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Allow dropping on empty areas, add a flash to show the selected panel

roundabout,
created on Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 11:49:03 (1753184943), received on Saturday, 26 July 2025, 07:40:06 (1753515606)
Author identity: vlad <vlad.muntoiu@gmail.com>

00c1a28141af636bbe75cd8f7357cd6c08efb51c

config.yaml

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                                                left:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                - LabelApplet:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    text: Hello, world
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            - LabelApplet:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                text: Multi-panel support
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                centre: []
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                right:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                - ClockApplet:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                              size: 40
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                              applets:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                left: []
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            centre: []
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            centre:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            - LabelApplet:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                text: Multi-panel support
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                right: []
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                

main.py

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                                            import os
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            import sys
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            import importlib
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        import typing
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            from itertools import accumulate, chain
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            from pathlib import Path
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            import ruamel.yaml as yaml
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            import panorama_panel
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        custom_css = """
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        .panel-flash {
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            animation: flash 1000ms ease-in-out 0s 2;
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        @keyframes flash {
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            0% {
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                background-color: initial;
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            50% {
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                background-color: #ffff0080;
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            0% {
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                background-color: initial;
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        }
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        """
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        css_provider = Gtk.CssProvider()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        css_provider.load_from_data(custom_css)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        Gtk.StyleContext.add_provider_for_display(
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            Gdk.Display.get_default(),
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            css_provider,
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            Gtk.STYLE_PROVIDER_PRIORITY_APPLICATION
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            @Gtk.Template(filename="panel-configurator.ui")
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            class PanelConfigurator(Gtk.Frame):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                __gtype_name__ = "PanelConfigurator"
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                                panel_editing_switch: Gtk.Switch = Gtk.Template.Child()
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                panel_stack: Gtk.Stack = Gtk.Template.Child()
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            current_panel: typing.Optional[Panel] = None
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                def __init__(self, application: Gtk.Application, **kwargs):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    super().__init__(application=application, **kwargs)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                                        self.panel_editing_switch.set_active(application.edit_mode)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.panel_editing_switch.connect("state-set", self.set_edit_mode)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                self.connect("close-request", lambda *args: self.unflash_old_panel())
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.connect("close-request", lambda *args: self.destroy())
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    if isinstance(self.get_application(), PanoramaPanel):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                                    self.panel_stack.connect("notify::visible-child", self.set_visible_panel)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.panel_stack.notify("visible-child")
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            def unflash_old_panel(self):
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                if self.current_panel:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    for area in (self.current_panel.left_area, self.current_panel.centre_area, self.current_panel.right_area):
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                        area.unflash()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                def set_visible_panel(self, stack: Gtk.Stack, pspec: GObject.ParamSpec):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                self.unflash_old_panel()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    panel: Panel = stack.get_visible_child().panel
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                self.current_panel = panel
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.next_panel_action.set_enabled(stack.get_visible_child().get_next_sibling() is not None)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.previous_panel_action.set_enabled(stack.get_visible_child().get_prev_sibling() is not None)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                # Start an animation to show the user what panel is being edited
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                for area in (panel.left_area, panel.centre_area, panel.right_area):
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    area.flash()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                def set_edit_mode(self, switch, value):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    if isinstance(self.get_application(), PanoramaPanel):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                        self.get_application().set_edit_mode(value)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                                    return True
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                def set_edit_mode(self, value):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                panel: Panel = self.get_root()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    child = self.get_first_child()
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    while child is not None:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                        if value:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                                    if value:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                        self.add_controller(self.drop_target)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    if panel.get_orientation() == Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                        self.set_size_request(48, 0)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    elif panel.get_orientation() == Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                        self.set_size_request(0, 48)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    else:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                        self.remove_controller(self.drop_target)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    self.set_size_request(0, 0)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            def flash(self):
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                self.add_css_class("panel-flash")
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            def unflash(self):
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                self.remove_css_class("panel-flash")
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            class Panel(Gtk.Window):