[Rhythmbox-devel] startView() takes exactly 1 argument (3 given)

[Ron Croonenberg <ronc depauw edu>]

Hello,

I am (trying) to write a plugin for rhythmbox (in python) and keep 
running into an error msg from an action from the toolbar

I am adding a 'button' to the toolbar and when it's clicked execute a 
function/method.

I get a runtime error every time I click the button, here it is:
TypeError: startView() takes exactly 1 argument (3 given)
(It doesn't matter how many arguments I use in the function/method 
header, the same error-msg shows up.

I followed the outline in the  rhythmbox plugins writing guide for 
adding 'an item'.

Here is the code snippet:

#
# the activate thing
#
def activate(self, shell):
self.shell = shell

view_button = """
<ui>
  <toolbar name="ToolBar">
    <placeholder name="startView">
      <toolitem name="startView" action="viewAction">
        </toolitem>
    </placeholder>
  </toolbar>
</ui>
"""

# create a new action
action = gtk.Action('viewAction',
                  _('Start _View'),
                  _('Browse'), "")

# connect it
action.connect('activate', self.startView, shell)
action_group = gtk.ActionGroup('NewActionGroup')
action_group.add_action(action)
shell.get_ui_manager().insert_action_group(action_ group)

# add it to the toolbar
ui_manager = shell.get_ui_manager()
ui_manager.add_ui_from_string(view_button)

#
# Start the View
#
def startView(self, b, c, d): # tried this with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... args
return


any tips/hints ?

thanks,

Ron