python-notify add_action doesn't work in gtk code

[Andrew]

Binary package hint: python-notify

When I use n.add_action from main I get the callback. However, if I call it from inside of my UI (specifically code using gtk.StatusIcon), I never get the callback.

I am using
gtk.gdk.threads_init()
gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
and
gtk.gdk.threads_leave()

in this application as well, if that makes a difference

When it is working in my main method, the notification is shown before calling gtk.main().

There are no errors and n.show() returns true. The only issue is that the action button never invokes the callback.

It looks like I am not the only one with this issue:
http://<email address hidden>/msg00566.html

In there you see:
#FIXME: following action do not work. the call back function is never called
#notification.add_action("show", "show", self.__action_callback)
#notification.add_action("exit", "exit gPodder", self.__action_callback)
#notification.add_action("ignore", "ignore", self.__action_callback)

[Andrew (andrew-rw-robinson)]

Found in Xubuntu Gutsy i386

python-notify 0.1.1-1ubuntu2

[Andrew (andrew-rw-robinson)]

It seems to not work if raised from a method. I have attached a simple test script

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

please could you recheck with the version in hardy?

[Andrew (andrew-rw-robinson)]

It still does not work in Hardy

[Andrew (andrew-rw-robinson)]

Tested and still failing in python-notify version 0.1.1-2

[Jayson Rowe (jayson.rowe)]

Since it's been a very long time since any additional info was added to this bug, I'm just checking to see if this is still an issue, and find out what additional work should be done on this bug.

[Andrew (andrew-rw-robinson)]

I added a test case for the bug. It is still broken in Intrepid. There is no more additional information needed except for the bug to be fixed. AFAIK, there is nothing more to do except to either (1) remove buttons from the code since they don't work or (2) fix the buttons. See the http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11497923/bug185262.py I uploaded for an easy way to reproduce the issue.

I have no idea why this bug's status is incomplete.

Thanks

[Jayson Rowe (jayson.rowe)]

Marking as Confirmed.

[kriomant (kriomant)]

Just add

from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop
DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)

before importing pynotify, then actions start to work properly.

[James (purpleidea)]

I just tried adding:
from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop
DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
above the imports and unfortunately this doesn't work for me.

I can confirm i have this problem too, anybody upstream have a fix?
cheers!

_J

[James (purpleidea)]

actually i think this is the answer:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=241531
the n goes out of scope, so that's why the action is never called...
more of a bug in the coding of the test case.

_J