Launching an application

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GdkAppLaunchContext *context;

context = gdk_display_get_app_launch_context (display);

gdk_app_launch_context_set_display (display);
gdk_app_launch_context_set_timestamp (gdk_event_get_time (event));

if (!g_app_info_launch_default_for_uri ("http://www.gtk.org", context, &error))
  g_warning ("Launching failed: %s\n", error->message);

g_object_unref (context);

gdk_app_launch_context_get_display ()

GdkDisplay *
gdk_app_launch_context_get_display (GdkAppLaunchContext *context);

Gets the GdkDisplay that context is for.

gdk_app_launch_context_set_desktop ()

void
gdk_app_launch_context_set_desktop (GdkAppLaunchContext *context,
                                    int desktop);

Sets the workspace on which applications will be launched when using this context when running under a window manager that supports multiple workspaces, as described in the Extended Window Manager Hints.

When the workspace is not specified or desktop is set to -1, it is up to the window manager to pick one, typically it will be the current workspace.

gdk_app_launch_context_set_timestamp ()

void
gdk_app_launch_context_set_timestamp (GdkAppLaunchContext *context,
                                      guint32 timestamp);

Sets the timestamp of context . The timestamp should ideally be taken from the event that triggered the launch.

Window managers can use this information to avoid moving the focus to the newly launched application when the user is busy typing in another window. This is also known as 'focus stealing prevention'.

gdk_app_launch_context_set_icon ()

void
gdk_app_launch_context_set_icon (GdkAppLaunchContext *context,
                                 GIcon *icon);

Sets the icon for applications that are launched with this context.

Window Managers can use this information when displaying startup notification.

See also gdk_app_launch_context_set_icon_name().

gdk_app_launch_context_set_icon_name ()

void
gdk_app_launch_context_set_icon_name (GdkAppLaunchContext *context,
                                      const char *icon_name);

Sets the icon for applications that are launched with this context. The icon_name will be interpreted in the same way as the Icon field in desktop files. See also gdk_app_launch_context_set_icon().

If both icon and icon_name are set, the icon_name takes priority. If neither icon or icon_name is set, the icon is taken from either the file that is passed to launched application or from the GAppInfo for the launched application itself.

GdkAppLaunchContext

typedef struct _GdkAppLaunchContext GdkAppLaunchContext;

The GdkAppLaunchContext struct contains only private fields and should not be accessed directly.

The “display” property

  “display”                  GdkDisplay *

Display.

Owner: GdkAppLaunchContext

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only