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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 18:24:48 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 18:24:48 +0000 |
commit | cca66b9ec4e494c1d919bff0f71a820d8afab1fa (patch) | |
tree | 146f39ded1c938019e1ed42d30923c2ac9e86789 /src/actions/README | |
parent | Initial commit. (diff) | |
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Adding upstream version 1.2.2.upstream/1.2.2upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/src/actions/README b/src/actions/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ec2ce4a --- /dev/null +++ b/src/actions/README @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +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), +they 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. |