Added option to invoke a terminal from within mm

diff --git a/deployment/etc/pandora/conf/mmenu.conf b/deployment/etc/pandora/conf/mmenu.conf
index c0886f5..9a5291e 100644 (file)
--- a/deployment/etc/pandora/conf/mmenu.conf
+++ b/deployment/etc/pandora/conf/mmenu.conf
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ desktop_apps          1       # search the pnd standard desktop searchpath for apps
 menu_apps              1       # search the pnd standard menu searchpath for apps
 aux_searchpath         /media/*/pandora/mmenu # if something here, also search this path; can be used for mmenu-only apps?
 
+[utility]
+terminal               /usr/bin/Terminal       # could also be /usr/bin/xterm, or a sh-script, or whatever
+
 [display]
 fullscreen             1       # 0 for windowed, >0 for fullscreen
 screen_width           800     # for some calculations

diff --git a/minimenu/mmenu.conf b/minimenu/mmenu.conf
index a48bec0..4291d86 100644 (file)
--- a/minimenu/mmenu.conf
+++ b/minimenu/mmenu.conf
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ desktop_apps          1       # search the pnd standard desktop searchpath for apps
 menu_apps              1       # search the pnd standard menu searchpath for apps
 aux_searchpath         /media/*/pandora/mmenu # if something here, also search this path; can be used for mmenu-only apps?
 
+[utility]
+terminal               /usr/bin/Terminal       # could also be /usr/bin/xterm, or a sh-script, or whatever
+
 [display]
 fullscreen             0       # 0 for windowed, >0 for fullscreen
 screen_width           800     # for some calculations

diff --git a/minimenu/mmui.c b/minimenu/mmui.c
index ad51e39..445ad2c 100644 (file)
--- a/minimenu/mmui.c
+++ b/minimenu/mmui.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ void ui_render ( unsigned int render_mask ) {
 
   // battery
   if ( 1 ) {
-    static last_battlevel = 0;
+    static int last_battlevel = 0;
     static unsigned char batterylevel = 0;
     char buffer [ 100 ];
 
@@ -902,12 +902,13 @@ void ui_process_input ( unsigned char block_p ) {
          "Shutdown Pandora",
          "Rescan for Applications",
          "Run xfce4 from Minimenu",
+         "Run a terminal/console",
          "Exit and run xfce4",
          "Exit and run pmenu",
          "Quit (<- beware)",
          "About Minimenu"
        };
-       int sel = ui_modal_single_menu ( opts, 8, "Minimenu", "Enter to select; other to return." );
+       int sel = ui_modal_single_menu ( opts, 9, "Minimenu", "Enter to select; other to return." );
 
        char buffer [ 100 ];
        if ( sel == 0 ) {
@@ -931,22 +932,32 @@ void ui_process_input ( unsigned char block_p ) {
          sprintf ( buffer, "%s %s\n", MM_RUN, "/usr/bin/startxfce4" );
          emit_and_quit ( buffer );
        } else if ( sel == 4 ) {
+         // run terminal
+         char *argv[5];
+         argv [ 0 ] = pnd_conf_get_as_char ( g_conf, "utility.terminal" );
+         argv [ 1 ] = NULL;
+
+         if ( argv [ 0 ] ) {
+           ui_forkexec ( argv );
+         }
+
+       } else if ( sel == 5 ) {
          // set env to xfce
          sprintf ( buffer, "echo startxfce4 > /tmp/gui.load" );
          system ( buffer );
          //sprintf ( buffer, "sudo poweroff" );
          //system ( buffer );
          exit ( 0 );
-       } else if ( sel == 5 ) {
+       } else if ( sel == 6 ) {
          // set env to pmenu
          sprintf ( buffer, "echo pmenu > /tmp/gui.load" );
          system ( buffer );
          //sprintf ( buffer, "sudo poweroff" );
          //system ( buffer );
          exit ( 0 );
-       } else if ( sel == 6 ) {
-         emit_and_quit ( MM_QUIT );
        } else if ( sel == 7 ) {
+         emit_and_quit ( MM_QUIT );
+       } else if ( sel == 8 ) {
          // about
        }
 
@@ -1798,3 +1809,22 @@ void ui_touch_act ( unsigned int x, unsigned int y ) {
 
   return;
 }
+
+unsigned char ui_forkexec ( char *argv[] ) {
+  char *fooby = argv[0];
+  int x;
+
+  if ( ( x = fork() ) < 0 ) {
+    pnd_log ( pndn_error, "ERROR: Couldn't fork() for '%s'\n", fooby );
+    return ( 0 );
+  }
+
+  if ( x == 0 ) { // child
+    execv ( fooby, argv );
+    pnd_log ( pndn_error, "ERROR: Couldn't exec(%s)\n", fooby );
+    return ( 0 );
+  }
+
+  // parent, success
+  return ( 1 );
+}

diff --git a/minimenu/mmui.h b/minimenu/mmui.h
index 0ac17ff..886d557 100644 (file)
--- a/minimenu/mmui.h
+++ b/minimenu/mmui.h
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ void ui_cachescreen ( unsigned char clearscreen, char *filename ); // while cach
 // show a menu, return when selection made; -1 means no selection. Enter is pick.
 int ui_modal_single_menu ( char *argv[], unsigned int argc, char *title, char *footer );
 
+// run a forked app (ie: not wait for it to return)
+unsigned char ui_forkexec ( char *argv[] ); // argv[0] is proggy to exec; argv last entry must be NULLptr
+
 /* internal functions follow
  */