15 files changed, 497 insertions, 191 deletions

diff --git a/shell/ChangeLog b/shell/ChangeLog
index 6bacbf5c27..b5f56f25cc 100644
--- a/shell/ChangeLog
+++ b/shell/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,76 @@
 2002-01-23  Ettore Perazzoli  <ettore@ximian.com>
 
+	* e-shell-user-creatable-items-handler.c: New member `id' in
+	struct `Component'.  New member `icon' in struct `MenuItem'.
+	(component_free): Free ->id.
+	(component_new): Renamed from `component_new_from_client'.  Get an
+	@id arg and set ->id accordingly.
+	(e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_add_component): New arg @id.
+	Pass it to `component_new'.
+	(e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_setup_menus): New arg
+	@current_component_id.
+	(e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_update_menus): New.
+	(set_current_component): New helper function.
+	(get_component_by_id): New helper function.
+	(add_verbs): Renamed from `add_verbs_to_ui_component()'.  Get a
+	@shell_view instead of a @ui_component.  Set the SHELL_VIEW_KEY on
+	the ui_component of the shell_view to point to the shell_view
+	itself.
+	(ensure_menu_items): Set item->icon to NULL.
+	(free_menu_items): Unref item->icon.
+	(ensure_menu_xml): Set the icon as well.
+	(get_default_action_for_view): New helper function.
+	(find_menu_item_for_verb): New helper function.
+	(shell_view_view_changed_callback): New callback, set up the label
+	on the "New" button depending on the current component.
+	(e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_attach_menus): New.  For
+	now, do not display the toolbar button yet.
+	(execute_verb): New helper function, splitting out code from
+	`verb_fn'.
+	(verb_fn): Use `execute_verb'.
+	(combo_button_activate_default_callback): Callback for the
+	"activate_default" signal on the EComboButton.
+	(setup_toolbar_button): Connect.
+
+	* evolution-shell-component.c: New member `icon' in
+	`UserCreatableItemType'.
+	(impl__get_userCreatableItemTypes): Put the ->icon in the
+	corba_type as well.
+	(user_creatable_item_type_new): Get a new @icon argument.
+	(evolution_shell_component_add_user_creatable_item): New arg
+	@icon.
+
+	* Evolution-ShellComponent.idl: New member `icon' in struct
+	`UserCreatableItemType'.
+
+	* evolution-test-component.c (register_component): Pass a NULL
+	@icon to `evolution_shell_component_add_user_creatable_item()'.
+
+	* e-shell-view.c (class_init): Add the signal to the class.
+	(e_shell_view_display_uri): Emit "view_changed".
+	(e_shell_view_get_current_component_id): New.
+
+	* evolution-shell-component-client.c: New member `id' in
+	EvolutionShellComponentClientPrivate.
+	(init): Init to NULL.
+	(impl_destroy): Free.
+	(evolution_shell_component_client_new_for_objref): Removed.
+	(evolution_shell_component_client_construct): New arg @id.
+	Initialize ->id from it.
+	(evolution_shell_component_client_get_id): New.
+
+	* e-shell-view.h: New signal "view_changed".
+
+	* evolution-activity-client.c (create_icon_from_pixbuf): Removed.
+	(create_corba_animated_icon_from_pixbuf_array): Removed.
+	(evolution_activity_client_construct): Use
+	`e_new_corba_animated_icon_from_pixbuf_array()' instead.
+
+	* e-shell-icon-utils.h: New.
+	* e-shell-icon-utils.c: New.
+
+2002-01-23  Ettore Perazzoli  <ettore@ximian.com>
+
 	[Patch by Michael Meeks <michael@ximian.com>.]
 
 	* e-splash.c (e_splash_set_icon_highlight): g_return if there is
diff --git a/shell/Evolution-ShellComponent.idl b/shell/Evolution-ShellComponent.idl
index 04e45157c9..b5f5095c43 100644
--- a/shell/Evolution-ShellComponent.idl
+++ b/shell/Evolution-ShellComponent.idl
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ module Evolution {
 		string description;
 		string menuDescription;
 		char menuShortcut;
+		Icon icon;
 	};
 	typedef sequence<UserCreatableItemType> UserCreatableItemTypeList;
 
diff --git a/shell/Makefile.am b/shell/Makefile.am
index c406707087..465b2a3250 100644
--- a/shell/Makefile.am
+++ b/shell/Makefile.am
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ eshellinclude_HEADERS = 			\
 libeshell_la_SOURCES = 				\
 	$(IDL_GENERATED)			\
 	e-folder-tree.c				\
+	e-shell-corba-icon-utils.c		\
+	e-shell-corba-icon-utils.h		\
 	evolution-activity-client.c		\
 	evolution-session.c			\
 	evolution-shell-client.c		\
diff --git a/shell/e-shell-user-creatable-items-handler.c b/shell/e-shell-user-creatable-items-handler.c
index 4b2554fb66..cafd074605 100644
--- a/shell/e-shell-user-creatable-items-handler.c
+++ b/shell/e-shell-user-creatable-items-handler.c
@@ -26,12 +26,18 @@
 
 #include "e-shell-user-creatable-items-handler.h"
 
+#include "widgets/misc/e-combo-button.h"
+
 #include "e-util/e-corba-utils.h"
 
