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Desktop (gb.term.form)

This class reimplements Desktop in gb.sdl.
This class can be used like an object by creating a hidden instance on demand.
This class is creatable.
This class acts like a
Returns a virtual object for managing the Indexth virtual desktop.
read-only
static array.
Static properties Static methods Constants
Returns or sets the current active top-level window.
ActiveWindow  
Return the base directory relative to which user specific non-essential data files should be stored.
CacheDir  
Return the base directory relative to which user specific configuration files should be stored.
ConfigDir  
Returns or sets the number or virtual desktops.
Count  
Returns or sets the current virtual desktop.
Current  
Return the base directory relative to which user specific data files should be stored.
DataDir  
HasSystemTray  
Returns True if any network interface (other than the loopback) is available.
NetworkAvailable  
Returns a virtual object that allows to use the password storage of the current desktop environment.
Passwords  
Returns the path of the desktop.
Path  
Platform  
Return if the current desktop is remote.
RemoteDisplay  
Resolution  
Returns the X11 handle of the root window.
RootWindow  
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.
RuntimeDir  
Scale  
Manages the screen saver.
ScreenSaver  
Returns or sets if the "show desktop" flag is set.
Showing  
Type   Types  
Returns a virtual object that represents the list of all top-level windows.
Windows  
X   Y  
Find all X11 top-level window that match the specified criteria.
FindWindow  
Return the desktop directory specified in its Type argument.
GetDirectory  
Return the icon associated with a specific file.
GetFileIcon  
Is  
Opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application.
Open  
Opens a terminal emulator.
OpenTerminal  
Run the specified Command as another UserName, by using the desktop-specific tool if possible.
RunAs  
Run the specified Command as root, by using the desktop-specific tool if possible.
RunAsRoot  
Screenshot  
Send fake keyboard events to the window having the focus.
SendKeys  
Sends a mail by using your graphical mail client.
SendMail  
Charset  
Properties
Background   H   Height   W   Width