GdkAppLaunchContext

gdk.app_launch_context.AppLaunchContext handles launching an application in a graphical context.

It is an implementation of gio.app_launch_context.AppLaunchContext that provides startup notification and allows to launch applications on a specific workspace.

Launching an application

GdkAppLaunchContext *context;

context = gdk_display_get_app_launch_context (display);

gdk_app_launch_context_set_timestamp (gdk_event_get_time (event));

if (!g_app_info_launch_default_for_uri ("http://www.gtk.org", context, &error))
  g_warning ("Launching failed: %s\n", error->message);

g_object_unref (context);