Desktop (gb.desktop)

This class allows you to use desktop-agnostic routines based on the freedesktop standards and xdg-utils project.

This class reimplements Desktop in gb.qt4.

This class is static.

This class acts like a read-only static array.

Inherited constants

Returns the charset used by the graphical interface for displaying text.

Static properties

ActiveWindow	Returns or sets the current active top-level window.
CacheDir	Return the base directory relative to which user specific non-essential data files should be stored.
ConfigDir	Return the base directory relative to which user specific configuration files should be stored.
Count	Returns or sets the number or virtual desktops.
Current	Returns or sets the current virtual desktop.
DataDir	Return the base directory relative to which user specific data files should be stored.
NetworkAvailable	Returns True if any network interface (other than the loopback) is available.
Passwords	Returns a virtual object that allows to use the password storage of the current desktop environment.
Path	Returns the path of the desktop.
RemoteDisplay	Return if the current desktop is remote.
RootWindow	Returns the X11 handle of the root window.
RuntimeDir	Return the base directory relative to which user-specific non-essential runtime files and other file objects (such as sockets, named pipes, ...) should be stored.
ScreenSaver	Manages the screen saver.
Showing	Returns or sets if the "show desktop" flag is set.
UsePortal	Return or set if the desktop portal must be used.
Windows	Returns a virtual object that represents the list of all top-level windows.

Inherited static properties

H	A synonymous of the Height property.
HasSystemTray	Return if the desktop has a system tray.
Height	Return the height of the usable desktop rectangle displayed on the default monitor.
Platform	Return the underlying desktop platform.
Resolution	Returns the desktop screen resolution in DPI.
Scale	Returns half of the height of the default desktop font in pixels.
Type	Return the current desktop environment name.
Types	Return all desktop types defined by the environment.
W	A synonymous of the Width property.
Width	Return the width of the usable desktop rectangle displayed on the default monitor.
X	Return the left coordinate of the usable desktop rectangle displayed on the default monitor.
Y	Return the top coordinate of the usable desktop rectangle displayed on the default monitor.

Static methods

FindWindow	Find all X11 top-level window that match the specified criteria.
GetDirectory	Return the desktop directory specified in its Type argument.
GetFileIcon	Return the icon associated with a specific file.
Open	Opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application.
OpenTerminal	Opens a terminal emulator.
PickColor	Pick a color on the desktop.
RunAs	Run the specified Command as another UserName, by using the desktop-specific tool if possible.
RunAsRoot	Run the specified Command as root, by using the desktop-specific tool if possible.
Screenshot	Return a screenshot of the desktop as a picture object.
SendKeys	Send fake keyboard events to the window having the focus.
SendMail	Sends a mail by using your graphical mail client.

Inherited static methods

Is	Return if the current desktop has a specific type.

If you are running your application as root with sudo.

XDG does not give the same results for a root user and can have unexpected results when trying to use gb.desktop functions.

Using -E with sudo can help by preserving the user env variables making them accesible to your application and gb.desktop.

eg.
# sudo -E $HOME/Myapp/Myapp.gambas