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[indicator-chars.git] / indicator-chars.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
# Very simple chars indicator.
# Author: Tobias Schlitt <toby@php.net>
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# Copyright (c) 2011, Tobias Schlitt
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import os
import gtk
import gio
import signal
import subprocess
import appindicator

APP_NAME = 'indicator-chars'
APP_VERSION = '0.1'

class IndicatorChars:
    CHARS_PATH = os.getenv('HOME') + '/.indicator-chars'

    def __init__(self):
        self.ind = appindicator.Indicator("Chars", "gnome-character-map", appindicator.CATEGORY_APPLICATION_STATUS)
        self.ind.set_status(appindicator.STATUS_ACTIVE)        

        self.update_menu()

    def create_menu_item(self, label):
        item = gtk.MenuItem()
        item.set_label(label)
        return item

    def on_chars_changed(self, filemonitor, file, other_file, event_type):
        if event_type == gio.FILE_MONITOR_EVENT_CHANGES_DONE_HINT:
            print 'Characters changed, updating menu...'
            self.update_menu()
    
    def update_menu(self, widget = None, data = None):
        try:
            charDef = open(self.CHARS_PATH).readlines()
        except IOError:
            charDef = []

        # Create menu
        menu = gtk.Menu()
        self.ind.set_menu(menu)
        
        for charLine in charDef:
            charLine = unicode(charLine)
            charLine = charLine.strip()
            parentItem = self.create_menu_item(charLine)
            subMenu = gtk.Menu()
            for char in charLine:
                subItem = self.create_menu_item(char)
                subItem.connect("activate", self.on_char_click, char)
                subMenu.append(subItem)
            parentItem.set_submenu(subMenu)
            menu.append(parentItem)

        # Show the menu
        menu.show_all()

    def on_char_click(self, widget, char):
        cb = gtk.Clipboard(selection="PRIMARY")
        cb.set_text(char)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Catch CTRL-C
    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, lambda signal, frame: gtk.main_quit())

    # Run the indicator
    i = IndicatorChars()
    
    # Monitor bookmarks changes 
    file = gio.File(i.CHARS_PATH)
    monitor = file.monitor_file()
    monitor.connect("changed", i.on_chars_changed)            
    
    # Main gtk loop
    gtk.main()