Is this a bug? gui_hooks.style_did_init called before addon initialization

cephian · April 17, 2021, 8:01pm

I’m very new to anki addon development, so please excuse me if I’m making some mistake. It seems that gui_hooks.style_did_init is run from inside theme.py before my addon is being initialized, meaning it’s impossible to actually hook into this call with an addon. Am I correct?

I’ve tested this with the latest version of Anki on Github.

abdo · April 18, 2021, 12:12am

It seems so.
gui_hooks.style_did_init() is eventually triggered by setupUI(), which is actually called before initializing add-ons.

github.com

ankitects/anki/blob/2ab39e7c766fe0a038d5d22c0c6d593094397211/qt/aqt/main.py#L144


self.opts = opts
self.col: Optional[Collection] = None
self.taskman = TaskManager(self)
self.media_syncer = MediaSyncer(self)
aqt.mw = self
self.app = app
self.pm = profileManager
# init rest of app
self.safeMode = (KeyboardModifiersPressed().shift) or self.opts.safemode
try:
    self.setupUI()
    self.setupAddons(args)
    self.finish_ui_setup()
except:
    showInfo(tr(TR.QT_MISC_ERROR_DURING_STARTUP, val=traceback.format_exc()))
    sys.exit(1)
# must call this after ui set up
if self.safeMode:
    tooltip(tr(TR.QT_MISC_SHIFT_KEY_WAS_HELD_DOWN_SKIPPING))
# were we given a file to import?
if args and args[0] and not self._isAddon(args[0]):

dae · April 18, 2021, 11:29am

Looks like we can’t easily defer the call to setupStyle(), as it causes a flash on startup. Maybe your add-on could call theme_manaer.apply_style() again on startup?

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Is this a bug? gui_hooks.style_did_init called before addon initialization

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