Cleaned up code and concepts in UI

gemgraph/window.py

@@ -30,30 +30,14 @@ class GemGraphWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
     main_stack = Gtk.Template.Child()
     side_stack = Gtk.Template.Child()
     main_paned = Gtk.Template.Child()
-    main_box_edit = Gtk.Template.Child()
-    main_box_run = Gtk.Template.Child()
-    main_box_presentation = Gtk.Template.Child()
-    side_box_edit = Gtk.Template.Child()
-    side_box_run = Gtk.Template.Child()
-    side_box_presentation = Gtk.Template.Child()
-
-    __STACK_OK = False
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        # Show the "edit" page by default
+        self.main_stack.set_visible_child_full("main_edit", Gtk.StackTransitionType.CROSSFADE)
+        self.side_stack.set_visible_child_full("side_edit", Gtk.StackTransitionType.CROSSFADE)
 
 
-    def init_stack(self):
-        # Init both mode stacks
-        self.main_stack.add_named(self.main_box_edit, "main_box_edit")
-        self.main_stack.add_named(self.main_box_run, "main_box_run")
-        self.main_stack.add_named(self.main_box_presentation,
-            "main_box_presentation")
-        self.side_stack.add_named(self.side_box_edit, "side_box_edit")
-        self.side_stack.add_named(self.side_box_run, "side_box_run")
-        self.side_stack.add_named(self.side_box_presentation,
-            "side_box_presentation")
-
     def toggle_sidebar(self):
         """
         Sets the sidebar position to open or closed
@@ -69,13 +53,8 @@ class GemGraphWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
         """
         Sets the active mode from stack. Mode is the name of the mode (string)
         """
-
+        self.main_stack.set_visible_child_full("main_"+mode, Gtk.StackTransitionType.CROSSFADE)
-        if not self.__STACK_OK:
+        self.side_stack.set_visible_child_full("side_"+mode, Gtk.StackTransitionType.CROSSFADE)
-            self.init_stack()
-            self.__STACK_OK = True
-
-        main_newmode = self.main_stack.set_visible_child_name ("main_box_"+mode)
-        side_newmode = self.side_stack.set_visible_child_name ("side_box_"+mode)
 
 class AboutDialog(Gtk.AboutDialog):
 

ui/gemgraph.ui

@@ -48,71 +48,79 @@
         <child>
           <object class="GtkStack" id="side_stack">
             <child>
-              <object class="GtkBox" id="side_box_run">
+              <object class="GtkStackPage">
-                <property name="halign">center</property>
+		            <property name="name">side_run</property>
-                <child>
+                <property name="child">
                   <object class="GtkLabel" id="labelsiderun">
                     <property name="justify">center</property>
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Sidebar: run mode&lt;/b&gt;</property>
                     <property name="use-markup">True</property>
                   </object>
-                </child>
+                </property>
               </object>
-              <object class="GtkBox" id="side_box_presentation">
+            </child>
-                <property name="halign">center</property>
             <child>
+              <object class="GtkStackPage">
+		            <property name="name">side_presentation</property>
+                <property name="child">
                   <object class="GtkLabel" id="labelsidepresentation">
                     <property name="justify">center</property>
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Sidebar: presentation mode&lt;/b&gt;</property>
                     <property name="use-markup">True</property>
                   </object>
-                </child>
+                </property>
               </object>
-              <object class="GtkBox" id="side_box_edit">
+            </child>
-                <property name="halign">center</property>
             <child>
+              <object class="GtkStackPage">
+                <property name="name">side_edit</property>
+                <property name="child">
                   <object class="GtkLabel" id="labelsideedit">
                     <property name="justify">center</property>
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Sidebar: edit mode&lt;/b&gt;</property>
                     <property name="use-markup">True</property>
                   </object>
-                </child>
+                </property>
               </object>
             </child>
           </object>
         </child>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkStack" id="main_stack">
-            <property name="halign">center</property>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkBox" id="main_box_run">
             <child>
+              <object class="GtkStackPage">
+                <property name="name">main_run</property>
+                <property name="child">
                   <object class="GtkLabel">
                     <property name="halign">center</property>
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Main zone: run mode&lt;/b&gt;</property>
                     <property name="use-markup">True</property>
                   </object>
-                </child>
+                </property>
               </object>
-              <object class="GtkBox" id="main_box_presentation">
+            </child>
-                <property name="halign">center</property>
             <child>
+              <object class="GtkStackPage">
+                <property name="name">main_presentation</property>
+                <property name="child">
                   <object class="GtkLabel">
                     <property name="halign">center</property>
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Main zone: presentation mode&lt;/b&gt;</property>
                     <property name="use-markup">True</property>
                   </object>
-                </child>
+                </property>
               </object>
-              <object class="GtkBox" id="main_box_edit">
+            </child>
-                <property name="halign">center</property>
             <child>
+              <object class="GtkStackPage">
+                <property name="name">main_edit</property>
+                <property name="child">
                   <object class="GtkLabel">
                     <property name="halign">center</property>
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Main zone: edit mode&lt;/b&gt;</property>
                     <property name="use-markup">True</property>
                   </object>
-                </child>
+                </property>
               </object>
             </child>
           </object>