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Add trigger mechanism

by roundabout, Thursday, 14 August 2025, 15:28:53 (1755185333), pushed by soreau, Friday, 15 August 2025, 03:56:06 (1755230166)

Author identity: Vlad <vlad.muntoiu@gmail.com>

b2a9638d270f57e262fe80b1c725c5ada9005c97

applets/app-menu/__init__.py

@@ -131,11 +131,14 @@ class AppMenu(panorama_panel.Applet):

                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    if config is None:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                        config = {}
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.category_mappings = config.get("category_mappings", CATEGORY_MAPPINGS)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                self.trigger_name = config.get("trigger_name", "app-menu")
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.button = Gtk.MenuButton()
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.button.set_has_frame(False)   # flat look
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.icon = Gtk.Image.new_from_icon_name("start-here")
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.button.set_child(self.icon)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.apps_by_id: dict[int, Gio.AppInfo] = {}
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                # Wait for the widget to be in a layer-shell window before doing this
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                self.connect("realize", lambda *args: self.add_trigger_to_app())
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.menu = Gio.Menu()
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.popover = Gtk.PopoverMenu.new_from_model_full(self.menu, Gtk.PopoverMenuFlags.NESTED)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                                    self.options_window = None
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            def add_trigger_to_app(self):
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                app: Gtk.Application = self.get_root().get_application()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                action = Gio.SimpleAction.new(self.trigger_name, None)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                action.connect("activate", lambda *args: self.button.popup())
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                app.add_action(action)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                def launch_app(self, action, id: GLib.Variant):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    app = self.apps_by_id[int(id.get_string())]
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    app.launch()
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

@@ -194,8 +203,12 @@ class AppMenu(panorama_panel.Applet):

                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                def show_options(self, _0=None, _1=None):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    ...
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            def shutdown(self):
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                app: Gtk.Application = self.get_root().get_application()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                app.remove_action(self.trigger_name)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                def get_config(self):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                return {"category_mappings": self.category_mappings}
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                return {"category_mappings": self.category_mappings, "trigger_name": self.trigger_name}
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                def set_panel_position(self, position):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.popover.set_position(panorama_panel.OPPOSITE_POSITION[position])
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                

config.yaml

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                                                      Other:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                        menu_name: Other
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                        icon: applications-other
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                trigger_name: app-menu
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                - WFWindowList:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    max_button_width: 256
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                centre: []
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                

main.py

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                                            class PanoramaPanel(Gtk.Application):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                def __init__(self):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                super().__init__()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                super().__init__(
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                        application_id="com.roundabout_host.roundabout.PanoramaPanel",
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                        flags=Gio.ApplicationFlags.HANDLES_COMMAND_LINE
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.display = Gdk.Display.get_default()
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.monitors = self.display.get_monitors()
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.applets_by_name: dict[str, panorama_panel.Applet] = {}
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                                    self.edit_mode = False
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.drags = {}
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                self.add_main_option(
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    "trigger",
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    ord("t"),
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    GLib.OptionFlags.NONE,
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    GLib.OptionArg.STRING,
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    _("Trigger an action which can be processed by the applets"),
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    _("NAME")
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                def do_startup(self):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    Gtk.Application.do_startup(self)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    for i, monitor in enumerate(self.monitors):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                                def do_shutdown(self):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    print("Shutting down")
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                for panel in self.panels:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    for area in (panel.left_area, panel.centre_area, panel.right_area):
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                        applet = area.get_first_child()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                        while applet is not None:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                            applet.shutdown()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                            applet = applet.get_next_sibling()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    Gtk.Application.do_shutdown(self)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.save_config()
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            def do_command_line(self, command_line: Gio.ApplicationCommandLine):
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                options = command_line.get_options_dict()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                args = command_line.get_arguments()[1:]
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                trigger_variant = options.lookup_value("trigger", GLib.VariantType("s"))
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                if trigger_variant:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    action_name = trigger_variant.get_string()
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    print(app.list_actions())
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    self.activate_action(action_name, None)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                    print(f"Triggered {action_name}")
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                                def set_edit_mode(self, value):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    self.edit_mode = value
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    for panel in self.panels:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                

shared/panorama_panel.py

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                                                def get_config(self):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    return {}
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            def shutdown(self):
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                return
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                def set_panel_position(self, position: Gtk.PositionType):
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    return