Make sure the tree view has focus on Account tree page load

gnucash/gnome/gnc-plugin-account-tree.c

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 static void gnc_plugin_account_tree_class_init (GncPluginAccountTreeClass *klass);
 static void gnc_plugin_account_tree_init (GncPluginAccountTree *plugin);
 static void gnc_plugin_account_tree_finalize (GObject *object);
+static void gnc_plugin_account_tree_add_to_window (GncPlugin *plugin,
+                                                   GncMainWindow *window, GQuark type);
 
 /* Command callbacks */
 static void gnc_plugin_account_tree_cmd_new_account_tree (GtkAction *action, GncMainWindowActionData *data);
@@ -125,6 +127,27 @@ gnc_plugin_account_tree_new (void)
 }
 
 
+static void
+gnc_plugin_account_tree_main_window_page_changed (GncMainWindow *window,
+        GncPluginPage *plugin_page, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    // We continue only if the plugin_page is a valid
+    if (!plugin_page || !GNC_IS_PLUGIN_PAGE(plugin_page))
+        return;
+
+    if (gnc_main_window_get_current_page (window) == plugin_page)
+    {
+        if (!GNC_IS_PLUGIN_PAGE_ACCOUNT_TREE(plugin_page))
+            return;
+
+        // The page changed signal is emitted multiple times so we need
+        // to use an idle_add to change the focus to the tree view
+        g_idle_add ((GSourceFunc)gnc_plugin_page_account_tree_focus,
+                      GNC_PLUGIN_PAGE_ACCOUNT_TREE (plugin_page));
+    }
+}
+
+
 /** Initialize the class for a new account tree plugin.  This will set
  *  up any function pointers that override functions in the parent
  *  class, and also configure the private data storage for this
@@ -145,6 +168,9 @@ gnc_plugin_account_tree_class_init (GncPluginAccountTreeClass *klass)
     /* plugin info */
     plugin_class->plugin_name  = GNC_PLUGIN_ACCOUNT_TREE_NAME;
 
+    /* function overrides */
+    plugin_class->add_to_window = gnc_plugin_account_tree_add_to_window;
+
     /* widget addition/removal */
     plugin_class->actions_name = PLUGIN_ACTIONS_NAME;
     plugin_class->actions      = gnc_plugin_actions;
@@ -182,6 +208,20 @@ gnc_plugin_account_tree_finalize (GObject *object)
     G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * Called when this plugin is added to a main window.  Connect a few callbacks
+ * here to track page changes.
+ *
+ */
+static void gnc_plugin_account_tree_add_to_window (GncPlugin *plugin,
+        GncMainWindow *mainwindow,
+        GQuark type)
+{
+    g_signal_connect(mainwindow, "page_changed",
+                     G_CALLBACK(gnc_plugin_account_tree_main_window_page_changed),
+                     plugin);
+}
 /************************************************************
  *                    Command Callbacks                     *
  ************************************************************/

gnucash/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree.c

@@ -587,6 +587,19 @@ gnc_plugin_page_account_tree_get_current_account (GncPluginPageAccountTree *page
     return account;
 }
 
+gboolean
+gnc_plugin_page_account_tree_focus (GncPluginPageAccountTree *page)
+{
+    if (GNC_IS_PLUGIN_PAGE_ACCOUNT_TREE(page))
+    {
+        GncPluginPageAccountTreePrivate *priv = GNC_PLUGIN_PAGE_ACCOUNT_TREE_GET_PRIVATE(page);
+        GtkTreeView *view = GTK_TREE_VIEW(priv->tree_view);
+
+        if (!gtk_widget_is_focus (GTK_WIDGET(view)))
+            gtk_widget_grab_focus (GTK_WIDGET(view));
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+}
 
 /* Virtual Functions */
 

gnucash/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree.h

@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ GncPluginPage *gnc_plugin_page_account_tree_new  (void);
 Account * gnc_plugin_page_account_tree_get_current_account (GncPluginPageAccountTree *page);
 
 
+/** Given a pointer to an account tree plugin page, set the focus to
+ *  the GtkTreeView. This is used in a g_idle_add so return FALSE.
+ *
+ *  @param page The "account tree" page.
+ * 
+ *  @return FALSE;
+ */
+gboolean gnc_plugin_page_account_tree_focus (GncPluginPageAccountTree *page);
+
 /** Given a pointer to an account, the account tree will open
  *  and the account will be selected (if any).
  *