add option to open multiple uri in tabs at startup

author: Clément Masci <> 2018-09-14 22:30:23 +0200
committer: Clément Masci <> 2018-09-14 22:30:23 +0200
commit: fd1f45f308e418d1c1b44b968ce83f77e4f8a689 (patch)
tree: 11e704e97f42b2f9359a2a655911ae6100491312 /src/caja-application.c
parent: 3619f72800e135973f3a2bf615fe7827ab06273d (diff)
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1 files changed, 107 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/src/caja-application.c b/src/caja-application.c
index 5f460d3d..c2ce7b2a 100644
--- a/src/caja-application.c
+++ b/src/caja-application.c
@@ -268,25 +268,89 @@ open_window (CajaApplication *application,
 }
 
 static void
+open_tabs (CajaApplication *application,
+ GFile **locations, guint n_files, GdkScreen *screen, const char *geometry, gboolean browser_window)
+{
+ CajaApplication *self = CAJA_APPLICATION (application);
+ CajaWindow *window;
+ gchar *uri = NULL;
+
+ /*monitor the preference to use browser or spatial windows */
+ /*connect before trying to read or this preference won't be read by root or after change*/
+ g_signal_connect_swapped(caja_preferences, "changed::"CAJA_PREFERENCES_ALWAYS_USE_BROWSER,
+ G_CALLBACK (caja_empty_callback_to_ensure_read),
+ self);
+
+ if (browser_window ||g_settings_get_boolean (caja_preferences, CAJA_PREFERENCES_ALWAYS_USE_BROWSER)) {
+ window = caja_application_create_navigation_window (application,
+ screen);
+ } else {
+ window = caja_application_get_spatial_window (application,
+ NULL,
+ NULL,
+ locations[0],
+ screen,
+ NULL);
+ }
+
+ /* open all locations */
+ uri = g_file_get_uri (locations[0]);
+ g_debug("Opening new tab at uri %s\n", uri);
+ caja_window_go_to (window, locations[0]);
+ for (int i = 1; i< n_files;i++){
+ /* open tabs in reverse order because each 
+ * tab is opened before the previous one */
+ guint tab = n_files-i;
+ uri = g_file_get_uri (locations[tab]);
+ g_debug("Opening new tab at uri %s\n", uri);
+ if(i==0){
+ caja_window_go_to (window, locations[tab]);
+ }else{
+ caja_window_go_to_tab (window, locations[tab]);
+ } 
+ }
+
+ if (geometry != NULL && !gtk_widget_get_visible (GTK_WIDGET (window))) {
+ /* never maximize windows opened from shell if a
+ * custom geometry has been requested.
+ */
+ gtk_window_unmaximize (GTK_WINDOW (window));
+ eel_gtk_window_set_initial_geometry_from_string (GTK_WINDOW (window),
+ geometry,
+ APPLICATION_WINDOW_MIN_WIDTH,
+ APPLICATION_WINDOW_MIN_HEIGHT,
+ FALSE);
+ }
+
+ g_free (uri);
+}
+
+static void
 open_windows (CajaApplication *application,
 GFile **files,
 GdkScreen *screen,
 const char *geometry,
- guint len,
- gboolean browser_window)
+ guint n_files,
+ gboolean browser_window,
+ gboolean open_in_tabs)
 {
 guint i;
 
 if (files == NULL || files[0] == NULL) {
 /* Open a window pointing at the default location. */
- open_window (application, NULL, screen, geometry, browser_window );
+ open_window (application, NULL, screen, geometry, browser_window);
 } else {
- /* Open windows at each requested location. */ 
- i = 0;
- while (i < len ){ 
- open_window (application, files[i], screen, geometry, browser_window);
- i++ ;
- }
+ if(open_in_tabs){
+ /* Open one window with one tab at each requested location */
+ open_tabs (application, files, n_files, screen, geometry, browser_window);
+ }else{
+ /* Open windows at each requested location. */ 
+ i = 0;
+ while (i < n_files ){ 
+ open_window (application, files[i], screen, geometry, browser_window);
+ i++ ;
+ }
+ }
 }
 }
 
@@ -298,40 +362,41 @@ caja_application_open (GApplication *app,
 {
 CajaApplication *self = CAJA_APPLICATION (app);
 gboolean browser_window = FALSE;
+ gboolean open_in_tabs = FALSE;
 const gchar *geometry = NULL;
 const char splitter = '=';
 
 g_debug ("Open called on the GApplication instance; %d files", n_files);
 
- /*Check if local command line passed --browser or --geometry */
- if (strcmp(options,"") != 0 ){
- if (g_str_match_string ("browser",
- options,
- FALSE) == TRUE){
- browser_window = TRUE;
- geometry = strchr(options, splitter);
- }
- else {
- geometry = options;
+ /*Check if local command line passed --browser, --geometry or --tabs*/
+ if (strlen(options) > 0){
+ gchar** splitedOptions = g_strsplit (options, &splitter, 3);
+ sscanf(splitedOptions[0], "%d", &browser_window);
+ if(strcmp(splitedOptions[1], "NULL")!=0){
+ geometry = splitedOptions[1];
 }
+ sscanf(splitedOptions[2], "%d", &open_in_tabs);
+
 /*Reset this or 3ed and later invocations will use same
 *geometry even if the user has resized open window
 */
 self->priv->geometry = NULL;
 }
 
