issue 1187: If error on launching application, show error message and return to list` (#1193)

* Show error message, then possibly pop back to main window.

Fix drun/run dialog to use this for command execution.

Issue #1187

* [Combi] When no line selected, handle using the first entry.

* [Window] Add execute on invalid input to window dialog.

* Update view.h doxygen docu

* Update manpage with running application changes.

doc/rofi.1

@@ -1518,6 +1518,9 @@ Pressing the \fB\fCdelete\-entry\fR binding (\fB\fCshift\-delete\fR) will kill t
 Pressing the \fB\fCaccept\-custom\fR binding (\fB\fCcontrol\-enter\fR or \fB\fCshift\-enter\fR) will run a command on the window.
 (See option \fB\fCwindow\-command\fR );
 
+.PP
+If there is no match, it will try to launch the input.
+
 .SS run
 .PP
 Shows a list of executables in \fB\fC$PATH\fR and can launch them (optional in a terminal).
@@ -1529,6 +1532,7 @@ Pressing the \fB\fCaccept\-custom\fR binding (\fB\fCcontrol\-enter\fR or \fB\fCs
 Same as the \fBrun\fP launches, but the list is created from the installed desktop files. It automatically launches them
 in a terminal if specified in the Desktop File.
 Pressing the \fB\fCdelete\-entry\fR binding (\fB\fCshift\-delete\fR) will remove this entry from the run history.
+Pressing the \fB\fCaccept\-custom\fR binding (\fB\fCcontrol\-enter\fR or \fB\fCshift\-enter\fR) will run the command in a terminal.
 
 .SS ssh
 .PP
@@ -1553,6 +1557,9 @@ For example, say you have specified \fB\fC\-combi\-modi run,window,windowcd\fR\&
 query begins with the bang \fB\fC!w\fR, only results from the \fB\fCwindow\fR and \fB\fCwindowcd\fR
 modi are shown, even if the rest of the input text would match results from \fB\fCrun\fR\&.
 
+.PP
+If no match, the input is handled by the first combined modi.
+
 .SH FAQ
 .SS The text in the window switcher is not nicely aligned.
 .PP

doc/rofi.1.markdown

@@ -921,6 +921,8 @@ Pressing the `delete-entry` binding (`shift-delete`) will kill the window.
 Pressing the `accept-custom` binding (`control-enter` or `shift-enter`) will run a command on the window.
 (See option `window-command` );
 
+If there is no match, it will try to launch the input.
+
 ### run
 
 Shows a list of executables in `$PATH` and can launch them (optional in a terminal).
@@ -932,6 +934,7 @@ Pressing the `accept-custom` binding (`control-enter` or `shift-enter`) will run
 Same as the **run** launches, but the list is created from the installed desktop files. It automatically launches them
 in a terminal if specified in the Desktop File.
 Pressing the `delete-entry` binding (`shift-delete`) will remove this entry from the run history.
+Pressing the `accept-custom` binding (`control-enter` or `shift-enter`) will run the command in a terminal.
 
 ### ssh
 
@@ -955,6 +958,8 @@ For example, say you have specified `-combi-modi run,window,windowcd`. If your
 query begins with the bang `!w`, only results from the `window` and `windowcd`
 modi are shown, even if the rest of the input text would match results from `run`.
 
+If no match, the input is handled by the first combined modi.
+
 ## FAQ
 
 ### The text in the window switcher is not nicely aligned.

include/view.h

@@ -187,13 +187,23 @@ void rofi_view_free ( RofiViewState *state );
 RofiViewState * rofi_view_get_active ( void );
 
 /**
- * @param state the new active view handle, NULL to clear.
+ * @param state the new active view handle.
  *
- * Set the current active view Handle.
+ * Set the current active view Handle, If NULL passed a queued  view is popped
+ * from stack.
  *
  */
+
 void rofi_view_set_active ( RofiViewState *state );
 
