Applet request - Run script, show icon

adisk · 2012-02-13 02:47:36

I need simple applet.
- Run script.
- Script return 0 (ok) or 1 (fail)
- Show icon. If 0 - show first icon.
- It 1 - show second icon.

It applet will be places in panel.
Near other indicators.

Settings:
- script
- incos

Nick · 2012-02-13 07:15:03

The xfce4-genmon-plugin can do this, but without the icons. With some clever scripting you can also do this with normal launchers (change the icon of the desktop file, use %k to get the uri to the file).

angstrom · 2012-02-13 15:44:24

I use launcher system to check mail.
- Create a launcher, make it run your script
- Go in ~/.config/xfce4/panel, the last created directory "launcher-##" normally contain a .desktop file (look inside and verify that is the launcher that run your script by looking the "Exec=" property)
- Now your script :

#!/bin/bash

launcherDir=~/.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-##

##### Your code ####
...
##################

function gendesktop 
{
    cat <<EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=$1
Comment=
Icon=$2
Exec=/path/to/your/script
Path=
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false
EOF
}

rm -f $launcherDir/*.desktop

if [ $res == 0 ]; then    
    gendesktop    "Tool tips that OK"     "path to your icon, or icon name from gtk cache icons"    > $launcherDir/$$.desktop
else
    gendesktop    "Tool tips that not ok"    "path to your second icon"    >   $launcherDir/$$.desktop
fi

- There must be is a better way to force update the launcher's icon than creating a new .desktop file. Nick, is that what you are refering by using %k ?

Nick · 2012-02-13 17:21:20

If you use %k in the command, it will be replaced with the desktop file uri. You can use that in the script to modify the launcher.

#!/bin/sh

filename=${1#file://}

desktop-file-edit --set-icon="face-tired" "$filename"
touch "$filename"

# Do stuff
sleep 5

desktop-file-edit --set-icon="face-smile" "$filename"
touch "$filename"

Only create a launcher with the following command "scriptname.sh %k"

Nick · 2012-02-13 17:26:07

See also the genmon page: http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel- … mon-plugin

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#1 2012-02-13 02:47:36

Applet request - Run script, show icon

#2 2012-02-13 07:15:03

Re: Applet request - Run script, show icon

#3 2012-02-13 15:44:24

Re: Applet request - Run script, show icon

#4 2012-02-13 17:21:20

Re: Applet request - Run script, show icon

#5 2012-02-13 17:26:07

Re: Applet request - Run script, show icon

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