Application API

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Michael Spencer edited this page May 17, 2015 · 1 revision

Features

App info (via the desktop file)
Visibility based on desktop environment (via the desktop file)
Pinned apps (ability to pin/unpin apps from the app shelf)
State (running, stopped, etc)
Focused state (is one of the app's windows the active window?)
Launch the app if it isn't running, or focus it if it is
Associate windows with the app
- Window previews
- Spread animation
Quit the application
Action list

Architecture

Launcher model of ApplicationInfo objects
- desktopFile
- isRunning
- isFocused
- isPinned
- actions
- launch()
- quit()
Focusing/unfocusing handled in QML by the model delegate
Window previews handled in QML by the model delegate (this also covers associated windows for the spread animation)
Green Island provides signals that notify when an app instance is launched/closed and focused/unfocused