example-tray-icon

example-tray-icon/README.md

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+# Tray Icon Notification
+Shows a custom notification icon with a menu in the tray area of your desktop.
+
+## Dependencies
+- Python
+- GTK3
+- AppIndicator3 (libappindicator-gtk3)
+
+## Resources
+- Source Tutorial: [Create a Custom System Tray Indicator For Your Tasks on Linux](https://fosspost.org/custom-system-tray-icon-indicator-linux/)
+- Background on app indicators: [ApplicationIndicators](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationIndicators)
+- [Python GTK3 Tutorial](https://python-gtk-3-tutorial.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
+- [PyGObject](https://pygobject.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html)
+

example-tray-icon/tray.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+import os
+import gi
+
+gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
+gi.require_version('AppIndicator3', '0.1')
+
+from gi.repository import Gtk as gtk
+from gi.repository import AppIndicator3 as appindicator
+
+def main():
+  indicator = appindicator.Indicator.new("customtray", "semi-starred-symbolic", appindicator.IndicatorCategory.APPLICATION_STATUS)
+  indicator.set_status(appindicator.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
+  indicator.set_menu(menu())
+  gtk.main()
+
+def menu():
+  menu = gtk.Menu()
+  
+  command_one = gtk.MenuItem(label='My Notes')
+  command_one.connect('activate', note)
+  menu.append(command_one)
+
+  exittray = gtk.MenuItem(label='Exit Tray')
+  exittray.connect('activate', quit)
+  menu.append(exittray)
+  
+  menu.show_all()
+  return menu
+  
+def note(_):
+  os.system("gvim $HOME/notes.txt")
+
+def quit(_):
+  gtk.main_quit()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  main()
+