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797fb5e9 | 2 | indicator-chars |
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3 | =============== |
4 | ||
5 | :Author: Tobias Schlitt <toby@php.net> | |
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6 | |
7 | App indicator to provide a menu with (potentially funny UTF-8) characters for | |
8 | simple copying them to clipboard (similar to original characters applet). | |
9 | ||
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10 | Create a file .indicator-chars in your home directory with lines of |
11 | characters to be selectable. | |
797fb5e9 | 12 | |
8706f230 | 13 | **Fork by Cyrille37** |
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14 | |
15 | :Author: Cyrille37 <cyrille37@gmail.com> | |
16 | ||
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17 | - Some changes to make indicator-chars works on Ubuntu 12.04LTS with Unity 2D |
18 | ||
19 | - replace the custom icon with a theme icon name | |
20 | ||
21 | - add a char copy into Clipboard(selection="CLIPBOARD") | |
22 | ||
23 | - Other minors changes | |
24 | ||
25 | - use env to find the Python engine | |
26 | ||
27 | - add a configuration file example: "conf-example.indicator-chars" | |
7a179aa7 | 28 | |
8706f230 | 29 | **Fork by Adrian I Lam** |
30 | ||
31 | :Author: Adrian I Lam <adrianiainlam@gmail.com> | |
32 | ||
33 | - Changes to Cyrille37's fork: | |
34 | ||
35 | - port to Python 3 from Python 2 | |
36 | ||
37 | - use the svg custom icon | |
38 | ||
7a179aa7 | 39 | ------- |
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40 | Install |
41 | ------- | |
42 | ||
43 | - Checkout source code | |
1b39c416 | 44 | |
3853ba05 | 45 | - Create ~/.indicator-chars |
1b39c416 | 46 | |
3853ba05 | 47 | - Each row corresponds to a set of chars |
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48 | |
49 | - Optional submenu title prefix: "[title]" (trailing spaces stripped) | |
50 | ||
51 | - Optional descriptions after chars: "(description)" (leading & | |
52 | trailing spaces stripped) | |
53 | ||
54 | - Spaces (apart from above) also count as chars | |
55 | ||
3853ba05 | 56 | - Make sure to use UTF-8 encoding |
1b39c416 | 57 | |
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58 | - Put indicator-chars.py into auto start |
59 | ||
60 | ----------- | |
61 | Open issues | |
62 | ----------- | |
63 | ||
64 | - If anyone could design a nice, unity style indicator icon? | |
1b39c416 | 65 | |
3853ba05 | 66 | - Maybe there is a way to use multiple click buttons in menu items? |
1b39c416 | 67 | |
3853ba05 | 68 | - No standard Gtk way does not work. |