+/**
+ * @param state remove view handle.
+ *
+ * remove state handle from queue, if current view, pop view from
+ * stack.
+ *
+ */
+void rofi_view_remove_active ( RofiViewState *state );
 /**
  * @param msg The error message to show.
  * @param markup The error message uses pango markup.
@@ -265,6 +275,7 @@ void rofi_view_clear_input ( RofiViewState *state );
  * TODO: Internal call to view exposed.
  */
 void __create_window ( MenuFlags menu_flags );
+
 /**
  * Get the handle of the main window.
  *

source/dialogs/combi.c

@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ static ModeMode combi_mode_result ( Mode *sw, int mretv, char **input, unsigned
             return mode_result ( pd->switchers[i].mode, mretv, input, selected_line - pd->starts[i] );
         }
     }
+    if ( ( mretv & MENU_CUSTOM_INPUT )  ) {
+      return mode_result ( pd->switchers[0].mode, mretv, input, selected_line );
+    }
     return MODE_EXIT;
 }
 static int combi_mode_match ( const Mode *sw, rofi_int_matcher **tokens, unsigned int index )

source/dialogs/drun.c

@@ -1041,8 +1041,13 @@ static ModeMode drun_mode_result ( Mode *sw, int mretv, char **input, unsigned i
         }
     }
     else if ( ( mretv & MENU_CUSTOM_INPUT ) && *input != NULL && *input[0] != '\0' ) {
+        RofiHelperExecuteContext context = { .name = NULL };
+        gboolean             run_in_term = ( ( mretv & MENU_CUSTOM_ACTION ) == MENU_CUSTOM_ACTION );
+        // FIXME: We assume startup notification in terminals, not in others
+        if ( ! helper_execute_command ( NULL, *input, run_in_term, run_in_term ? &context : NULL ) ) {
             retv = RELOAD_DIALOG;
         }
+    }
     else if ( ( mretv & MENU_ENTRY_DELETE ) && selected_line < rmpd->cmd_list_length ) {
         // Possitive sort index means it is in history.
         if ( rmpd->entry_list[selected_line].sort_index >= 0 ) {

source/dialogs/run.c

@@ -78,18 +78,18 @@ typedef struct
  *
  * Execute command and add to history.
  */
-static void exec_cmd ( const char *cmd, int run_in_term )
+static gboolean exec_cmd ( const char *cmd, int run_in_term )
 {
     GError *error = NULL;
     if ( !cmd || !cmd[0] ) {
-        return;
+        return FALSE;
     }
     gsize lf_cmd_size = 0;
     gchar *lf_cmd     = g_locale_from_utf8 ( cmd, -1, NULL, &lf_cmd_size, &error );
     if ( error != NULL ) {
         g_warning ( "Failed to convert command to locale encoding: %s", error->message );
         g_error_free ( error );
-        return;
+        return FALSE;
     }
 
     char                     *path   = g_build_filename ( cache_dir, RUN_CACHE_FILE, NULL );
@@ -102,12 +102,16 @@ static void exec_cmd ( const char *cmd, int run_in_term )
          */
 
         history_set ( path, cmd );
+        g_free ( path );
+        g_free ( lf_cmd );
+        return TRUE;
     }
     else {
         history_remove ( path, cmd );
-    }
         g_free ( path );
         g_free ( lf_cmd );
+        return FALSE;
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -371,10 +375,14 @@ static ModeMode run_mode_result ( Mode *sw, int mretv, char **input, unsigned in
     gboolean           run_in_term = ( ( mretv & MENU_CUSTOM_ACTION ) == MENU_CUSTOM_ACTION );
 
