Workspace Grid: initial submission

[RobertAlexanderH]

Summary

• New desklet: a clickable grid of workspaces with their names, highlighting the active workspace
• UUID: cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware
• Workspaces are added, removed and renamed via a per-tile right-click menu (or the trailing "+" tile), all through Main._addWorkspace / Main._removeWorkspace / Main.setWorkspaceName
• Layout is auto (near-square) or fixed rows x columns; optional index prefixes; optional scroll-wheel switching by column or row
• Workspace editing can be turned off for a read-only grid
• Not related to the workspace-grid@hernejj applet (which remaps keys and forces a 2D grid); this desklet only displays and switches workspaces

Validation

• ./validate-spice cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware — no errors
• .pot generated with ./cinnamon-spices-makepot
• Headless unit tests for the layout/guard helpers pass under gjs

Test plan

• Add desklet, switch workspaces by clicking tiles
• Add / rename / remove via tile menu, remove confirmation on named workspaces
• 36-workspace ceiling respected; last workspace cannot be removed
• Settings: auto vs fixed layout, index prefixes, scroll switching, editing off
• Light and dark Cinnamon themes

Tested on Cinnamon 6.6.9 (Mint 22.x), Mint-L-Dark and Mint-Y, single and dual monitor.

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Found 11 potential issue(s):

⚠️ WARNING

⚠️ hardcoded_data_dir

cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/files/cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/desklet.js:14

Gettext.bindtextdomain(uuid, GLib.get_home_dir() + "/.local/share/locale");

Avoid hardcoding .local/share in paths. Use GLib.get_user_data_dir() instead,
which respects the XDG_DATA_HOME environment variable.

⚠️ lang_bind

cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/files/cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/desklet.js:98

this.switch_id = global.window_manager.connect('switch-workspace', Lang.bind(this, this._update));

Lang.bind() is deprecated. Use arrow functions (() => {}) or Function.prototype.bind() instead.

cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/files/cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/desklet.js:110

this._destroyId = this.connect('destroy', Lang.bind(this, this._cleanup));

Lang.bind() is deprecated. Use arrow functions (() => {}) or Function.prototype.bind() instead.

cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/files/cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/desklet.js:173

this.scroll_id = this.mainContainer.connect('scroll-event', Lang.bind(this, this._onScrollEvent));

Lang.bind() is deprecated. Use arrow functions (() => {}) or Function.prototype.bind() instead.

cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/files/cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/desklet.js:279

button.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this, this._onWorkspaceButtonClicked));

Lang.bind() is deprecated. Use arrow functions (() => {}) or Function.prototype.bind() instead.

cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/files/cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/desklet.js:297

button.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this, this._onAddWorkspace));

Lang.bind() is deprecated. Use arrow functions (() => {}) or Function.prototype.bind() instead.

cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/files/cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/desklet.js:329

renameItem.connect('activate', Lang.bind(this, function () {

Lang.bind() is deprecated. Use arrow functions (() => {}) or Function.prototype.bind() instead.

cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/files/cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/desklet.js:336

removeItem.connect('activate', Lang.bind(this, function () {

Lang.bind() is deprecated. Use arrow functions (() => {}) or Function.prototype.bind() instead.

cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/files/cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/desklet.js:345

addItem.connect('activate', Lang.bind(this, this._onAddWorkspace));

Lang.bind() is deprecated. Use arrow functions (() => {}) or Function.prototype.bind() instead.

cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/files/cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/desklet.js:471

this.ws_added_id = global.workspace_manager.connect('workspace-added', Lang.bind(this, this._onWorkspacesChanged));

Lang.bind() is deprecated. Use arrow functions (() => {}) or Function.prototype.bind() instead.

cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/files/cinnamon-workspace-grid-desklet@curbsoftware/desklet.js:472

this.ws_removed_id = global.workspace_manager.connect('workspace-removed', Lang.bind(this, this._onWorkspacesChanged));

Lang.bind() is deprecated. Use arrow functions (() => {}) or Function.prototype.bind() instead.

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