def switch_view(self, news_store: NewsStore, preferences: Preferences) -> NewsView:
"""
Activates the view currently chosen in the preferences and returns it.
"""
appearance_prefs = preferences.appearance_preferences()
view_key = appearance_prefs['View']
views = {'Two-Pane': TwoPaneView, 'Three-Pane': ThreePaneView}
view_class = TwoPaneView # views[view_key] # FIXME: Hardcoded for development
if type(self.current_view) != view_class: # Ensure not switching to same view.
if self.current_view:
self.current_view.destroy_display()
self.current_view = view_class(news_store, appearance_prefs)
self.add(self.current_view.top_level())
self.show_all()
self.get_preferred_size() # TODO: Investigate if still needed.
return self.current_view
