ShellGlobal

Gets the singleton global object that represents the desktop.

Marks that we are currently doing work. This is used to to track whether we are busy for the purposes of shell_global_run_at_leisure(). A count is kept and shell_global_end_work() must be called exactly as many times as shell_global_begin_work().

Create a GAppLaunchContext set up with the correct timestamp, and targeted to activate on workspace.

Marks the end of work that we started with shell_global_begin_work(). If no other work is ongoing and functions have been added with shell_global_run_at_leisure(), they will be run at the next opportunity.

Gets app system.

Gets app usage.

The shell maintains “persistent” state which will persist after logout or reboot.

Gets the pointer coordinates and current modifier key state.

The shell maintains “runtime” state which does not persist across logout or reboot.

Get the global GSettings instance.

Get the global GDBusProxy instance for the switcheroo-control daemon.

Gets the list of MetaWindowActor for the plugin’s screen.

Gets window tracker.

Show a system error notification. Use this function when a user-initiated action results in a non-fatal problem from causes that may not be under system control. For example, an application crash.

Restart the current process. Only intended for development purposes.

Schedules a function to be called the next time the shell is idle. Idle means here no animations, no redrawing, and no ongoing background work. Since there is currently no way to hook into the Clutter master clock and know when is running, the implementation here is somewhat approximation. Animations may be detected as terminating early if they can be drawn fast enough so that the event loop goes idle between frames.

Change the value of serialized persistent state.

Change the value of serialized runtime state.

Sets the area of the stage that is responsive to mouse clicks when we don’t have a modal or grab.