Add window-menu plugin

[soreau]

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[ammen99]

a few suggestions

[AdrianVovk]

Doesn't the window menu depend on which view triggers it? For example, some views aren't maximizable. Or views might be maximized already and so the menu should show "restore" instead of maximize. And it's "always on top" state also depends on if it's set to be always on top or not

[soreau]

Doesn't the window menu depend on which view triggers it? For example, some views aren't maximizable. Or views might be maximized already and so the menu should show "restore" instead of maximize. And it's "always on top" state also depends on if it's set to be always on top or not

I imagine there would be some initial communication, either via command line arguments or protocol/dbus, so the menu knows what initial state to put items and what items to show.

[AdrianVovk]

@soreau Ping me when/how that's implemented?

[soreau]

There are a few issues with this plugin, namely crashes related to this bug, which should be fixed first. Also, a menu application is needed that communicates with wayfire, either through dbus or native protocol. This would be used to facilitate functionality such as minimize/maximize/close/switch workspaces/show desktop/scale views/etc.

Basic steps to use this plugin with nwgcc:

• Install nwgcc and make sure a menu shows when calling nwgcc
• Install the window-menu branch of this PR
• Enable the Window Menu plugin

You should be able to right-click on a gtk titlebar and the menu will show.

[nwg-piotr]

@soreau In case you're interested: I've coded the alternative nwgocc command in Go. For now it won't work standalone (needs nwgcc installed), but it executes twice as fast as the python version. See https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwgocc.

[soreau]

@soreau In case you're interested: I've coded the alternative nwgocc command in Go. For now it won't work standalone (needs nwgcc installed), but it executes twice as fast as the python version. See https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwgocc.

That's nice! I have experimented with writing my own menu using native wayland protocol here. The menu is gtkmm4 and I intend to move it to its own repository, but the rest is window-menu plugin merged with another plugin to enable and disable protocols. So far it only supports Minimize, Maximize and Close but it has potential to call any action within wayfire.

[nwg-piotr]

Fingers crossed! The damned gtkmm still gives me a headache. ;)

In the meantime I developed a full GUI, and merged all the stuff from the preferences branch a minute ago. nwgocc should now work fully standalone, but needs testing.