 #include <gal/util/e-util.h>
 
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-ui-util.h>
 
+#include <libgnome/gnome-i18n.h>
+
+#include <gtk/gtksignal.h>
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
@@ -41,7 +47,9 @@ static GtkObjectClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 
 #define VERB_PREFIX "ShellUserCreatableItemVerb"
-#define SHELL_VIEW_DATA_KEY "EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler:shell_view"
+
+#define SHELL_VIEW_KEY          "EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler:shell_view"
+#define COMBO_BUTTON_WIDGET_KEY "EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler:combo_button"
 
 struct _Component {
 	EvolutionShellComponentClient *component_client;
@@ -50,9 +58,18 @@ struct _Component {
 };
 typedef struct _Component Component;
 
+struct _MenuItem {
+	const char *label;
+	char shortcut;
+	char *verb;
+	GdkPixbuf *icon;
+};
+typedef struct _MenuItem MenuItem;
+
 struct _EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate { 
 	GSList *components;	/* Component */
 
+	GSList *menu_items;     /* MenuItem */
 	char *menu_xml;
 };
 
@@ -60,7 +77,8 @@ struct _EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate {
 /* Component struct handling.  */
 
 static Component *
-component_new_from_client (EvolutionShellComponentClient *client)
+component_new (const char *id,
+	       EvolutionShellComponentClient *client)
 {
 	CORBA_Environment ev;
 	Component *new;
@@ -106,14 +124,8 @@ create_verb_from_component_number_and_type_id (int component_num,
 }
 
 
-/* Setting up the XML for the menus.  */
-
-struct _MenuItem {
-	const char *label;
-	char shortcut;
-	char *verb;
-};
-typedef struct _MenuItem MenuItem;
+/* Setting up menu items for the "File -> New" submenu and the "New" toolbar
+   button.  */
 
 static int
 item_types_sort_func (const void *a,
@@ -156,51 +168,10 @@ item_types_sort_func (const void *a,
 	} else {
 		return +1;
 	}
-	
-}
-
-static char *
-create_xml_from_menu_items (GSList *items)
-{
-	GString *xml;
-	GSList *p;
-	char *str;
-
-	xml = g_string_new ("");
-
-	g_string_append (xml, "<Root> <menu> <submenu name=\"File\"> <submenu name=\"New\"> <placeholder name=\"NewItems\">");
-
-	g_string_append (xml, "<separator/> ");
-
-	for (p = items; p != NULL; p = p->next) {
-		const MenuItem *item;
-		char *encoded_label;
-
-		item = (const MenuItem *) p->data;
-
-		encoded_label = bonobo_ui_util_encode_str (item->label);
-
-		g_string_sprintfa (xml, "<menuitem name=\"New:%s\" verb=\"%s\" label=\"%s\"",
-				   item->verb, item->verb, encoded_label);
-
-		if (item->shortcut != '\0')
-			g_string_sprintfa (xml, " accel=\"*Control**Shift*%c\"", item->shortcut);
-
-		g_string_append (xml, "/> ");
-
-		g_free (encoded_label);
-	}
-
-	g_string_append (xml, "</placeholder> </submenu> </submenu> </menu> </Root>");
-
-	str = xml->str;
-	g_string_free (xml, FALSE);
-
-	return str;
 }
 
 static void
-setup_menu_xml (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler)
+ensure_menu_items (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler)
 {
 	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate *priv;
 	GSList *menu_items;
@@ -208,7 +179,8 @@ setup_menu_xml (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler)
 	int component_num;
 
 	priv = handler->priv;
-	g_assert (priv->menu_xml == NULL);
+	if (priv->menu_items != NULL)
+		return;
 
 	menu_items = NULL;
 	component_num = 0;
@@ -228,6 +200,7 @@ setup_menu_xml (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler)
 				item->label    = type->menuDescription;
 				item->shortcut = type->menuShortcut;
 				item->verb     = create_verb_from_component_number_and_type_id (component_num, type->id);
+				item->icon     = NULL;
 
 				menu_items = g_slist_prepend (menu_items, item);
 			}
@@ -236,36 +209,154 @@ setup_menu_xml (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler)
 		component_num ++;
 	}
 
-	if (menu_items == NULL) {
-		priv->menu_xml = g_strdup ("");
-		return;
-	}
+	if (menu_items == NULL)
+		priv->menu_items = NULL;
+	else
+		priv->menu_items = g_slist_sort (menu_items, item_types_sort_func);
+}
 
-	menu_items = g_slist_sort (menu_items, item_types_sort_func);
+static void
+free_menu_items (GSList *menu_items)
+{
+	GSList *p;
 
-	priv->menu_xml = create_xml_from_menu_items (menu_items);
+	if (menu_items == NULL)
+		return;
 
 	for (p = menu_items; p != NULL; p = p->next) {
 		MenuItem *item;
 
 		item = (MenuItem *) p->data;
 		g_free (item->verb);
+
+		if (item->icon != NULL)
+			gdk_pixbuf_unref (item->icon);
+
 		g_free (item);
 	}
+
 	g_slist_free (menu_items);
 }
 
