2007-07-11 Murray Cumming <murrayc@murrayc-desktop>

[modest] / src / modest-main.c

diff --git a/src/modest-main.c b/src/modest-main.c
index 4adca14..3ed8076 100644 (file)
--- a/src/modest-main.c
+++ b/src/modest-main.c
@@ -34,10 +34,22 @@
 #include <modest-init.h>
 #include <gdk/gdk.h>
 #include <widgets/modest-main-window.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+       /* Usually we don't show the application at first, 
+        * because we wait for the top_application D-Bus method to 
+        * be called. But that's annoying when starting from the 
+        * command line.: */
+       gboolean show_ui_without_top_application_method = FALSE;
+       if (argc >= 2) {
+               printf ("DEBUG: %s: argv[1]=%s\n", __FUNCTION__, argv[1]);
+               if (strcmp (argv[1], "showui") == 0)
+                       show_ui_without_top_application_method = TRUE;
+       }
+       
        ModestWindow *win;
        int retval  = 0;
                
@@ -61,14 +73,14 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
        win = modest_main_window_new ();
 
-       /* TODO: Do not show this now. 
-        * Only show it when we get the "top_application" D-Bus method.
+       /* Usually, we only show the UI when we get the "top_application" D-Bus method.
         * This allows modest to start via D-Bus activation to provide a service, 
         * without showing the UI.
         * The UI will be shown later (or just after starting if no otehr D-Bus method was used),
         * when we receive the "top_application" D-Bus method.
         */
-       gtk_widget_show_all (GTK_WIDGET(win));
+       if (show_ui_without_top_application_method)
+               gtk_widget_show_all (GTK_WIDGET(win));
                
        if (!win) {
                g_printerr ("modest: failed to create main window\n");