From e3ab855984902fdc48f3e8703e2f30c005a214b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Winship <danw@src.gnome.org>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 17:28:42 +0000
Subject: New function to try to activate a component when you know it's going
 to

	* evolution-shell-component-utils.c (e_activation_failure_dialog):
	New function to try to activate a component when you know it's
	going to fail, and then pop up a dialog explaining why it failed.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=13657
---
 shell/ChangeLog                         |  6 ++++
 shell/evolution-shell-component-utils.c | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 shell/evolution-shell-component-utils.h |  4 +++
 3 files changed, 61 insertions(+)

(limited to 'shell')

diff --git a/shell/ChangeLog b/shell/ChangeLog
index fa7f5702b6..3446cf5192 100644
--- a/shell/ChangeLog
+++ b/shell/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-10-13  Dan Winship  <danw@ximian.com>
+
+	* evolution-shell-component-utils.c (e_activation_failure_dialog):
+	New function to try to activate a component when you know it's
+	going to fail, and then pop up a dialog explaining why it failed.
+
 2001-10-12  Iain Holmes  <iain@ximian.com>
 
 	* e-shell-importer.c (prepare_intelligent_page): Flush the gdk 
diff --git a/shell/evolution-shell-component-utils.c b/shell/evolution-shell-component-utils.c
index e056fc54b3..38b307a4e5 100644
--- a/shell/evolution-shell-component-utils.c
+++ b/shell/evolution-shell-component-utils.c
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@
 #include "evolution-shell-component-utils.h"
 
 #include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
+#include <libgnome/gnome-i18n.h>
 #include <libgnome/gnome-util.h>
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-ui-util.h>
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-moniker-util.h>
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-exception.h>
+#include <liboaf/oaf.h>
+#include <gal/widgets/e-gui-utils.h>
 
 static void free_pixmaps (void);
 static GSList *inited_arrays = NULL;
@@ -90,3 +95,49 @@ free_pixmaps (void)
 	g_slist_free (inited_arrays);
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * e_activation_failure_dialog:
+ * @parent: parent window of the dialog, or %NULL
+ * @msg: the context-specific part of the error message
+ * @oafiid: the OAFIID of the component that failed to start
+ * @repo_id: the repo_id of the component that failed to start
+ *
+ * This puts up an error dialog about a failed component activation
+ * containing as much information as we can manage to gather about
+ * why it failed.
+ **/
+void
+e_activation_failure_dialog (GtkWindow *parent, const char *msg,
+			     const char *oafiid, const char *repo_id)
+{
+	Bonobo_Unknown object;
+	CORBA_Environment ev;
+	char *errmsg;
+
+	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
+	object = bonobo_get_object (oafiid, repo_id, &ev);
+	if (ev._major == CORBA_NO_EXCEPTION) {
+		if (object) {
+			Bonobo_Unknown_unref (object, &ev);
+			CORBA_Object_release (object, &ev);
+		}
+		errmsg = g_strdup_printf (_("%s\n\nUnknown error."), msg);
+	} else if (strcmp (CORBA_exception_id (&ev), ex_OAF_GeneralError) != 0) {
+		char *bonobo_err = bonobo_exception_get_text (&ev);
+		errmsg = g_strdup_printf (_("%s\n\nThe error from the "
+					    "component system is:\n%s"),
+					  msg, bonobo_err);
+		g_free (bonobo_err);
+	} else {
+		OAF_GeneralError *errval = CORBA_exception_value (&ev);
+
+		errmsg = g_strdup_printf (_("%s\n\nThe error from the "
+					    "activation system is:\n%s"),
+					  msg, errval->description);
+	}
+	CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
+
+	e_notice (parent, GNOME_MESSAGE_BOX_ERROR, errmsg);
+	g_free (errmsg);
+}
diff --git a/shell/evolution-shell-component-utils.h b/shell/evolution-shell-component-utils.h
index 4cf021ca64..c656927751 100644
--- a/shell/evolution-shell-component-utils.h
+++ b/shell/evolution-shell-component-utils.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define __EVOLUTION_SHELL_COMPONENT_UTILS_H__
 
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-ui-component.h>
+#include <gtk/gtkwindow.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ typedef struct _EPixmap {
 /* Takes an array of pixmaps, terminated by E_PIXMAP_END, and loads into uic */
 void e_pixmaps_update (BonoboUIComponent *uic, EPixmap *pixcache);
 
+void e_activation_failure_dialog (GtkWindow *parent, const char *msg,
+				  const char *oafiid, const char *repo_id);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
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