+static const MenuItem *
+find_menu_item_for_verb (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
+			 const char *verb)
+{
+	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate *priv;
+	GSList *p;
+
+	priv = handler->priv;
+
+	for (p = priv->menu_items; p != NULL; p = p->next) {
+		const MenuItem *item;
+
+		item = (const MenuItem *) p->data;
+		if (strcmp (item->verb, verb) == 0)
+			return item;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static const MenuItem *
+get_default_action_for_view (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
+			     EShellView *shell_view)
+{
+	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate *priv;
+	const char *view_component_id;
+	const GSList *p;
+	int component_num;
+
+	priv = handler->priv;
+
+	/* FIXME-1.2: This should be based on the folder type not the component
+	   that handles it.  For this, we are going to have to make the IDL a
+	   little more complex.  Also, this is a pretty brutal and ugly hack.  */
+
+	view_component_id = e_shell_view_get_current_component_id (shell_view);
+
+	for (p = priv->components, component_num = 0; p != NULL; p = p->next, component_num ++) {
+		const Component *component;
+		const GNOME_Evolution_UserCreatableItemType *type;
+		const char *component_id;
+
+		component = (const Component *) p->data;
+		type = & component->type_list->_buffer[0];
+		component_id = evolution_shell_component_client_get_id (component->component_client);
+
+		if (strcmp (component_id, view_component_id) == 0) {
+			const MenuItem *item;
+			char *verb;
+
+			verb = create_verb_from_component_number_and_type_id (component_num, type->id);
+			item = find_menu_item_for_verb (handler, verb);
+			g_free (verb);
+
+			return item;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+/* The XML description for "File -> New".  */
+
+static void
+ensure_menu_xml (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler)
+{
+	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate *priv;
+	GString *xml;
+	GSList *p;
+
+	priv = handler->priv;
+	if (priv->menu_xml != NULL)
+		return;
+
+	ensure_menu_items (handler);
+
+	xml = g_string_new ("");
+
+	g_string_append (xml, "<placeholder name=\"NewItems\">");
+
+	for (p = priv->menu_items; p != NULL; p = p->next) {
+		const MenuItem *item;
+		char *encoded_label;
+
+		item = (const MenuItem *) p->data;
+
+		encoded_label = bonobo_ui_util_encode_str (item->label);
+
+		g_string_sprintfa (xml, "<menuitem name=\"New:%s\" verb=\"%s\" label=\"%s\"",
+				   item->verb, item->verb, encoded_label);
+
+		if (item->shortcut != '\0')
+			g_string_sprintfa (xml, " accel=\"*Control**Shift*%c\"", item->shortcut);
+
+		if (item->icon != NULL)
+			g_string_sprintfa (xml, " pixtype=\"pixbuf\" pixname=\"%s\"",
+					   bonobo_ui_util_pixbuf_to_xml (item->icon));
+
+		g_string_append (xml, "/> ");
+
+		g_free (encoded_label);
+	}
+
+	g_string_append (xml, "</placeholder>");
+
+	priv->menu_xml = xml->str;
+	g_string_free (xml, FALSE);
+}
+
 
 /* Verb handling.  */
 
 static void
-verb_fn (BonoboUIComponent *ui_component,
-	 void *data,
-	 const char *verb_name)
+execute_verb (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
+	      EShellView *shell_view,
+	      const char *verb_name)
 {
-	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler;
 	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate *priv;
-	EShellView *shell_view;
 	const Component *component;
 	int component_number;
 	const char *p;
@@ -273,10 +364,6 @@ verb_fn (BonoboUIComponent *ui_component,
 	GSList *component_list_item;
 	int i;
 
-	shell_view = gtk_object_get_data (GTK_OBJECT (ui_component), SHELL_VIEW_DATA_KEY);
-	g_assert (E_IS_SHELL_VIEW (shell_view));
-
-	handler = E_SHELL_USER_CREATABLE_ITEMS_HANDLER (data);
 	priv = handler->priv;
 
 	p = strchr (verb_name, ':');
@@ -318,15 +405,35 @@ verb_fn (BonoboUIComponent *ui_component,
 }
 
 static void
-add_verbs_to_ui_component (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
-			   BonoboUIComponent *ui_component)
+verb_fn (BonoboUIComponent *ui_component,
+	 void *data,
+	 const char *verb_name)
+{
+	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler;
+	EShellView *shell_view;
+
+	shell_view = gtk_object_get_data (GTK_OBJECT (ui_component), SHELL_VIEW_KEY);
+	g_assert (E_IS_SHELL_VIEW (shell_view));
+
+	handler = E_SHELL_USER_CREATABLE_ITEMS_HANDLER (data);
+
+	execute_verb (handler, shell_view, verb_name);
+}
+
+static void
+add_verbs (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
+	   EShellView *shell_view)
 {
 	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate *priv;
+	BonoboUIComponent *ui_component;
 	int component_num;
 	GSList *p;
 
 	priv = handler->priv;
 
+	ui_component = e_shell_view_get_bonobo_ui_component (shell_view);
+	gtk_object_set_data (GTK_OBJECT (ui_component), SHELL_VIEW_KEY, shell_view);
+
 	component_num = 0;
 	for (p = priv->components; p != NULL; p = p->next) {
 		const Component *component;
@@ -352,6 +459,99 @@ add_verbs_to_ui_component (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
 }
 
