[Sugar-devel] Widget to show a notification message with a link

Walter Bender walter.bender at gmail.com
Mon Dec 8 08:17:28 EST 2014


Did you try in /usr/share/sugar/data/mime-defaults by any chance?

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 7:27 AM, Gustavo Duarte <gus.duarte at gmail.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately, this settings on activity.info doesn't work.
>
> Now i'm wonder, where should be the best place to configure these mime
> entries, in which point of Sugar session starting procedure ?
>
> Inside sugar-session script, it would be a right place ?
>
> Because this mime types settings is valid only on Sugar desktop, when
> the PC switch to Gnome, the mime types should be changed to Firefox.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Gustavo.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Gustavo Duarte <gus.duarte at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Good point, i'll try it and let you know.
>>
>> El 07/12/2014 02:38, "Jerry Vonau" <me at jvonau.ca> escribió:
>>
>>> Just a thought, wonder if adding x-scheme-handler/http to mime_types= in
>>> browse's activity.info file would allow sugar to override what the system
>>> is providing? Another place for that definition might be in
>>> /usr/share/sugar/data/mime.defaults.
>>>
>>> Jerry
>>>
>>>
>>> > On December 6, 2014 at 8:57 PM Gustavo Duarte <gus.duarte at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Finally I found the setting needed to open links with Browser Activity
>>> > by default.
>>> >
>>> > xdg-mime default sugar-browser.desktop x-scheme-handler/http
>>> > and
>>> >
>>> > xdg-mime default sugar-browser.desktop x-scheme-handler/https
>>> >
>>> > Adding this settings, links on notifications messages should be opened
>>> > by BrowserActivity.
>>> >
>>> > Offcourse a bash script to launch BrowserActivit  is needed. Something
>>> > like:
>>> >
>>> > #!/bin/sh
>>> > while [ -n "$2" ] ; do
>>> >     case "$1" in
>>> >
>>> >         -u | --uri)         uri="$2"         ;;
>>> >
>>> >         *) echo unknown argument $1 $2 ;;
>>> >
>>> >     esac
>>> >     shift;shift
>>> > done
>>> >
>>> > sugar-launch org.laptop.WebActivity --uri "$uri"
>>> >
>>> > Thanks a lot for all your tips, were very helpfully.
>>> >
>>> > Gustavo.
>>> >
>>> > On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 3:59 PM, Jerry Vonau <me at jvonau.ca> wrote:
>>> > > Hi Gustavo,
>>> > >
>>> > >> On December 6, 2014 at 10:42 AM Gustavo Duarte <gus.duarte at gmail.com>
>>> > >> wrote:
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Add an actions, isn't an option, because the notification-daemon
>>> > >> (Ubuntu 12.04 precise) does't support actions.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> From freedesktop specs https://developer.gnome.org/notification-spec/
>>> > >> "
>>> > >> Actions
>>> > >>
>>> > >> The actions send a request message back to the notification client
>>> > >> when invoked. This functionality may not be implemented by the
>>> > >> notification server, conforming clients should check if it is
>>> > >> available before using it (see the GetCapabilities message in
>>> > >> Protocol). An implementation is free to ignore any requested by the
>>> > >> client. As an example one possible rendering of actions would be as
>>> > >> buttons in the notification popup.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Actions are sent over as a list of pairs. Each even element in the
>>> > >> list (starting at index 0) represents the identifier for the action.
>>> > >> Each odd element in the list is the localized string that will be
>>> > >> displayed to the user."
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> However hyperlinks is supported, if I add <a
>>> > >> href="http://sugarlabs.org"> SugarLabs , works. Not exactly as I
>>> > >> want .... :(
>>> > >>
>>> > >> When I do a click on the link, Firefox is opened.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> I tried change the system default browser setting with:
>>> > >>
>>> > >> gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/applications/browser/exec --type string
>>> > >> '/usr/local/bin/sugar-browser "%s"'
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Notice: sugar-browser is a bash script to launch BrowserActivity.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> But after that, Firefox still opened each doing click on link of
>>> > >> notification message.
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> So the problem now is, how change the default browser on Sugar.
>>> > >>
>>> > >
>>> > > Hum, sounds like the system's default mime definitions might be
>>> > > pointed
>>> > > to
>>> > > Firefox in /usr/share/applications/defaults.list. What does "xdg-mime
>>> > > query
>>> > > default text/html" return? The XO here returns 'firefox.desktop' even
>>> > > without having the Firefox rpm installed. Not sure what the correct
>>> > > way
>>> > > of
>>> > > overriding this list would be, create
>>> > > "~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list", or maybe using "xdg-mime
>>> > > default ..."? Both of those ideas would need a .desktop file for
>>> > > browse
>>> > > thou.
>>> > >
>>> > > Hope it helps,
>>> > >
>>> > > Jerry
>>> > >
>>> > >> Any idea ?
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Thanks in advance.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Gustavo.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Gustavo Duarte <gus.duarte at gmail.com>
>>> > >> wrote:
>>> > >> > Greats !! Thanks for these tips.
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > El 05/12/2014 17:59, "Gonzalo Odiard" <godiard at sugarlabs.org>
>>> > >> > escribió:
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> >> +1
>>> > >> >>
>>> > >> >> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 4:57 PM, Sam P. <sam.parkinson3 at gmail.com>
>>> > >> >> wrote:
>>> > >> >>>
>>> > >> >>> Hi,
>>> > >> >>>
>>> > >> >>> If my memory is right, the freedesktop notification spec includes
>>> > >> >>> "actions". You can have multiple of these and they are displayed
>>> > >> >>> like
>>> > >> >>> buttons [1]. When they are clicked you get a callback event.
>>> > >> >>>
>>> > >> >>> I would prefer to implement the standard ranter than something
>>> > >> >>> proprietary. That is just my opinions.
>>> > >> >>>
>>> > >> >>> Thanks,
>>> > >> >>> Sam
>>> > >> >>>
>>> > >> >>> [1]:  imgur.com/e8r9OZr
>>> > >> >>
>>> > >> >>
>>> > >> >>
>>> > >> >>
>>> > >> >> --
>>> > >> >> Gonzalo Odiard
>>> > >> >>
>>> > >> >> SugarLabs - Software for children learning
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