Changed the dbus method new_window to use an array of options instead of only

passing the layout, also formatted a little the help strings in the optionparse 
module (to fit in 80 chars without breaking the indent)

terminator

@@ -62,11 +62,23 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             dbg('dbus disabled by command line')
             raise ImportError
         from terminatorlib import ipc
+        import dbus
         try:
             dbus_service = ipc.DBusService()
         except ipc.DBusException:
             dbg('Unable to become master process, requesting a new window')
-            ipc.new_window(OPTIONS.layout, OPTIONS.command or '')
+            # get rid of the None and True types so dbus can handle them (empty
+            # and 'True' strings are used instead), also arrays are joined 
+            # (the -x argument for example)
+            optionslist = {}
+            for opt, val in OPTIONS.__dict__.items():
+                if type(val) == type([]):
+                    val = ' '.join(val)
+                if val == True:
+                    val = 'True'
+                optionslist[opt] = val or ''
+            optionslist = dbus.Dictionary(optionslist, signature='ss')
+            ipc.new_window(optionslist)
             sys.exit()
     except ImportError:
         dbg('dbus not imported')

terminatorlib/ipc.py

@@ -58,15 +58,14 @@ class DBusService(Borg, dbus.service.Object):
         if not self.terminator:
             self.terminator = Terminator()
 
-    @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME)
-    def new_window(self, layout, command=''):
+    @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME, in_signature='a{ss}')
+    def new_window(self, options=dbus.Dictionary()):
         """Create a new Window"""
-        dbg('dbus method called: new_window with parameters %s, %s'%(layout, command))
-        if command:
-            options = self.terminator.config.options_get()
-            options.command = command
-            self.terminator.config.options_set(options)
-        self.terminator.create_layout(layout)
+        dbg('dbus method called: new_window with parameters %s'%(options))
+        oldopts = self.terminator.config.options_get()
+        oldopts.__dict__ = options
+        self.terminator.config.options_set(oldopts)
+        self.terminator.create_layout(oldopts.layout)
         self.terminator.layout_done()
             
 
@@ -108,9 +107,9 @@ def with_proxy(func):
     return _exec
 
 @with_proxy
-def new_window(session, layout='default', command=''):
+def new_window(session, options):
     """Call the dbus method to open a new window"""
-    session.new_window(layout, command)
+    session.new_window(options)
 
 @with_proxy
 def terminal_hsplit(session, uuid):

terminatorlib/optionparse.py

@@ -53,22 +53,25 @@ def parse_options():
             dest='borderless', help=_('Disable window borders'))
     parser.add_option('-H', '--hidden', action='store_true', dest='hidden',
             help=_('Hide the window at startup'))
-    parser.add_option('-T', '--title', dest='forcedtitle', help=_('Specify a \
-title for the window'))
-    parser.add_option('--geometry', dest='geometry', type='string', help=_('Set \
-the preferred size and position of the window (see X man page)'))
-    parser.add_option('-e', '--command', dest='command', help=_('Specify a \
-command to execute inside the terminal'))
+    parser.add_option('-T', '--title', dest='forcedtitle', 
+                      help=_('Specify a title for the window'))
+    parser.add_option('--geometry', dest='geometry', type='string', 
+                      help=_('Set the preferred size and position of the window'
+                             '(see X man page)'))
+    parser.add_option('-e', '--command', dest='command', 
+            help=_('Specify a command to execute inside the terminal'))
     parser.add_option('-x', '--execute', dest='execute', action='callback',
-            callback=execute_cb, help=_('Use the rest of the command line as a \
-command to execute inside the terminal, and its arguments'))
+            callback=execute_cb, 
+            help=_('Use the rest of the command line as a command to execute'
+                   'nside the terminal, and its arguments'))
     parser.add_option('--working-directory', metavar='DIR',
             dest='working_directory', help=_('Set the working directory'))
-    parser.add_option('-r', '--role', dest='role', help=_('Set a custom \
-WM_WINDOW_ROLE property on the window'))
-    parser.add_option('-l', '--layout', dest='layout', help=_('Select a layout'))
-    parser.add_option('-p', '--profile', dest='profile', help=_('Use a \
-different profile as the default'))
+    parser.add_option('-r', '--role', dest='role', 
+            help=_('Set a custom WM_WINDOW_ROLE property on the window'))
+    parser.add_option('-l', '--layout', dest='layout', 
+                      help=_('Select a layout'))
+    parser.add_option('-p', '--profile', dest='profile', 
+            help=_('Use a different profile as the default'))
     parser.add_option('-u', '--no-dbus', action='store_true', dest='nodbus', 
             help=_('Disable DBus'))
     parser.add_option('-d', '--debug', action='count', dest='debug',

terminatorlib/window.py

@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ class Window(Container, gtk.Window):
 
         options = self.config.options_get()
         if options:
-            if options.forcedtitle is not None:
+            if options.forcedtitle:
                 self.title.force_title(options.forcedtitle)
 
-            if options.role is not None:
+            if options.role:
                 self.set_role(options.role)
 
-            if options.geometry is not None:
+            if options.geometry:
                 if not self.parse_geometry(options.geometry):
                     err('Window::__init__: Unable to parse geometry: %s' % 
                             options.geometry)