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From: "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com>
To: Python <python-list@python.org>
Subject: RE: system tray or notification area in python
Thread-Topic: system tray or notification area in python
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Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:21:26 +0000
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Daniel Fetchinson wrote:=0D=0A> >> Hi folks,=0D=0A> >>=0D=0A> >> I'm using =
a stand alone window manager without gnome or kde or any=0D=0A> >> other de=
=2E But I still would like to have a system tray or notification=0D=0A> >> =
area and so far used stalonetray for this=2E Stalonetray is written in C=0D=
=0A> >> and is a GTK application, works all right but sometimes it doesn't=
=2E=0D=0A> >> For instance if it is killed and restarted icons don't come b=
ack, etc,=0D=0A> >> etc, there are some quirks=2E=0D=0A> >>=0D=0A> >> So I =
thought I would write a brand new stand alone system tray or=0D=0A> >> noti=
fication area in python=2E I guess I need to use gtk bindings or=0D=0A> >> =
some such but don't really know what my options are=2E=0D=0A> >>=0D=0A> >> =
Where would I start something like this?=0D=0A> >> Any pointers would be gr=
eatly appreciated!=0D=0A> >>=0D=0A> > Why not look at the source code of th=
e current app your using to get=0D=0A> > an idea how that application accom=
plishes said task?=0D=0A> =0D=0A> I actually did that already it's using th=
e C bindings of gtk=2E=0D=0A> You might ask you I'm not modifying the code =
in order to achieve what=0D=0A> I want, well, the answer is that I'd much r=
ather prototype something=0D=0A> like this in python than work immediately =
with gtk from C=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A> But I have zero experience with gui progr=
amming in python=2E So any=0D=0A> pointers would be much appreciated how to=
 implement a system tray in=0D=0A> python=2E Gtk is I guess just one option=
, one could use other stuff from=0D=0A> python but I wouldn't know what the=
 simplest approach is=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A> =0D=0A=0D=0AI have used wxpython an=
d thought it was powerful and reasonably easy =0D=0Ato use=2E I have no exp=
erience with other Python frameworks but I know =0D=0Awxpython is a popular=
 choice and I would guess it has an active community=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AThat is =
my two cents (or lowest denomination currency for your locale)=2E=0D=0A=0D=
=0A> =0D=0A> > You could always use raw X11 libs but leveraging something l=
ike Gtk or=0D=0A> > Qt/KDE would probably be much easier=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A=
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