Re: Which function is called when an app is selected in AppDisplay by hitting the return key?

["Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpierre mecheye net>]

On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Bazon Bloch <bazonbloch arcor de> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> ABSTRACT:
>
> Which function is called when an app is selected in the AppDisplay by
> hitting the return/enter key?
> It seems to make a difference whether the app is activated by mouse click or
> return key. I got the function for the mouse click, but I'm looking for the
> return key function.
>
>
>
> DETAILED QUESTION:
>
> The reason why I am asking: The following user request for my "Workspace
> Separation On Dash" Extension
> (https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/440/workspace-separation-on-dash/):
>
> calebtom87 wrote:
> "I don't know if this is more of a feature request or a bug report: It works
> great for clicking icons. It even works when I type in what I want and then
> click the icon, but if I hit enter to launch my program it will still switch
> work spaces. "
>
>
> I prevent that workspace change by a modified version of the _onActivate
> function in /usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/appDisplay.js, originally only in
> order to prevent Workspace-Change by Dash-Clicks.
>
> For reference, here is my modified version of that function:
>
> /**
>  * Modified version of the function in
> /usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/appDisplay.js
>  */
> function  _onActivate(event) {
>
>     // Added: First check, whether the application is running on the current
> workspace
>     let windows = this.app.get_windows();
>     let activeWorkspace = global.screen.get_active_workspace();
>     let isoncurrentworkspace=0;
>
>     for (let i = 0; i < windows.length; i++) {
>             if (windows[i].get_workspace() == activeWorkspace) {
>         isoncurrentworkspace=1;
>             }
>         }
>
>     //original function again:
>         this.emit('launching');
>         let modifiers = event.get_state();
>
>         if (this._onActivateOverride) {
>             this._onActivateOverride(event);
>         } else {
>             if (modifiers & Clutter.ModifierType.CONTROL_MASK
>                 && this.app.state == Shell.AppState.RUNNING) {
>                 this.app.open_new_window(-1);
>             } else {
>         // edited from original here: If not on current workspace, launch a
> new instance
>         if (isoncurrentworkspace) {
>                     this.app.activate();
>         } else {
>             this.app.open_new_window(-1);
>         }
>             }
>         }
>         Main.overview.hide();
>     }
>
>
> So how can I have the same effect, also for selecting an app by hitting the
> return key?
> I searched, by had no success in finding the corresponding function.

http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-shell/tree/src/st/st-button.c#n204

Depressing the "enter" button will send a button press 1, and
releasing it will send a button release 1. The actor needs to be
focused, though.

> thanks,
> Bazon
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  Jasper