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#1 2008-10-09 16:01:36
- domanov
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simplest way to get a systray icon
Hi all,
I mainly use fluxbox without desktop icons (no idesk/fbdesk. Yes, I am a keyboard only minimalist. ). Tough, I have a couple of bash/zenity scripts which I would like to 'reach' with the mouse (... when I'm lying in bed looking to a movie with only my mouse at hand). Of course I made a fluxbox-menu entry. But it is not portable to other DE, as a systray-iconified launcher is.
Long story short, I would like to create a systray icon which allows to choose my scripts. How is it done? I mean, shall I learn python/perl and pyqt/pygtk/perlgtk to accomplish this very simple task? If yes, could anyone point me to a simple implementation to copy from?
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domanov
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#2 2008-10-09 17:53:59
- thayer
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Re: simplest way to get a systray icon
bbdock. It's portable to all *box window managers that feature dock support.
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#3 2008-10-09 18:59:24
- moljac024
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Re: simplest way to get a systray icon
9menu is supposed to be a WM independent menu similar to *box menus.
Never used it, though.
You could also use dmenu or dzen2.
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#4 2008-10-09 19:48:34
- Husio
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Re: simplest way to get a systray icon
It's really simple to write if you only want to have tray icon with popup menu that will contain items like fluxbox menu. I could try to write it on weekend if you like.
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#5 2008-10-10 00:50:58
- domanov
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Re: simplest way to get a systray icon
It's really simple to write if you only want to have tray icon with popup menu that will contain items like fluxbox menu. I could try to write it on weekend if you like.
That's indeed very nice of you. Ginkuye!
And how will you do it? Python? Plain qt (c++)? Or gtk?
Cheers,
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#6 2008-10-10 06:45:04
- Husio
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Re: simplest way to get a systray icon
GTK and C or Python.
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@domanov:
here's quick Python code, just to check if that's what you want: http://paste.pocoo.org/show/87605
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#7 2008-10-10 15:28:20
- domanov
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Re: simplest way to get a systray icon
@domanov:
here's quick Python code, just to check if that's what you want: http://paste.pocoo.org/show/87605
That is definitely what I wanted! Thanks!
Ok, you did convince me: I'll start learning python and gtk. (And I'll contact you for hints, right ? 
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Take care,
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