test: launch an application from the shell

README.md

@@ -16,3 +16,15 @@ Default theme can be set using the envar `DIYA_DEFAULT_THEME`, this will cause t
 
 Default virtual keyboard keymap can be set via the `DIYA_VKB_KEYMAP` environment variable. When created virtual keyboard,
 the shell will search for keymap file in: `/home/$USER/.config/diya/xkb/${DIYA_VKB_KEYMAP}.keymap`
+
+
+# Launch terminal based application
+
+create file in `/home/$USER/bin/xdg-terminal-exec` with:
+
+```sh
+#! /bin/sh
+foot $@
+```
+
+this allows gtk4-launch to launch a terminal based application

resources/ui/dashboard.ui

@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
                     <object class="GtkBox" id="taskbar">
                         <property name="orientation">horizontal</property>
                         <child>
-                            <object class="GtkToggleButton" id="btn_user">
+                            <object class="GtkButton" id="btn_launch">
                                 <property name="visible">1</property>
-                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">User</property>
+                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Terminal</property>
-                                <!--signal name="toggled" handler="diya_dashboard_toggle"/-->
+                                <signal name="clicked" handler="diya_dashboard_launch"/>
                             </object>
                         </child>
                     </object>

src/launcher.c

@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ void diya_session_shell_launcher_init(DiyaSessionShell * shell)
         g_warning("%s", g_app_info_get_display_name(element_data));
         g_warning("%s", g_app_info_get_id(element_data));
         g_warning("%s", g_app_info_get_name(element_data));
+        g_warning("%s", g_app_info_get_executable(element_data));
         //g_warning("%s", g_app_info_get_icon(element_data));
     }
     g_list_free_full(apps, g_object_unref);

src/session-shell.c

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static void diya_session_on_key_pressed(DiyaShell* shell, struct xkb_keymap *xkb
     DiyaSessionShell* self = DIYA_SESSION_SHELL(shell);
     uint32_t keycode = key + 8;
     xkb_keysym_t sym = xkb_state_key_get_one_sym(xkb_state, keycode);
-
+    g_debug("Key press %d", sym);
     switch(sym)
     {
         case XKB_KEY_Escape:

src/widgets/dashboard-widget.c

@@ -108,6 +108,29 @@ static void diya_dashboard_get_property(GObject *object, guint property_id, GVal
     }
 }
 
+static void diya_dashboard_launch(GtkButton* btn, DiyaDashboardWidget* self)
+{
+    g_debug("Clicked %d %d", DIYA_IS_DASHBOARD_WIDGET(self), GTK_IS_BUTTON(btn));
+
+    GError* error = NULL;
+    GAppInfo* app = g_app_info_create_from_commandline("htop", "Foot", G_APP_INFO_CREATE_NEEDS_TERMINAL, &error);
+    if(error)
+    {
+        g_critical("Unable to create app info: %s", error->message);
+        g_error_free(error);
+        return;
+    }
+    error = NULL;
+    g_app_info_launch(app, NULL, NULL, &error);
+    if(error)
+    {
+        g_critical("Unable to launch application: %s", error->message);
+        g_error_free(error);
+        return;
+    }
+    g_object_set(self, DIYA_PROP_DASHBOARD_ACTIVE, false, NULL);
+}
+
 static void diya_dashboard_widget_class_init(DiyaDashboardWidgetClass* class)
 {
     GObjectClass *gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(class);
@@ -122,7 +145,7 @@ static void diya_dashboard_widget_class_init(DiyaDashboardWidgetClass* class)
     gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (class), DiyaDashboardWidget, revealer);
     gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (class), DiyaDashboardWidget, search_entry);
 
-    //gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (class), diya_dashboard_toggle);
+    gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (class), diya_dashboard_launch);
 
     gtk_widget_class_set_css_name(GTK_WIDGET_CLASS(class), "diya-dashboard");
     //gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child(GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (class), ExampleAppWindow, stack);