From 35a96bde514a8897f6f0fcc41c5833bf63df2e2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 18:29:01 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 1.0.2. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- src/actions/README | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/actions/README (limited to 'src/actions/README') diff --git a/src/actions/README b/src/actions/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b6806d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/actions/README @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ + +This directory contains Gio::Actions. + +"A GAction (Gio::Action) is a representation of a single +user-interesting action in an application." +(https://wiki.gnome.org/HowDoI/GAction) + +In more layman terms, it provides a uniform interface for calling +functions with an optional single parameter that is not tied to the +GUI. + +Actions provide two operations: + +* activation (which results in calling the function), +* state change (if the action supports a state). + +While actions are defined independent of the GUI (unlike GtkAction), +the can be used by "actionable widgets" (menus, buttons, etc.) by +simply referring to them by name. They can also be remotely activated +by D-Bus and GNotifications. + +To do: + +* Convert 'verbs' to Gio::Actions. +* Update command line to use actions. +* Update GUI to use actions. -- cgit v1.2.3