GAppInfo extensions

GAppInfo extensions — FM application launch handlers

Functions

Description

include : libfm/fm.h

Functions

fm_app_info_create_from_commandline ()

GAppInfo *
fm_app_info_create_from_commandline (const char *commandline,
                                     const char *application_name,
                                     GAppInfoCreateFlags flags,
                                     GError **error);

Creates a new GAppInfo from the given information.

Note that for commandline , the quoting rules of the Exec key of the

freedesktop.org Desktop Entry Specification are applied. For example, if the commandline contains

percent-encoded URIs, the percent-character must be doubled in order to prevent it from being swallowed by Exec key unquoting. See the specification for exact quoting rules.

Parameters

commandline

the commandline to use

 

application_name

the application name, or NULL to use commandline .

[allow-none]

flags

flags that can specify details of the created GAppInfo

 

error

location to store error.

[out][allow-none]

Returns

new GAppInfo for given command.

[transfer full]

Since: 0.1.15


fm_app_info_launch ()

gboolean
fm_app_info_launch (GAppInfo *appinfo,
                    GList *files,
                    GAppLaunchContext *launch_context,
                    GError **error);

Launches desktop application doing substitutions in application info.

Parameters

appinfo

application info to launch

 

files

files to use in run substitutions.

[element-type GFile]

launch_context

a launch context.

[allow-none]

error

location to store error.

[out][allow-none]

Returns

TRUE if application was launched.

Since: 0.1.15


fm_app_info_launch_default_for_uri ()

gboolean
fm_app_info_launch_default_for_uri (const char *uri,
                                    GAppLaunchContext *launch_context,
                                    GError **error);

Utility function that launches the default application registered to handle the specified uri. Synchronous I/O is done on the uri to detect the type of the file if required.

Parameters

uri

the uri to show

 

launch_context

a launch context.

[allow-none]

error

location to store error.

[out][allow-none]

Returns

TRUE if application was launched.

Since: 0.1.15


fm_app_info_launch_uris ()

gboolean
fm_app_info_launch_uris (GAppInfo *appinfo,
                         GList *uris,
                         GAppLaunchContext *launch_context,
                         GError **error);

Launches desktop application doing substitutions in application info.

Parameters

appinfo

application info to launch

 

uris

URIs to use in run substitutions.

[element-type char *]

launch_context

a launch context.

[allow-none]

error

location to store error.

[out][allow-none]

Returns

TRUE if application was launched.

Since: 0.1.15

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