https://github.com/jakejarrett/desktop-hinting

Hint providers from Desktop environments to provide DE specific enhancements without compromising on Cross DE support
https://github.com/jakejarrett/desktop-hinting

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Hint providers from Desktop environments to provide DE specific enhancements without compromising on Cross DE support

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jakejarrett/desktop-hinting
• Owner: jakejarrett
• Created: 2018-10-01T01:03:33.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-04-01T23:48:13.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-02T00:22:29.515Z (2 months ago)
• Size: 1000 Bytes
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Desktop Hinting for Linux Desktop Environments

## Problem

As a developer, it is hard to develop nice UI features (transparency & blur support etc) into applications without building against some wide assumptions (EG/ all DE's support that feature, that ONLY kde supports that feature or that your users only use KDE with those specific features enabled / supported)

## Solution

An interface that works across all systems so that developers can develop against a more concrete API while DE developers can incrementally introduce features etc.

### Proposed API

### org.desktop.hints

#### Properties

* Supports

	**String[]**

	`Read only`

	***

	**`List of features that are supported by the current DE`**

	* Example return value

	`"gaussian blur","launcher api","transparency","client side decorations"`

* CurrentEnvironment

	**String**

	`Read Only`

	***

	**`Lists the current setup (DE, WM & versions)`**

	* Example return value

	`"Gnome:3.30;Mutter:3.30"`

* Disabled

	**String[]**

	`Read Only`

	***

	**`System/Desktop Environment explicitly disabled this value`**

	* Example return value

	`"appindicators"`

* UserDisabled

	**String[]**

	`Read Only`

	***

	**`User explicitly disabled this value`**

	* Example return value

	`"client side decorations"`

##### Possible properties, these are just ideas

* Experimental

	**String[]**

	`Read Only`

	***

	**`Exposed for building against experimental features`**

	* Example return value

	`"wobbly windows","clicking a button causes kernel panic"`