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Bug 785520 - Replace advice to use removed gdk_spawn functions
Replace advice to use removed gdk_spawn functions
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: glib
Classification: Platform
Component: docs
unspecified
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gtkdev
gtkdev
: 759485 775785 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2017-07-28 10:22 UTC by Daniel Boles
Modified: 2017-10-05 13:48 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
gspawn: Don’t mention removed gdk_spawn functions (2.23 KB, patch)
2017-07-28 10:31 UTC, Daniel Boles 		none Details | Review
gspawn: Don’t mention removed gdk_spawn functions (2.39 KB, patch)
2017-08-03 13:45 UTC, Daniel Boles 		committed Details | Review

Description Daniel Boles 2017-07-28 10:22:50 UTC 
gspawn.c says 

> If you are writing a GTK+ application, and the program you are
> spawning is a graphical application, too, then you may want to use
> gdk_spawn_on_screen[_with_pipes]() instead to ensure that the spawned
> program opens its windows on the right screen.

The gdk_spawn functions are deprecated. This should instead advise to use the DISPLAY env var or GdkAppLaunchContext to set the display, etc of the spawned graphical app.
Comment 1 Daniel Boles 2017-07-28 10:26:54 UTC 
(In reply to Daniel Boles from comment #0)
> The gdk_spawn functions are deprecated.

Google had taken me to GDK2 documentation. In GDK3, these are removed altogether.
Comment 2 Daniel Boles 2017-07-28 10:31:30 UTC 
Created attachment 356504 [details] [review]
gspawn: Don’t mention removed gdk_spawn functions

If there's a better replacement than this, let me know. This is just what I got from a quick glance at the related docs and an even quicker search for people replacing the gdk_spawn functions in the past.
Comment 3 Daniel Boles 2017-08-03 13:45:53 UTC 
Created attachment 356847 [details] [review]
gspawn: Don’t mention removed gdk_spawn functions
Comment 4 Daniel Boles 2017-09-12 17:15:29 UTC 
*** Bug 759485 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Philip Withnall 2017-10-05 13:48:33 UTC 
*** Bug 775785 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***