Re: [Vala] Difference between setting "vapidir" and adding a .vapi file (was "Global key shortcuts")

[Ben Iofel <iofelben gmail com>]

I'm pretty sure that --pkg checks for a pkg-config file, where as passing
the vapi doesn't

On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 5:10 AM rastersoft <raster rastersoft com> wrote:

> Hi:
>
> Finally I found the library "keybinder". It doesn't work no wayland, but
> at least allows me to do what I need in X.
>
> But now I have a problem: the VAPI file isn't available in my system, so
> I'm adding it manually. But here comes the odd thing: if I specify the
> VAPI file in the command line, it doesn't compile:
>
>     valac -C captura.vala --pkg=gtk+-3.0 --pkg=keybinder-3.0
> keybinder-3.0.vapi
>     error: Package `keybinder-3.0' not found in specified Vala API
> directories or GObject-Introspection GIR directories
>     Compilation failed: 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)
>
> But if I just set a "vapidir" with the folder that contains the .vapi
> file, everything works fine.
>
>     valac -C captura.vala --pkg=gtk+-3.0 --pkg=keybinder-3.0 --vapidir=.
>
> But with other projects, just adding the .vapi files worked fine (like
> the Autovala plugin for Gedit or Scratch, or a plugin for GnomeBuilder
> that I'm writing). In both cases the libraries are available system-wide.
>
> So... why does this happen? And what is the difference between just
> specifying a .vapi file or putting a --vapidir parameter?
>
> Thanks.
>
> El 20/08/16 a las 04:43, Michael Gratton escribió:
> > On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 4:33 AM, rastersoft <raster rastersoft com>
> > wrote:
> > > I'm working on a program that needs to respond to an specific key
> > > always, so when I press it, it will show its window. How can I do it
> > > from Vala? Is it possible to do that in a way compatible with wayland?
> > > (let's say: register a DBus method to be called when that key is
> > > pressed, or something like that...)
> >
> > So even when the window is hidden or not focused or whatnot? That's
> > more of a desktop integration issue, isn't it? Maybe there is a
> > FDO/XDG method for registering them.
> >
> > In any case, I imagine you'll probably want to implement
> > GApplication/GtkApplication and have you app raise/focus/etc the
> > window in response to the activate signal. The desktop then just needs
> > to activate the app in response to the global shortcut, by invoking
> > that signal via DBus or by executing a new instance of the app, which
> > would also send the signal to the already running instance.
> >
> > //Mike
>
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