terminal app support

[deng232]

Weather an app needs to be run inside a terminal can be known by using this._app.get_boolean("Terminal"). The Exec ( name which used in terminal) can access by this.app.get_commandline(); and Utilits should also support to access env variables

export const getenv = GLib.getenv

export const get_environ = GLib.get_environ().map((str: string) => str.split("="))
    .reduce((acc: { [x: string]: string; }, c: string[]) => { acc[c[0]] = c[1]; return acc }, {} as Record<string, string>)

[kotontrion]

GLib does support the proposed xdg-terminal-exec spec. So if you have that installed, you can use it to define your preferred terminal. Calling launch()on the Application object will then correctly open it in that terminal. If xdg-teminal-exec is not installed GLib will fall back to it's internal hardcoded list of supported terminals.

[kotontrion]

Yes, I can start a terminal apps like vim from my applauncher, which then opens vim in a new terminal window.

AGS does not handle that itself, it is handled by glib. Glib only supports a few terminal emulators. If you have none of the supported terminals installed, glib can't launch it. So you have to either install a supported terminal emulator, or install and configure xdg-terminal-exec.

[deng232]

it doesn't work on foot though, even with xdg-terminal-exec setup. gonna look for it

[kotontrion]

I had it working with foot before switching to wezterm.

~/.config/xdg-terminals.list should contain a list .desktop files of your preferred terminals. eg like this:

org.wezfurlong.wezterm.desktop
org.codeberg.dnkl.foot.desktop

will first try wezterm, if it is not installed it tries foot

[deng232]

I got it fixed. I didn't use xdg-terminals.list. just setup xdg-terminals-exec to use foot and change the $TERM system variable

[deng232]

maybe add those things to document though