Important information for Cinnamon 5.4

[mtwebster]

There are a number of changes to be aware for ensuring compatibility with 5.4.

Please see:
Cinnamon 5.4 Transition - API Changes.pdf

Original (Google Docs):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AHbuhi5bnlN_O0JP0O-rmgbN50IBHqZm74w6A1TL8Nk/edit#gid=0

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Doc reference for any non-Cinnamon libraries (the devhelp/muffin ones are no longer valid for clutter, cogl):
https://gjs-docs.gnome.org/
Config file info you can import to enable the correct docs:

{"docs":"cairo10~1.0_api/cally7~7_api/clutter7~7_api/clutterx117~7_api/cogl7~7_api/coglpango7~7_api/gdk30~3.24.31/gdkpixbuf20~2.42.6/gdkx1130~3.24.2p/gio20~2.66p/glib20~2.66.1/gobject20~2.66p/graphene10~1.10p/gsound10~1.0_api/gtk30~3.24.31/keybinder30~3.0_api/meta7~7_api/pango10~1.50.4/pangocairo10~1.22p/upowerglib10~1.0_api"}

Save that string to a file, then click the three dots next to the search box on that site, Preferences, and click Import.

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Any questions or confusion (or things we missed that should be in that document) ask here we'll try to answer.

Thanks!

[ghost]

What happened to the Clutter.Texture() constructor? It's dead in my applet.

[Gr3q]

@Drugwash2 it's also not in Clutter 7 https://gjs-docs.gnome.org/clutter7~7_api/ (before 5.4 Clutter 2.6 something was used)

[ghost]

I don't like where all this is going.
Fortunately Applet PYE can work in symbolic mode with no colorful decorations until this gets fixed (if ever) but it's ugly as sin in my not-so-humble opinion. There may be other way(s) to achieve the same result but I'm not gonna start hunting - they broke it, they should fix it.

[Gr3q]

Clutter 3 deprecated it, it says you should use Clutter.Image instead

[ghost]

Yeah thanks, just found out about that earlier. It's been working through Mint 20.x however.
Managed to fix Applet PYE for now. Who knows what's next though...