 
+/* The "New" button in the toolbar.  */
+
+static void
+combo_button_activate_default_callback (EComboButton *combo_button,
+					void *data)
+{
+	EShellView *shell_view;
+	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler;
+	const MenuItem *menu_item;
+
+	shell_view = E_SHELL_VIEW (data);
+	handler = e_shell_get_user_creatable_items_handler (e_shell_view_get_shell (shell_view));
+
+	menu_item = get_default_action_for_view (handler, shell_view);
+	execute_verb (handler, shell_view, menu_item->verb);
+}
+
+static void
+setup_toolbar_button (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
+		      EShellView *shell_view)
+{
+	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate *priv;
+	BonoboUIComponent *ui_component;
+	GtkWidget *combo_button;
+	GtkWidget *menu;
+	BonoboControl *control;
+
+	priv = handler->priv;
+
+	menu = gtk_menu_new ();
+
+	combo_button = e_combo_button_new ();
+	e_combo_button_set_menu (E_COMBO_BUTTON (combo_button), GTK_MENU (menu));
+	e_combo_button_set_label (E_COMBO_BUTTON (combo_button), _("New"));
+	gtk_widget_show (combo_button);
+
+	gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (combo_button), "activate_default",
+			    GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (combo_button_activate_default_callback),
+			    shell_view);
+
+	ui_component = e_shell_view_get_bonobo_ui_component (shell_view);
+	bonobo_window_add_popup (BONOBO_WINDOW (shell_view), GTK_MENU (menu), "/popups/NewPopup");
+
+	control = bonobo_control_new (combo_button);
+
+	bonobo_ui_component_object_set (ui_component, "/Toolbar/NewComboButton",
+					BONOBO_OBJREF (control), NULL);
+
+	gtk_object_set_data (GTK_OBJECT (shell_view), COMBO_BUTTON_WIDGET_KEY, combo_button);
+}
+
+
+/* This handles the menus for a given EShellView.  We have to rebuild the menu
+   and set the toolbar button every time the view changes, and clean up when
+   the view is destroyed.  */
+
+static void
+shell_view_view_changed_callback (EShellView *shell_view,
+				  const char *evolution_path,
+				  const char *physical_uri,
+				  const char *folder_type,
+				  const char *component_id,
+				  void *data)
+{
+	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler;
+	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate *priv;
+	GtkWidget *combo_button_widget;
+	const MenuItem *default_menu_item;
+
+	handler = E_SHELL_USER_CREATABLE_ITEMS_HANDLER (data);
+	priv = handler->priv;
+
+	combo_button_widget = gtk_object_get_data (GTK_OBJECT (shell_view), COMBO_BUTTON_WIDGET_KEY);
+	g_assert (E_IS_COMBO_BUTTON (combo_button_widget));
+
+	default_menu_item = get_default_action_for_view (handler, shell_view);
+	if (default_menu_item == NULL) {
+		gtk_widget_set_sensitive (combo_button_widget, FALSE);
+		e_combo_button_set_label (E_COMBO_BUTTON (combo_button_widget), _("New"));
+		e_combo_button_set_icon (E_COMBO_BUTTON (combo_button_widget), NULL);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive (combo_button_widget, TRUE);
+
+	/* FIXME: This is temporary.  We should just always say "New" once we
+	   have the icons for all the actions.  */
+	e_combo_button_set_label (E_COMBO_BUTTON (combo_button_widget), default_menu_item->label);
+
+	e_combo_button_set_icon (E_COMBO_BUTTON (combo_button_widget), default_menu_item->icon);
+}
+
+
 /* GtkObject methods.  */
 
 static void
@@ -371,6 +571,8 @@ impl_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 
 	g_free (priv->menu_xml);
 
+	free_menu_items (priv->menu_items);
+
 	g_free (priv);
 
 	(* GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->destroy) (object);
@@ -393,6 +595,7 @@ init (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *shell_user_creatable_items_handler)
 	priv = g_new (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate, 1);
 	priv->components = NULL;
 	priv->menu_xml   = NULL;
+	priv->menu_items = NULL;
 
 	shell_user_creatable_items_handler->priv = priv;
 }
@@ -410,6 +613,7 @@ e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_new (void)
 
 void
 e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_add_component  (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
+						     const char *id,
 						     EvolutionShellComponentClient   *shell_component_client)
 {
 	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate *priv;
@@ -422,15 +626,25 @@ e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_add_component  (EShellUserCreatableItemsHan
 	priv = handler->priv;
 	g_return_if_fail (priv->menu_xml == NULL);
 
-	priv->components = g_slist_prepend (priv->components, component_new_from_client (shell_component_client));
+	priv->components = g_slist_prepend (priv->components, component_new (id, shell_component_client));
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_attach_menus:
+ * @handler: 
+ * @shell_view: 
+ * 
+ * Set up the menus and toolbar items for @shell_view.  When the shell changes
+ * view, the menu and the toolbar item will update automatically (i.e. the
+ * actions for the current folder will go on top etc.).
+ **/
 void
-e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_setup_menus (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
-						  EShellView *shell_view)
+e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_attach_menus (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
+						   EShellView *shell_view)
 {
-	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate *priv;
 	BonoboUIComponent *ui_component;
+	EShellUserCreatableItemsHandlerPrivate *priv;
 
 	g_return_if_fail (handler != NULL);
 	g_return_if_fail (E_IS_SHELL_USER_CREATABLE_ITEMS_HANDLER (handler));
@@ -439,17 +653,20 @@ e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_setup_menus (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandle
 
 	priv = handler->priv;
 
-	if (priv->menu_xml == NULL)
-		setup_menu_xml (handler);
-
-	ui_component = e_shell_view_get_bonobo_ui_component (shell_view);
-	g_assert (ui_component);
+	/* FIXME: Re-enable this.  */
+	if (0) {
+		setup_toolbar_button (handler, shell_view);
+		gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (shell_view), "view_changed",
+				    GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (shell_view_view_changed_callback), handler);
+	}
 
-	add_verbs_to_ui_component (handler, ui_component);
+	ensure_menu_xml (handler);
 
