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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. |