     if ( ( mretv & MENU_OK ) && rmpd->cmd_list[selected_line] != NULL ) {
-        exec_cmd ( rmpd->cmd_list[selected_line], run_in_term );
+        if ( !exec_cmd ( rmpd->cmd_list[selected_line], run_in_term ) ) {
+          retv = RELOAD_DIALOG;
+        }
     }
     else if ( ( mretv & MENU_CUSTOM_INPUT ) && *input != NULL && *input[0] != '\0' ) {
-        exec_cmd ( *input, run_in_term );
+        if ( !exec_cmd ( *input, run_in_term ) ) {
+          retv = RELOAD_DIALOG;
+        }
     }
     else if ( ( mretv & MENU_ENTRY_DELETE ) && rmpd->cmd_list[selected_line] ) {
         delete_entry ( rmpd->cmd_list[selected_line] );

source/dialogs/window.c

@@ -697,6 +697,23 @@ static ModeMode window_mode_result ( Mode *sw, int mretv, G_GNUC_UNUSED char **i
         xcb_ewmh_request_close_window ( &( xcb->ewmh ), xcb->screen_nbr, rmpd->ids->array[selected_line], XCB_CURRENT_TIME, XCB_EWMH_CLIENT_SOURCE_TYPE_OTHER );
         xcb_flush ( xcb->connection );
     }
+    else if ( ( mretv & MENU_CUSTOM_INPUT ) && *input != NULL && *input[0] != '\0' ) {
+      GError *error = NULL;
+      gboolean           run_in_term = ( ( mretv & MENU_CUSTOM_ACTION ) == MENU_CUSTOM_ACTION );
+      gsize lf_cmd_size = 0;
+      gchar *lf_cmd     = g_locale_from_utf8 ( *input, -1, NULL, &lf_cmd_size, &error );
+      if ( error != NULL ) {
+        g_warning ( "Failed to convert command to locale encoding: %s", error->message );
+        g_error_free ( error );
+        return RELOAD_DIALOG;
+      }
+
+      RofiHelperExecuteContext context = { .name = NULL };
+      if (  ! helper_execute_command ( NULL, lf_cmd, run_in_term, run_in_term ? &context : NULL ) ) {
+        retv = RELOAD_DIALOG;
+      }
+      g_free ( lf_cmd );
+    }
     return retv;
 }
 

source/rofi.c

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static void run_switcher ( ModeMode mode )
 void process_result ( RofiViewState *state )
 {
     Mode *sw = state->sw;
-    rofi_view_set_active ( NULL );
+ //   rofi_view_set_active ( NULL );
     if ( sw != NULL ) {
         unsigned int selected_line = rofi_view_get_selected_line ( state );;
         MenuReturn   mretv         = rofi_view_get_return_value ( state );
@@ -246,11 +246,17 @@ void process_result ( RofiViewState *state )
              * Load in the new mode.
              */
             rofi_view_switch_mode ( state, modi[mode] );
-            rofi_view_set_active ( state );
             curr_switcher = mode;
             return;
+        } else {
+          // On exit, free current view, and pop to one above.
+          rofi_view_remove_active ( state );
+          rofi_view_free ( state );
+          return;
         }
     }
+//    rofi_view_set_active ( NULL );
+          rofi_view_remove_active ( state );
     rofi_view_free ( state );
 }
 

source/view.c

@@ -415,6 +415,9 @@ static void rofi_view_calculate_window_position ( RofiViewState *state )
 
 static void rofi_view_window_update_size ( RofiViewState * state )
 {
+    if ( state == NULL ) {
+      return;
+    }
     uint16_t mask   = XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_X | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_Y | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_WIDTH | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_HEIGHT;
     uint32_t vals[] = { state->x, state->y, state->width, state->height };
 
@@ -490,6 +493,15 @@ RofiViewState * rofi_view_get_active ( void )
     return current_active_menu;
 }
 
+void rofi_view_remove_active ( RofiViewState *state )
+{
+  if ( state == current_active_menu ) {
+    rofi_view_set_active ( NULL );
+  }
+  else if ( state ) {
+    g_queue_remove ( &(CacheState.views ), state);
+  }
+}
 void rofi_view_set_active ( RofiViewState *state )
 {
     if ( current_active_menu != NULL && state != NULL ) {