-	gtk_object_set_data (GTK_OBJECT (ui_component), SHELL_VIEW_DATA_KEY, shell_view);	/* Yuck.  */
+	add_verbs (handler, shell_view);
 
-	bonobo_ui_component_set (ui_component, "/", priv->menu_xml, NULL);
+	ui_component = e_shell_view_get_bonobo_ui_component (shell_view);
+	bonobo_ui_component_set (ui_component, "/menu/File/New/NewItems", priv->menu_xml, NULL);
+	bonobo_ui_component_set (ui_component, "/popups/NewPopup", priv->menu_xml, NULL);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/shell/e-shell-user-creatable-items-handler.h b/shell/e-shell-user-creatable-items-handler.h
index a743e234be..77a3b6b608 100644
--- a/shell/e-shell-user-creatable-items-handler.h
+++ b/shell/e-shell-user-creatable-items-handler.h
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ GtkType                          e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_get_type
 EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_new       (void);
 
 void  e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_add_component  (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
+							   const char                      *id,
 							   EvolutionShellComponentClient   *shell_component_client);
 
-void  e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_setup_menus  (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
-							 EShellView                      *shell_view);
+void  e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_attach_menus   (EShellUserCreatableItemsHandler *handler,
+							   EShellView                      *shell_view);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/shell/e-shell-view.c b/shell/e-shell-view.c
index 9a9b09bd9c..6545af81bd 100644
--- a/shell/e-shell-view.c
+++ b/shell/e-shell-view.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ struct _EShellViewPrivate {
 enum {
 	SHORTCUT_BAR_VISIBILITY_CHANGED,
 	FOLDER_BAR_VISIBILITY_CHANGED,
+	VIEW_CHANGED,
 	LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
@@ -1167,6 +1168,18 @@ class_init (EShellViewClass *klass)
 				  GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1,
 				  GTK_TYPE_INT);
 
+	signals[VIEW_CHANGED]
+		= gtk_signal_new ("view_changed",
+				  GTK_RUN_FIRST,
+				  object_class->type,
+				  GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EShellViewClass, view_changed),
+				  e_marshal_NONE__POINTER_POINTER_POINTER_POINTER,
+				  GTK_TYPE_NONE, 4,
+				  GTK_TYPE_STRING,
+				  GTK_TYPE_STRING,
+				  GTK_TYPE_STRING,
+				  GTK_TYPE_STRING);
+
 	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, signals, LAST_SIGNAL);
 
 	load_images ();
@@ -1407,8 +1420,8 @@ e_shell_view_construct (EShellView *shell_view,
 					GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (storage_set_removed_folder_callback), shell_view,
 					GTK_OBJECT (shell_view));
 
-	e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_setup_menus (e_shell_get_user_creatable_items_handler (priv->shell),
-							  shell_view);
+	e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_attach_menus (e_shell_get_user_creatable_items_handler (priv->shell),
+							   shell_view);
 
 	return view;
 }
@@ -2044,6 +2057,12 @@ e_shell_view_display_uri (EShellView *shell_view,
 
 	bonobo_window_thaw (BONOBO_WINDOW (shell_view));
 
+	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (shell_view), signals[VIEW_CHANGED],
+			 e_shell_view_get_current_path (shell_view),
+			 e_shell_view_get_current_uri (shell_view),
+			 e_shell_view_get_current_folder_type (shell_view),
+			 e_shell_view_get_current_component_id (shell_view));
+
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -2269,6 +2288,23 @@ e_shell_view_get_current_folder_type (EShellView *shell_view)
 	return get_type_for_folder (shell_view, current_path, NULL);
 }
 
+const char *
+e_shell_view_get_current_component_id (EShellView *shell_view)
+{
+	EShellViewPrivate *priv;
+	EFolderTypeRegistry *type_registry;
+	EvolutionShellComponentClient *component_client;
+	const char *current_folder_type;
+
+	priv = shell_view->priv;
+
+	type_registry = e_shell_get_folder_type_registry (priv->shell);
+	current_folder_type = e_shell_view_get_current_folder_type (shell_view);
+	component_client = e_folder_type_registry_get_handler_for_type (type_registry, current_folder_type);
+
+	return evolution_shell_component_client_get_id (component_client);
+}
+
 
 /**
  * e_shell_view_save_settings:
diff --git a/shell/e-shell-view.h b/shell/e-shell-view.h
index 9738171b9a..c5ba207e24 100644
--- a/shell/e-shell-view.h
+++ b/shell/e-shell-view.h
@@ -57,8 +57,17 @@ struct _EShellViewClass {
 	BonoboWindowClass parent_class;
 
 	/* Signals.  */
-	void (* shortcut_bar_visibility_changed) (EShellView *shell_view, gboolean visible);
-	void (* folder_bar_visibility_changed)   (EShellView *shell_view, gboolean visible);
+
+	void (* shortcut_bar_visibility_changed) (EShellView *shell_view,
+						  gboolean visible);
+	void (* folder_bar_visibility_changed)   (EShellView *shell_view,
+						  gboolean visible);
+
+	void (* view_changed) (EShellView *shell_view,
+			       const char *evolution_path,
+			       const char *physical_uri,
+			       const char *folder_type,
+			       const char *component_id);
 };
 
