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| From | Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: Fwd: system tray or notification area in python |
| Date | 2012-10-17 10:02 +0200 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
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Am 17.10.12 09:49, schrieb Daniel Fetchinson: >>>>> So I thought I would write a brand new stand alone system tray or >>>>> notification area in python. I guess I need to use gtk bindings or >>>>> some such but don't really know what my options are. >>>>> >>>>> Where would I start something like this? >>>>> Any pointers would be greatly appreciated! >>>>> >>>> Why not look at the source code of the current app your using to get >>>> an idea how that application accomplishes said task? >>> >>> I actually did that already it's using the C bindings of gtk. >> >> I think you are mistaken - if its this one: >> http://stalonetray.sourceforge.net/ > > Yes, that's it. > >> I had a quick look into the sources, it does not use gtk at all, it uses >> low level X11 calls. Programming in this way is very tedious. > > Right, but nobody wrote Xlib bindings for python? Erm, Google is your friend: "python xlib" turns up http://python-xlib.sourceforge.net/ as well as http://plwm.sourceforge.net/ which is pretty close to what you are trying to do. >> Don't take it wrong, but when you write that you have no experience with >> GUI programming, I'd start another projet first - I think you will have >> a tough way to succeed with this project. > > I certainly wouldn't start with Xlib in C, but if python bindings > would be available that would make life much easier. > Everything is easier in python:) because usually python libs are designed with OO and ease of use in mind. Beware that this will be much tougher than using gtk&friends. Christian
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Fwd: system tray or notification area in python Daniel Fetchinson <fetchinson@googlemail.com> - 2012-10-16 22:39 +0200
Re: Fwd: system tray or notification area in python Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2012-10-16 23:56 +0200
Re: Fwd: system tray or notification area in python Daniel Fetchinson <fetchinson@googlemail.com> - 2012-10-17 09:49 +0200
Re: Fwd: system tray or notification area in python Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2012-10-17 10:02 +0200
Re: system tray or notification area in python Daniel Fetchinson <fetchinson@googlemail.com> - 2012-10-17 13:49 +0200
Re: Fwd: system tray or notification area in python Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2012-10-19 14:00 +0300
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