fusion-icon/FusionIcon/interface.py

# This file is part of Fusion-icon.

# Fusion-icon is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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#
# Fusion-icon is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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#
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#
# Author(s): crdlb, nesl247
#
# Copyright 2007 Christopher Williams <christopherw@verizon.net> 

import sys
from util import env
import start

interfaces={
	'gtk': 'GTK',
	'qt4': 'Qt4',
	'qt3': 'Qt3',
}

def import_interface(interface):	
	try:
		if interface in interfaces:
			print(' * Using the', interfaces[interface], 'Interface')
			__import__('FusionIcon.interface_%s' %interface)
		
		else:
			print(' *** Error: "%s" interface is invalid, this should not happen' %interface)
			raise SystemExit

	except ImportError as e:
		if [i for i in interfaces if 'interface_%s' %i in str(e)]:
			print(' * Interface not installed')
		else:
			print(' *', e)

		#doesn't work so remove it from the dict
		del interfaces[interface]
		if interfaces:
			print(' ... Trying another interface')
			choose_interface()
		else:
			print(' *** Error: All interfaces failed, aborting!')
			raise SystemExit

def choose_interface(try_first=None):

	chosen_interface = None

	# handle explicit choice first
	if try_first:
		if try_first in interfaces:
			chosen_interface = try_first
		else:
			raise SystemExit(' *** Error: No such interface: %s' %try_first)
	else:

# gtk for everybody for now
		# use qt for kde; gtk for everything else:
#		if 'qt4' in interfaces and env.desktop == 'kde':
#			chosen_interface = 'qt4'

#		elif 'qt3' in interfaces and env.desktop == 'kde':
#			chosen_interface = 'qt3'

		if 'gtk' in interfaces:
			chosen_interface = 'gtk'

		# try qt* for non-kde:
		elif 'qt4' in interfaces:
			chosen_interface = 'qt4'
		elif 'qt3' in interfaces:
			chosen_interface = 'qt3'

		# interfaces is empty
		else:
			raise SystemExit(' *** no available interfaces, this should not happen')

	import_interface(chosen_interface)