 
@@ -93,6 +102,7 @@ GtkWidget         *e_shell_view_get_appbar                 (EShellView *shell_vi
 const char        *e_shell_view_get_current_uri            (EShellView *shell_view);
 const char        *e_shell_view_get_current_physical_uri   (EShellView *shell_view);
 const char        *e_shell_view_get_current_folder_type    (EShellView *shell_view);
+const char        *e_shell_view_get_current_component_id   (EShellView *shell_view);
 const char        *e_shell_view_get_current_path           (EShellView *shell_view);
 
 gboolean  e_shell_view_save_settings  (EShellView *shell_view,
diff --git a/shell/e-shell.c b/shell/e-shell.c
index abcd11819f..1923226ca0 100644
--- a/shell/e-shell.c
+++ b/shell/e-shell.c
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@ setup_components (EShell *shell,
 		} else {
 			e_shell_user_creatable_items_handler_add_component
 				(priv->user_creatable_items_handler,
+				 info->iid,
 				 e_component_registry_get_component_by_id (priv->component_registry, info->iid));
 		}
 
diff --git a/shell/evolution-activity-client.c b/shell/evolution-activity-client.c
index 5de8a4c217..6ecea011d7 100644
--- a/shell/evolution-activity-client.c
+++ b/shell/evolution-activity-client.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 #include "evolution-activity-client.h"
 
+#include "e-shell-corba-icon-utils.h"
+
 #include <gtk/gtksignal.h>
 #include <gtk/gtkmain.h>
 
@@ -78,76 +80,6 @@ struct _EvolutionActivityClientPrivate {
 
 /* Utility functions.  */
 
-/* Create an icon from @pixbuf in @icon_return.  */
-static void
-create_icon_from_pixbuf (GdkPixbuf *pixbuf,
-			 GNOME_Evolution_Icon *icon_return)
-{
-	const char *sp;
-	CORBA_octet *dp;
-	int width, height, total_width, rowstride;
-	int i, j;
-	gboolean has_alpha;
-
-	width     = gdk_pixbuf_get_width (pixbuf);
-	height    = gdk_pixbuf_get_height (pixbuf);
-	rowstride = gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride (pixbuf);
-	has_alpha = gdk_pixbuf_get_has_alpha (pixbuf);
-
-	if (has_alpha)
-		total_width = 4 * width;
-	else
-		total_width = 3 * width;
-
-	icon_return->width = width;
-	icon_return->height = height;
-	icon_return->hasAlpha = has_alpha;
-
-	icon_return->rgbaData._length = icon_return->height * total_width;
-	icon_return->rgbaData._maximum = icon_return->rgbaData._length;
-	icon_return->rgbaData._buffer = CORBA_sequence_CORBA_octet_allocbuf (icon_return->rgbaData._maximum);
-
-	sp = gdk_pixbuf_get_pixels (pixbuf);
-	dp = icon_return->rgbaData._buffer;
-	for (i = 0; i < height; i ++) {
-		for (j = 0; j < total_width; j++)
-			*(dp ++) = sp[j];
-		sp += rowstride;
-	}
-
-	CORBA_sequence_set_release (& icon_return->rgbaData, TRUE);
-}
-
-/* Generate an AnimatedIcon from a NULL-terminated @pixbuf_array.  */
-static GNOME_Evolution_AnimatedIcon *
-create_corba_animated_icon_from_pixbuf_array (GdkPixbuf **pixbuf_array)
-{
-	GNOME_Evolution_AnimatedIcon *animated_icon;
-	GdkPixbuf **p;
-	int num_frames;
-	int i;
-
-	num_frames = 0;
-	for (p = pixbuf_array; *p != NULL; p++)
-		num_frames++; 
-
-	if (num_frames == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	animated_icon = GNOME_Evolution_AnimatedIcon__alloc ();
-
-	animated_icon->_length = num_frames;
-	animated_icon->_maximum = num_frames;
-	animated_icon->_buffer = CORBA_sequence_GNOME_Evolution_Icon_allocbuf (animated_icon->_maximum);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < num_frames; i++)
-		create_icon_from_pixbuf (pixbuf_array[i], & animated_icon->_buffer[i]);
-
-	CORBA_sequence_set_release (animated_icon, TRUE);
-
-	return animated_icon;
-}
-
 static gboolean
 corba_update_progress (EvolutionActivityClient *activity_client,
 		       const char *information,
@@ -350,7 +282,7 @@ evolution_activity_client_construct (EvolutionActivityClient *activity_client,
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
-	corba_animated_icon = create_corba_animated_icon_from_pixbuf_array (animated_icon);
+	corba_animated_icon = e_new_corba_animated_icon_from_pixbuf_array (animated_icon);
 
 	GNOME_Evolution_Activity_operationStarted (activity_interface,
 						   component_id,
diff --git a/shell/evolution-shell-component-client.c b/shell/evolution-shell-component-client.c
index 4b35e2ac7a..574b75ecc8 100644
--- a/shell/evolution-shell-component-client.c
+++ b/shell/evolution-shell-component-client.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ char *evolution_debug_log;
 static BonoboObjectClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 struct _EvolutionShellComponentClientPrivate {
+	char *id;
+
 	EvolutionShellComponentClientCallback callback;
 	void *callback_data;
 
@@ -298,6 +300,8 @@ impl_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 	shell_component_client = EVOLUTION_SHELL_COMPONENT_CLIENT (object);
 	priv = shell_component_client->priv;
 
+	g_free (priv->id);
+
 	if (priv->callback != NULL)
 		dispatch_callback (shell_component_client, EVOLUTION_SHELL_COMPONENT_INTERRUPTED);
 
