def kaction(name, actionCollection=None, callable=None):
# Create the toolbar action and insert it into the toolbar_actions dict
global parent
global action_definitions
global action_groups
config = action_definitions.get(name, None)
if config is None:
print "ERR: No config for action:", name
return None #Without the config no action can be created
action = KAction(parent)
if "group" in config:
group_name = config["group"]
if group_name in action_groups:
group = action_groups[group_name]
else:
group = QtGui.QActionGroup(parent)
action_groups[group_name] = group
action.setActionGroup(group)
if "icon" in config:
action.setIcon(KIcon(config["icon"]))
if "checkable" in config:
action.setCheckable(True)
# Same exception is wanted here. As an alternative one can specify a callable as a parameter.
if callable is not None:
action.triggered.connect(callable)
else:
action.triggered.connect(config["action"])
if "text" in config:
action.setText(config["text"])
if "tooltip" in config:
action.setToolTip(config["tooltip"])
if "whatsthis" in config:
action.setWhatsThis(config["whatsthis"])
if actionCollection is not None:
actionCollection.addAction(name, action)
return action
