have the image data loaded into memory immediately after calling Granite.AsyncImage.set_from_gicon_async. Internally this parameter causes the Granite.AsyncImage to connect to the Gtk.Widget.realize signal.

auto_size_request boolean parameter specifies if AsyncImage should allocate initial space when loading the image. This is useful when the image is not yet loaded and the widget should act as a placeholder until the image is loaded. Calling any of the set_from methods will call the Gtk.Widget.set_size_request with the passed size or width and height if you called Granite.AsyncImage.set_from_file_async. When image is loaded and shown the size request is then reset to the original values.

Parameters:

load_on_realize	if `true` the image will be loaded when it's rendered, false to load the image immediately
auto_size_request	if the widget should act as a placeholder when the image is not yet loaded