@@ -347,6 +351,8 @@ init (EvolutionShellComponentClient *shell_component_client)
 
 	priv = g_new (EvolutionShellComponentClientPrivate, 1);
 
+	priv->id                               = NULL;
+
 	priv->listener_interface               = CORBA_OBJECT_NIL;
 	priv->listener_servant                 = NULL;
 
@@ -365,12 +371,18 @@ init (EvolutionShellComponentClient *shell_component_client)
 
 void
 evolution_shell_component_client_construct (EvolutionShellComponentClient *shell_component_client,
+					    const char *id,
 					    CORBA_Object corba_object)
 {
+	EvolutionShellComponentClientPrivate *priv;
+
 	g_return_if_fail (shell_component_client != NULL);
 	g_return_if_fail (EVOLUTION_IS_SHELL_COMPONENT_CLIENT (shell_component_client));
 	g_return_if_fail (corba_object != CORBA_OBJECT_NIL);
 
+	priv = shell_component_client->priv;
+	priv->id = g_strdup (id);
+
 	bonobo_object_client_construct (BONOBO_OBJECT_CLIENT (shell_component_client),
 					corba_object);
 }
@@ -378,6 +390,7 @@ evolution_shell_component_client_construct (EvolutionShellComponentClient *shell
 EvolutionShellComponentClient *
 evolution_shell_component_client_new (const char *id)
 {
+	EvolutionShellComponentClient *new;
 	CORBA_Environment ev;
 	CORBA_Object corba_object;
 
@@ -392,12 +405,6 @@ evolution_shell_component_client_new (const char *id)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-#if 0
-	ior = CORBA_ORB_object_to_string (bonobo_orb (), corba_object, &ev);
-	g_print ("--- %s %s\n", id, ior);
-	CORBA_free (ior);
-#endif
-
 	CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
 
 	if (corba_object == CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) {
@@ -406,20 +413,26 @@ evolution_shell_component_client_new (const char *id)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	return evolution_shell_component_client_new_for_objref (corba_object);
+	new = gtk_type_new (evolution_shell_component_client_get_type ());
+	evolution_shell_component_client_construct (new, id, corba_object);
+
+	return new;
 }
 
-EvolutionShellComponentClient *
-evolution_shell_component_client_new_for_objref (const GNOME_Evolution_ShellComponent objref)
+
+/* Properties.  */
+
+const char *
+evolution_shell_component_client_get_id (EvolutionShellComponentClient *shell_component_client)
 {
-	EvolutionShellComponentClient *new;
+	EvolutionShellComponentClientPrivate *priv;
 
-	g_return_val_if_fail (objref != CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, NULL);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (shell_component_client != NULL, NULL);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (EVOLUTION_IS_SHELL_COMPONENT_CLIENT (shell_component_client), NULL);
 
-	new = gtk_type_new (evolution_shell_component_client_get_type ());
-	evolution_shell_component_client_construct (new, objref);
+	priv = shell_component_client->priv;
 
-	return new;
+	return priv->id;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/shell/evolution-shell-component-client.h b/shell/evolution-shell-component-client.h
index bea54f4b35..33b8cd92d3 100644
--- a/shell/evolution-shell-component-client.h
+++ b/shell/evolution-shell-component-client.h
@@ -61,11 +61,15 @@ typedef void (* EvolutionShellComponentClientCallback) (EvolutionShellComponentC
 
 
 /* Construction.  */
-GtkType                        evolution_shell_component_client_get_type        (void);
-void                           evolution_shell_component_client_construct       (EvolutionShellComponentClient        *shell_component_client,
-										 CORBA_Object                          corba_object);
-EvolutionShellComponentClient *evolution_shell_component_client_new             (const char                           *id);
-EvolutionShellComponentClient *evolution_shell_component_client_new_for_objref  (const GNOME_Evolution_ShellComponent  objref);
+GtkType                        evolution_shell_component_client_get_type   (void);
+void                           evolution_shell_component_client_construct  (EvolutionShellComponentClient *shell_component_client,
+									    const char                    *id,
+									    CORBA_Object                   corba_object);
+EvolutionShellComponentClient *evolution_shell_component_client_new        (const char                    *id);
+
+/* Properties.  */
+
+const char *evolution_shell_component_client_get_id  (EvolutionShellComponentClient *shell_component_client);
 
 /* Querying DnD interfaces.  */
 
diff --git a/shell/evolution-shell-component.c b/shell/evolution-shell-component.c
index a253b9278c..0357a20921 100644
--- a/shell/evolution-shell-component.c
+++ b/shell/evolution-shell-component.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 #include "evolution-shell-component.h"
 
+#include "e-shell-corba-icon-utils.h"
+
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <glib.h>
@@ -35,8 +37,6 @@
 
 #include <gal/util/e-util.h>
 
-#include "Evolution.h"
-
 
 #define PING_DELAY 10000
 
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct _UserCreatableItemType {
 	char *description;
 	char *menu_description;
 	char menu_shortcut;
+	GdkPixbuf *icon;
 };
 typedef struct _UserCreatableItemType UserCreatableItemType;
 
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ static UserCreatableItemType *
 user_creatable_item_type_new (const char *id,
 			      const char *description,
 			      const char *menu_description,
-			      char menu_shortcut)
+			      char menu_shortcut,
+			      GdkPixbuf *icon)
 {
 	UserCreatableItemType *type;
 
@@ -103,6 +105,11 @@ user_creatable_item_type_new (const char *id,
 	type->menu_description = g_strdup (menu_description);
 	type->menu_shortcut    = menu_shortcut;
 
