Add keyboard shortcut and hotcorners for notifications menu

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - version: stable
             mutter_pkg: libmutter-14-dev
+            panel_pkg: wingpanel-7
           - version: unstable
             mutter_pkg: libmutter-14-dev
+            panel_pkg: wingpanel-7
           - version: development-target
             mutter_pkg: libmutter-18-dev
+            panel_pkg: wingpanel-9
+
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/elementary/docker:${{ matrix.version }}
 
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Dependencies
       run: |
         apt update
-        apt install -y gettext gsettings-desktop-schemas-dev libatk-bridge2.0-dev libclutter-1.0-dev libgee-0.8-dev libglib2.0-dev libgnome-desktop-4-dev libgnome-bg-4-dev libgranite-dev libgtk-3-dev libibus-1.0-dev ${{ matrix.mutter_pkg }} libsoup-3.0-dev libsqlite3-dev meson systemd-dev valac valadoc
+        apt install -y gettext gsettings-desktop-schemas-dev libatk-bridge2.0-dev libclutter-1.0-dev libgee-0.8-dev libglib2.0-dev libgnome-desktop-4-dev libgnome-bg-4-dev libgranite-dev libgtk-3-dev libibus-1.0-dev ${{ matrix.mutter_pkg }} libsoup-3.0-dev libsqlite3-dev ${{ matrix.panel_pkg }} meson systemd-dev valac valadoc
     - name: Build
       env:
         DESTDIR: out

data/gala.gschema.xml

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <value nick="switch-to-workspace-previous" value="8" />
     <value nick="switch-to-workspace-next" value="9" />
     <value nick="switch-to-workspace-last" value="10" />
+    <value nick="open-notifications" value="11" />
   </enum>
 
   <enum id="SuperScrollAction">
@@ -72,6 +73,11 @@
       <summary>Panel main menu action</summary>
       <description>Sets the command to run when the panel-main-menu keybinding is pressed.</description>
     </key>
+    <key type="s" name="panel-notifications-menu-action">
+      <default>'io.elementary.wingpanel --toggle-indicator=messages'</default>
+      <summary>Panel notifications menu action</summary>
+      <description>Sets the command to run when the panel-notifications-menu keybinding is pressed.</description>
+    </key>
     <key type="s" name="toggle-recording-action">
       <default>''</default>
       <summary></summary>
@@ -156,6 +162,10 @@
       <default><![CDATA[['<Alt>F2']]]></default>
       <summary>Open the applications menu</summary>
     </key>
+    <key type="as" name="panel-notifications-menu">
+      <default><![CDATA[['<Super>N']]]></default>
+      <summary>Open the notifications menu</summary>
+    </key>
     <key name="screenshot" type="as">
       <default><![CDATA[['Print']]]></default>
       <summary>Take a screenshot</summary>

lib/CommonEnums.vala

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace Gala {
         MAXIMIZE_CURRENT,
         HIDE_CURRENT,
         OPEN_LAUNCHER,
+        OPEN_NOTIFICATIONS,
         CUSTOM_COMMAND,
         WINDOW_OVERVIEW,
         WINDOW_OVERVIEW_ALL,

lib/WindowManager.vala

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace Gala {
         public const string INTERACTIVE_SCREENSHOT_ACTION = "interactive-screenshot-action";
         public const string OVERLAY_ACTION = "overlay-action";
         public const string PANEL_MAIN_MENU_ACTION = "panel-main-menu-action";
+        public const string PANEL_NOTIFICATIONS_MENU_ACTION = "panel-notifications-menu-action";
         public const string TOGGLE_RECORDING_ACTION = "toggle-recording-action";
     }
 

meson.build

@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ endif
 
 mutter_dep = []
 libmutter_dep = []
+wingpanel_dep = []
+
+wingpanel7_dep = dependency('wingpanel-7', required: false)
+if wingpanel7_dep.found()
+    wingpanel_dep = wingpanel7_dep
+endif
+
+wingpanel9_dep = dependency('wingpanel-9', required: false)
+if wingpanel9_dep.found()
+    wingpanel_dep = wingpanel9_dep
+endif
 
 vala_flags = []
 

src/WindowManager.vala

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ namespace Gala {
         }
 
         private const string OPEN_MULTITASKING_VIEW = "dbus-send --session --dest=org.pantheon.gala --print-reply /org/pantheon/gala org.pantheon.gala.PerformAction int32:1";
-        private const string OPEN_APPLICATIONS_MENU = "io.elementary.wingpanel --toggle-indicator=app-launcher";
+        private const string OPEN_APPLICATIONS_MENU = "io.elementary.wingpanel --toggle-indicator=" + Wingpanel.Indicator.APP_LAUNCHER;
+        private const string OPEN_NOTIFICATIONS_MENU = "io.elementary.wingpanel --toggle-indicator=" + Wingpanel.Indicator.MESSAGES;
 
         /**
          * {@inheritDoc}
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ namespace Gala {
             display.add_keybinding ("cycle-workspaces-next", keybinding_settings, NONE, handle_cycle_workspaces);
             display.add_keybinding ("cycle-workspaces-previous", keybinding_settings, NONE, handle_cycle_workspaces);
             display.add_keybinding ("panel-main-menu", keybinding_settings, IGNORE_AUTOREPEAT, handle_applications_menu);
+            display.add_keybinding ("panel-notifications-menu", keybinding_settings, IGNORE_AUTOREPEAT, handle_notifications_menu);
 
             display.add_keybinding ("toggle-multitasking-view", keybinding_settings, IGNORE_AUTOREPEAT, layout_manager.multitasking_view.toggle);
 
@@ -431,6 +433,11 @@ namespace Gala {
             launch_action (ActionKeys.PANEL_MAIN_MENU_ACTION);
         }
 
+        private void handle_notifications_menu (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window? window,
+            Clutter.KeyEvent? event, Meta.KeyBinding binding) {
+            launch_action (ActionKeys.PANEL_NOTIFICATIONS_MENU_ACTION);
+        }
+
         /**
          * {@inheritDoc}
          */
@@ -699,6 +706,9 @@ namespace Gala {
                 case ActionType.OPEN_LAUNCHER:
                     launch_action (ActionKeys.PANEL_MAIN_MENU_ACTION);
                     break;
+                case ActionType.OPEN_NOTIFICATIONS:
+                    launch_action (ActionKeys.PANEL_NOTIFICATIONS_MENU_ACTION);
+                    break;
                 case ActionType.WINDOW_OVERVIEW:
                     if (filter_action (WINDOW_OVERVIEW)) {
                         break;

src/meson.build

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ gala_bin = executable(
     'gala',
     gala_bin_sources,
     config_header,
-    dependencies: [gala_dep, gala_base_dep, pantheon_desktop_shell_dep],
+    dependencies: [gala_dep, gala_base_dep, pantheon_desktop_shell_dep, wingpanel_dep],
     install_rpath: mutter_typelib_dir,
     install: true,
 )