Method _createHotItem

extension.js:510–541

(key, value, gicon)

    }

    _createHotItem(key, value, gicon) {
        let item = new St.BoxLayout({
            style_class: 'vitals-panel-item',
        });
        this._hotItems[key] = item;
        this._menuLayout.add_child(item);

        if (!this._settings.get_boolean('hide-icons') || key == '_default_icon_') {
            let icon = this._defaultIcon(key);
            if (gicon) icon.gicon = gicon;
            item.add_child(icon);
        }

        // don't add a label when no sensors are in the panel
        if (key == '_default_icon_') return;

        let label = new St.Label({
            style_class: 'vitals-panel-label',
            text: (value)?value:'\u2026', // ...
            y_expand: true,
            y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER
        });
        // attempt to prevent ellipsizes
        label.get_clutter_text().ellipsize = 0;
        // keep track of label for removal later
        this._hotLabels[key] = label;
        // prevent "called on the widget"  "which is not in the stage" errors by adding before width below
        item.add_child(label);

        // support for fixed widths #55, save label (text) width
        this._widths[key] = label.get_clutter_text().width;
    }

    _showHideSensorsChanged(self, sensor) {
        this._sensors.resetHistory();