+	if (icon == NULL)
+		type->icon = NULL;
+	else
+		type->icon = gdk_pixbuf_ref (icon);
+
 	return type;
 }
 
@@ -113,6 +120,9 @@ user_creatable_item_type_free (UserCreatableItemType *type)
 	g_free (type->description);
 	g_free (type->menu_description);
 
+	if (type->icon != NULL)
+		gdk_pixbuf_unref (type->icon);
+
 	g_free (type);
 }
 
@@ -350,6 +360,8 @@ impl__get_userCreatableItemTypes (PortableServer_Servant servant,
 		corba_type->description     = CORBA_string_dup (type->description);
 		corba_type->menuDescription = CORBA_string_dup (type->menu_description);
 		corba_type->menuShortcut    = type->menu_shortcut;
+
+		e_store_corba_icon_from_pixbuf (type->icon, & corba_type->icon);
 	}
 
 	CORBA_sequence_set_release (list, TRUE);
@@ -978,7 +990,8 @@ evolution_shell_component_add_user_creatable_item  (EvolutionShellComponent *she
 						    const char *id,
 						    const char *description,
 						    const char *menu_description,
-						    char menu_shortcut)
+						    char menu_shortcut,
+						    GdkPixbuf *icon)
 {
 	EvolutionShellComponentPrivate *priv;
 	UserCreatableItemType *type;
@@ -991,7 +1004,7 @@ evolution_shell_component_add_user_creatable_item  (EvolutionShellComponent *she
 
 	priv = shell_component->priv;
 
-	type = user_creatable_item_type_new (id, description, menu_description, menu_shortcut);
+	type = user_creatable_item_type_new (id, description, menu_description, menu_shortcut, icon);
 
 	priv->user_creatable_item_types = g_slist_prepend (priv->user_creatable_item_types, type);
 }
diff --git a/shell/evolution-shell-component.h b/shell/evolution-shell-component.h
index 3a3a1cff5e..7f7073572e 100644
--- a/shell/evolution-shell-component.h
+++ b/shell/evolution-shell-component.h
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@
 #ifndef EVOLUTION_SHELL_COMPONENT_H
 #define EVOLUTION_SHELL_COMPONENT_H
 
-#include <bonobo/bonobo-xobject.h>
-#include <bonobo/bonobo-control.h>
-
 #include "Evolution.h"
 
 #include "evolution-shell-client.h"
 
+#include <gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf.h>
+
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-xobject.h>
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-control.h>
+
 #ifdef cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #pragma }
@@ -181,7 +183,8 @@ void  evolution_shell_component_add_user_creatable_item  (EvolutionShellComponen
 							  const char              *id,
 							  const char              *description,
 							  const char              *menu_description,
-							  char                     menu_shortcut);
+							  char                     menu_shortcut,
+							  GdkPixbuf               *icon);
 
 const char *evolution_shell_component_result_to_string (EvolutionShellComponentResult result);
 
diff --git a/shell/evolution-storage-listener.h b/shell/evolution-storage-listener.h
index 084d4acc19..5e13435411 100644
--- a/shell/evolution-storage-listener.h
+++ b/shell/evolution-storage-listener.h
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define EVOLUTION_TYPE_STORAGE_LISTENER			(evolution_storage_listener_get_type ())
 #define EVOLUTION_STORAGE_LISTENER(obj)			(GTK_CHECK_CAST ((obj), EVOLUTION_TYPE_STORAGE_LISTENER, EvolutionStorageListener))
 #define EVOLUTION_STORAGE_LISTENER_CLASS(klass)		(GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), EVOLUTION_TYPE_STORAGE_LISTENER, EvolutionStorageListenerClass))
-#define EVOLUTION_IS_STORAGE_LISTENER(obj)			(GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((obj), EVOLUTION_TYPE_STORAGE_LISTENER))
-#define EVOLUTION_IS_STORAGE_LISTENER_CLASS(klass)		(GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((obj), EVOLUTION_TYPE_STORAGE_LISTENER))
+#define EVOLUTION_IS_STORAGE_LISTENER(obj)		(GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((obj), EVOLUTION_TYPE_STORAGE_LISTENER))
+#define EVOLUTION_IS_STORAGE_LISTENER_CLASS(klass)	(GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((obj), EVOLUTION_TYPE_STORAGE_LISTENER))
 
 
 typedef struct _EvolutionStorageListener        EvolutionStorageListener;
diff --git a/shell/evolution-test-component.c b/shell/evolution-test-component.c
index 23358ab6a6..8cf0856b88 100644
--- a/shell/evolution-test-component.c
+++ b/shell/evolution-test-component.c
@@ -312,8 +312,10 @@ register_component (void)
 	gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (shell_component), "owner_unset",
 			    GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (owner_unset_callback), NULL);
 
-	evolution_shell_component_add_user_creatable_item (shell_component, "Stuff", "New Stuff", "New _Stuff", '\0');
-	evolution_shell_component_add_user_creatable_item (shell_component, "MoreStuff", "New More Stuff", "New _More Stuff", 'n');
+	evolution_shell_component_add_user_creatable_item (shell_component, "Stuff",
+							   "New Stuff", "New _Stuff", '\0', NULL);
+	evolution_shell_component_add_user_creatable_item (shell_component, "MoreStuff",
+							   "New More Stuff", "New _More Stuff", 'n', NULL);
 
 	gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (shell_component), "user_create_new_item",
 			    GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (user_create_new_item_callback), NULL);