Gramplets only update when active, detached, or forced

svn: r14138

src/gen/plug/_gramplet.py

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class Gramplet(object):
         Internal constructor for non-graphical gramplets.
         """
         self._idle_id = 0
+        self.active = True
+        self.dirty = False
         self._pause = False
         self._generator = None
         self._need_to_update = False
@@ -140,8 +142,6 @@ class Gramplet(object):
         """
         Private code that updates the GUI when active_person is changed.
         """
-        self.uistate.push_message(self.gui.dbstate,
-                _("Gramplet %s is running") % self.gui.title)
         self.active_changed(handle)
 
     def db_changed(self):
@@ -264,8 +264,16 @@ class Gramplet(object):
         The main interface for running the main method.
         """
         import gobject
-        if (self.gui.state in ["closed", "minimized"] and 
+        if ((not self.active or 
-            not self.gui.force_update): return
+             self.gui.state in ["closed", "minimized"]) and 
+            not self.gui.force_update): 
+            self.dirty = True
+            #print "  %s is not active" % self.gui.title
+            return
+        #print "   %s is UPDATING" % self.gui.title
+        self.dirty = False
+        self.uistate.push_message(self.dbstate,
+                _("Gramplet %s is running") % self.gui.title)
         if self._idle_id != 0:
             self.interrupt()
         self._generator = self.main()
@@ -337,8 +345,6 @@ class Gramplet(object):
         Internal method for handling items that should happen when the
         database changes. This will push a message to the GUI status bar.
         """
-        self.uistate.push_message(self.dbstate,
-                _("Gramplet %s is running") % self.gui.title)
         self.dbstate.db = db
         self.gui.dbstate.db = db
         self.db_changed()

src/plugins/view/grampletview.py

@@ -1197,8 +1197,24 @@ class GrampletView(PageView):
         """
         return 'gramps-gramplet'
 
-    def build_tree(self):
+    def set_inactive(self):
-        return 
+        print "gramplet page inactive..."
+        self.active = False
+        for title in self.gramplet_map:
+            if self.gramplet_map[title].pui:
+                if self.gramplet_map[title].state != "detached":
+                    self.gramplet_map[title].pui.active = False
+
+    def set_active(self):
+        print "gramplet page active!"
+        self.active = True
+        for title in self.gramplet_map:
+            if self.gramplet_map[title].pui:
+                self.gramplet_map[title].pui.active = True
+                if self.gramplet_map[title].pui.dirty:
+                    if self.gramplet_map[title].state == "maximized":
+                        # FIXME: do in background?
+                        self.gramplet_map[title].pui.update()
 
     def ui_definition(self):
         return """