Gui activate profile action

[stack/code/dboxswitch.git] / gui.py

diff --git a/gui.py b/gui.py
index 17a4e14..56d0802 100755 (executable)
--- a/gui.py
+++ b/gui.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 """
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ import sys
 import os
 from PyQt4 import QtGui
 from PyQt4.QtCore import SIGNAL
+from qmenutooltip import QMenuToolTip
 
 from apperror import AppError
 from settings import appconf
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Gui(QtGui.QDialog):
         action to add a new One """
 
         if reason in (QtGui.QSystemTrayIcon.Trigger, QtGui.QSystemTrayIcon.DoubleClick):
-            self.menuProfiles = QtGui.QMenu()
+            self.menuProfiles = QMenuToolTip()
             self.menuProfiles.setTitle("Profiles")
 
             #Get profiles from the ProfHandler embedded in the gui
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ class Gui(QtGui.QDialog):
                 menuItem_Profile = self.menuProfiles.addAction(pr)
 
                 #Using lambda function to pass additional arguments to the function, in this case the path of the profile
-                receiver = lambda pr=pr: self.profileManager.activateProfile(pr)
+                receiver = self.activateProfileAction(pr)
                 self.connect(menuItem_Profile, SIGNAL('triggered()'), receiver)
+                #set menu item ToolTip
+                menuItem_Profile.setToolTip("Activate profile: "+pr)
 
                 self.menuProfiles.addAction(menuItem_Profile)
 
@@ -141,6 +143,18 @@ class Gui(QtGui.QDialog):
             self.menuProfiles.activateWindow()
             self.menuProfiles.popup(QtGui.QCursor.pos())
 
+    def activateProfileAction(self, pr):
+        """ Returns a callable to be passed as an action for the switching profile mechanism 
+        to self.connect(menuItem_Profile... 
+        It compiles a function with a profile name as argument and also handle the displaying of errors."""
+
+        def f():
+            try:
+                self.profileManager.activateProfile(pr)
+            except AppError, e:
+                self.showError(str(e))
+        return f
+
     def addProfile(self):
         """ Gui frontend to add a new Profile, it requests the user a profile name 
         through a QInputDialog and creates a new profile with the help of the ProfHandler embedded in the Gui """