- open_windows (self, files,
+ open_windows (self, files,
 gdk_screen_get_default (),
 geometry,
 n_files,
- browser_window);
+ browser_window,
+ open_in_tabs);
 }
 
 void
 caja_application_open_location (CajaApplication *application,
 GFile *location,
 GFile *selection,
- const char *startup_id)
+ const char *startup_id,
+ const gboolean open_in_tabs)
 {
 CajaWindow *window;
 GList *sel_list = NULL;
@@ -343,7 +408,8 @@ caja_application_open_location (CajaApplication *application,
 }
 
 caja_window_slot_open_location_full (caja_window_get_active_slot (window), location,
- 0, CAJA_WINDOW_OPEN_FLAG_NEW_WINDOW, sel_list, NULL, NULL);
+ open_in_tabs, CAJA_WINDOW_OPEN_FLAG_NEW_WINDOW, 
+ sel_list, NULL, NULL);
 
 if (sel_list != NULL) {
 caja_file_list_free (sel_list);
@@ -1997,6 +2063,7 @@ caja_application_local_command_line (GApplication *application,
 gboolean perform_self_check = FALSE;
 gboolean version = FALSE;
 gboolean browser_window = FALSE;
+ gboolean open_in_tabs = FALSE;
 gboolean kill_shell = FALSE;
 const gchar *autostart_id;
 gboolean no_default_window = FALSE;
@@ -2022,6 +2089,8 @@ caja_application_local_command_line (GApplication *application,
 N_("Do not manage the desktop (ignore the preference set in the preferences dialog)."), NULL },
 { "force-desktop", '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &self->priv->force_desktop,
 N_("Manage the desktop regardless of set preferences or environment (on new startup only)"), NULL },
+ { "tabs", 't', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &open_in_tabs, 
+ N_("Open URI in tabs."), NULL },
 { "browser", '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &browser_window, 
 N_("Open a browser window."), NULL },
 { "quit", 'q', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &kill_shell, 
@@ -2051,7 +2120,7 @@ caja_application_local_command_line (GApplication *application,
 if (autostart_id != NULL && *autostart_id != '\0') {
 no_default_window = TRUE;
 self->priv->autostart = TRUE;
- }
+ }
 
 
 argv = *arguments;
@@ -2109,7 +2178,6 @@ caja_application_local_command_line (GApplication *application,
 caja_application_load_session (self);
 }
 
-
 GFile **files;
 gint idx, len;
 
@@ -2143,30 +2211,19 @@ caja_application_local_command_line (GApplication *application,
 files[1] = NULL;
 }
 
- /*Set up geometry and --browser options */
+ /*Set up --geometry, --browser and --tabs options */
 /*Invoke "Open" to create new windows */
-
- if (browser_window == TRUE && self->priv->geometry == NULL){
-
- if (len > 0) {
- g_application_open (application, files, len, "browser");
- }
- }
-
- else if (browser_window == FALSE && self->priv->geometry != NULL){
- if (len > 0) {
- g_application_open (application, files, len, self->priv->geometry);
+ if (len > 0) {
+ gchar* concatOptions = g_malloc0(64);
+ if(self->priv->geometry==NULL){
+ g_snprintf(concatOptions, 64, "%d=NULL=%d", browser_window, open_in_tabs);
+ }else{
+ g_snprintf(concatOptions, 64, "%d=%s=%d", browser_window, self->priv->geometry, open_in_tabs);
 }
- }
-
- else if (browser_window == TRUE && self->priv->geometry != NULL){
- if (len > 0) {
- g_application_open (application, files, len, (g_strconcat("browser","=",
- self->priv->geometry, NULL)));
- }
- }
-
- else {
+ g_application_open (application, files, len, concatOptions);
+ g_free(concatOptions);
+ } else {
+ g_print("non\n");
 if (len > 0) {
 g_application_open (application, files, len, "");
 }
@@ -2420,11 +2477,11 @@ caja_application_quit_mainloop (GApplication *app)
 static void
 caja_application_class_init (CajaApplicationClass *class)
 {
- GObjectClass *object_class;
+ GObjectClass *object_class;
 GApplicationClass *application_class;
 
- object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
- object_class->finalize = caja_application_finalize;
+ object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
+ object_class->finalize = caja_application_finalize;
 
 application_class = G_APPLICATION_CLASS (class);
 application_class->startup = caja_application_startup;
author	Clément Masci <>	2018-09-14 22:30:23 +0200
committer	Clément Masci <>	2018-09-14 22:30:23 +0200
commit	fd1f45f308e418d1c1b44b968ce83f77e4f8a689 (patch)
tree	11e704e97f42b2f9359a2a655911ae6100491312 /src/caja-application.c
parent	3619f72800e135973f3a2bf615fe7827ab06273d (diff)
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