GtkToolItem::set_is_important

void set_is_important(bool is_important);

Sets whether the tool item should be considered important. The GtkToolButton class uses this property to determine whether to show or hide its label when the toolbar style is Gtk::TOOLBAR_BOTH_HORIZ. The result is that only tool buttons with the is_important property set have labels, an effect known as "priority text"

See also: get_is_important()