Add new menu item: new message

app/SysTray-X/SysTray-X-app/systrayx.cpp

@@ -243,6 +243,10 @@ void    SysTrayX::createMenu()
     m_showhide_action->setIcon( QIcon( ":/files/icons/window-restore.png" ) );
     connect( m_showhide_action, &QAction::triggered, m_win_ctrl, &WindowCtrl::slotShowHide );
 
+    m_new_action = new QAction(tr("&New message..."), this);
+    m_new_action->setIcon( QIcon( ":/files/icons/document-new.png" ) );
+    connect( m_new_action, &QAction::triggered, this, &SysTrayX::slotNewMessage );
+
     m_pref_action = new QAction(tr("&Preferences"), this);
     m_pref_action->setIcon( QIcon( ":/files/icons/gtk-preferences.png" ) );
     connect( m_pref_action, &QAction::triggered, m_pref_dialog, &PreferencesDialog::slotShowDialog );
@@ -262,6 +266,8 @@ void    SysTrayX::createMenu()
 
     m_tray_icon_menu->addAction( m_showhide_action );
     m_tray_icon_menu->addSeparator();
+    m_tray_icon_menu->addAction( m_new_action );
+    m_tray_icon_menu->addSeparator();
     m_tray_icon_menu->addAction( m_pref_action );
     m_tray_icon_menu->addAction( m_about_action );
     m_tray_icon_menu->addSeparator();
@@ -784,6 +790,10 @@ void    SysTrayX::slotCloseApp()
     }
 }
 
+
+/*
+ *  Handle a show / hide shortcut change
+ */
 void    SysTrayX::slotShowHideShortcutChange()
 {
     if( m_show_hide_shortcut != nullptr )
@@ -797,3 +807,12 @@ void    SysTrayX::slotShowHideShortcutChange()
     m_show_hide_shortcut = new Shortcut( m_preferences->getShowHideShortcut(), this );
     connect( m_show_hide_shortcut, &Shortcut::activated, m_win_ctrl, &WindowCtrl::slotShowHide );
 }
+
+
+/*
+ *  Handle a new message request
+ */
+void    SysTrayX::slotNewMessage()
+{
+    m_link->sendNewMessage();
+}

app/SysTray-X/SysTray-X-app/systrayx.h

@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ class SysTrayX : public QObject
          */
         void    slotShowHideShortcutChange();
 
+        /**
+         * @brief slotNewMessage. Handle a new message request.
+         */
+        void    slotNewMessage();
+
     private:
 
         /**
@@ -239,6 +244,7 @@ class SysTrayX : public QObject
          * @brief m_xxxx_action. Pointer to the menu actions.
          */
         QAction*    m_showhide_action;
+        QAction*    m_new_action;
         QAction*    m_pref_action;
         QAction*    m_about_action;
         QAction*    m_quit_action;

app/SysTray-X/SysTray-X-app/systrayxlink.cpp

@@ -301,6 +301,26 @@ void    SysTrayXLink::sendPositions( QList< QPoint > positions )
 }
 
 
+/*
+ *  Send a new message request.
+*/
+void    SysTrayXLink::sendNewMessage()
+{
+    QJsonObject newMessageObject;
+    newMessageObject.insert("newMessage", QJsonValue::fromVariant( "true" ) );
+
+    /*
+     *  Store the new document
+     */
+    QJsonDocument json_doc = QJsonDocument( newMessageObject );
+
+    /*
+     *  Send it to the add-on
+     */
+    linkWrite( json_doc.toJson( QJsonDocument::Compact ) );
+}
+
+
 /*
  *  Decode JSON message
  */

app/SysTray-X/SysTray-X-app/systrayxlink.h

@@ -121,12 +121,17 @@ class SysTrayXLink : public QObject
         void    sendOptions();
 
         /**
-         * @brief sendPositions
+         * @brief sendPositions. Send the positions of the TB windows.
          *
          * @param positions     List of the positions of the TB windows
          */
         void    sendPositions( QList< QPoint > positions );
 
+        /**
+         * @brief sendNewMessage. Send a new message request.
+         */
+        void    sendNewMessage();
+
     private:
 
         /**