[Geany-Devel] Problems calling ui_update_statusbar from a plugin

[Abel]

I understand. I'm trying to solve the inconsistency of being editing a
document on split window but having the status bar showing something else
(Should I open a issue to report this bug?). So, yes, you can take this as
a request for the API :)

I haven't ever doxygened anything. But would it be enough for getting added
it to the API just adding doxygen comments to it? I want to test that the
function is suitable for the purpose I want it for, before sending a PR for
getting it into the API.

Saludos,

*                                                        Abel.*

On 31 October 2015 at 11:28, Lex Trotman <elextr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nothing is usually added to the API "just because" since it has to be
> maintained and supported and remain stable, and if the particular
> function is too deep in the implementation that may constrain later
> changes to Geany.  Things are mostly added these days if a plugin has
> a need.
>
> I guess we can take this as a request for the function to be added to the
> API :)
>
> Maybe you can make a PR to speed the process.  Note the need to
> doxygen document the function.
>
> Cheers
> Lex
>
>
> On 31 October 2015 at 19:43, Abel <akronix5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > And why is not such function in the API? It's very used across all the
> geany
> > code and there's no reason to think a plugin wouldn't ever want to use
> it.
> >
> > I want to display the document statistics of the document opened on split
> > window when it gets the focus. ui_set_statusbar() let you display text
> but
> > doesn't give you access to create_statusbar_statistics() neither to
> > DEFAULT_STATUSBAR_TEMPLATE.
> >
> > Saludos,
> >
> >                                                        Abel.
> >
> > On 31 October 2015 at 03:59, Lex Trotman <elextr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> See the big warning message at the start of the plugins doco
> >> http://www.geany.org/manual/reference/ "Do not use any symbol not in
> >> the documentation".
> >>
> >> On more recent versions of Geany the restriction on use of functions
> >> not in the API is better enforced to reduce the risk of accidental
> >> use.  Functions not in the API never worked on Windows I believe, so a
> >> plugin that used non-API functions was not portable as well as
> >> possibly breaking without warning.
> >>
> >> Can you not use
> >>
> >>
> http://www.geany.org/manual/reference/ui__utils_8h.html#aa0948006d2f45a2a2a6b7da40169b8ac
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >> Lex
> >>
> >> On 31 October 2015 at 12:47, Abel <akronix5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Hi!
> >> >
> >> > I'm hacking split window plugin and I wanted to use the function
> >> > ui_update_statusbar(), located in ui_utils.h
> >> >
> >> > When I try to compile I get the following warning:
> >> >
> >> > "warning: implicit declaration of function 'ui_update_statusbar'
> >> > [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]"
> >> >
> >> > And if I try yo execute the bin generated it doesn't allow you to
> enable
> >> > that plugin, it is never shown anymore.
> >> >
> >> > The plugin includes geanyplugin.h which in turn includes ui_utils.h
> >> >
> >> > Some help or hints?
> >> >
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