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a Gambas recent files Lister (TrayIcon)
Posted: Friday 23rd July 2021 8:42am
by BruceSteers
Here's something i just made.
I call it GLaunch
I have put in in my startup applications so it starts with my desktop. (Note: i HAD to put a 2 second delay on MATE)
It makes a tray icon and populates a list by reading the gambas recent files save file.
It gets the icons (for the projects) and displays them in either the right click popup menu or the left click gridview Form.
Pop menu offers project can be launched/folder opened.
Left click an item and it loads the IDE with the project.
If system tray is not supported it makes a psuedo icon (small borderless window) you can move/lock
Option to set GUI mode like gb.gtk / gb.qt
Re: a Gambas recent files Lister (TrayIcon
Posted: Friday 23rd July 2021 9:26am
by PJBlack
my built-in mr monk is rotating right now ...
the arrangement of your desktop icons is ... "$%ยง&$/(&)/=(?)(TURESRXGCHJV
ok just took my psychotropic drugs ... now he is quiet
again a
very nice idea from you
Re: a Gambas recent files Lister (TrayIcon
Posted: Friday 23rd July 2021 9:37am
by PJBlack
right click --> make launcher --> desktop or menu --> File or directory does not exist MakeIcon.MakeMe.21
MakeIcon 15
u = IIf(UseRoot, User.Name, Me.UserName())
u = User.Name
MakeIcon 36
dtf = "/home/" & u & "/Desktop/" & n & ".desktop"
dtf = "/home/" & u & "/Schreibtisch/" & n & ".desktop"
Re: a Gambas recent files Lister (TrayIcon
Posted: Friday 23rd July 2021 1:35pm
by BruceSteers
Oops sorry. Its because the Form has no icon yet...
The make launcher command is looking for FMain.Icon.
Easily fixed.
Thanks Mike
And that there Is what we call the desktop of a developer
Makeicon 15,
Why did you remove that line?
My command will use your user name even if run as root if asked to..
You broke it
Re. Desktop...
Darn it why can't you Germans just speak English?
I'll use the gb.desktop command instead.
Cheers again
Re: a Gambas recent files Lister (TrayIcon
Posted: Friday 23rd July 2021 6:04pm
by PJBlack
micha or pj would be quite sufficient ... but mike is still ok
BruceSteers wrote: โFriday 23rd July 2021 1:35pmMakeicon 15,
Why did you remove that line?
My command will use your user name even if run as root if asked to..
You broke it
yeah ... thats what i can do best ... did you tried with a username longer than eight chars?
BruceSteers wrote: โFriday 23rd July 2021 1:35pmDarn it why can't you Germans just speak English?
i do speak english but it seems that xfce like german more
Re: a Gambas recent files Lister (TrayIcon
Posted: Friday 23rd July 2021 7:48pm
by BruceSteers
PJBlack wrote: โFriday 23rd July 2021 9:37am
MakeIcon 36
dtf = "/home/" & u & "/Desktop/" & n & ".desktop"
dtf = "/home/" & u & "/Schreibtisch/" & n & ".desktop"
You (or rather "I") should use this.. (as it has the gb.desktop component)
dtf = Desktop.Path &/ n & ".desktop"
I've updated the above archive
cheers again Micha
About the username with more than 8 chars..
Here is the function that gets the name.. i cannot see how a difference in number of chars will affect anything?
Public Sub UserName() As String
Dim u As String
Shell "w -h|awk '{print $1}'" Wait To u
If InStr(u, "\n") Then u = Split(u, "\n")[0] ' if more than one result get the first one.
Return Trim(u)
End
Re: a Gambas recent files Lister (TrayIcon
Posted: Saturday 24th July 2021 5:45am
by PJBlack
BruceSteers wrote: โFriday 23rd July 2021 7:48pmAbout the username with more than 8 chars..
Here is the function that gets the name.. i cannot see how a difference in number of chars will affect anything?
User.Name = "mnaltrogge"
Me.UserName = "mnaltrog" because
gives:
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mnaltrog tty7 07:29 11:40 36.84 s 0.99 s xfce4-session
mnaltrog pts/0 07:40 0.00 s 0.06 s 0.00 s w -h
Re: a Gambas recent files Lister (TrayIcon)
Posted: Thursday 4th August 2022 12:22pm
by BruceSteers
Uploaded latest version.
Had a few updates/tweaks/fixes
(see first post)
Re: a Gambas recent files Lister (TrayIcon)
Posted: Thursday 4th August 2022 4:03pm
by cogier
I like this little program. It is now installed it on my Linux Mint Cinnamon system without issue.
I noticed that the
'Show toolbar' option still says
'Show toolbar' when the toolbar is showing!
There is an unused variable
$List (Line 12 fList.class)
I found the listings with '
/here/there/and_down_here/somewhere/etc/' a bit overpowering, so a possible option could be added to simplify this. I have changed the following lines: -
Public Sub AddItem(m As Menu)
Inc GridView1.Rows.Count
If m.Picture Then GridView1[GridView1.Rows.Max, 0].Picture = m.Picture
GridView1.Rows[GridView1.Rows.Max].Height = -1
GridView1.Columns[0].Width = -1
'GridView1[GridView1.Rows.Max, 1].Text = m.Text
GridView1[GridView1.Rows.Max, 1].Text = Mid(m.Text, RInStr(m.Text, "/") + 1)
'GridView1[GridView1.Rows.Max, 1].Alignment = Align.Right
sDates.Add(m.Tag)
End
The result is,
but it doesn't work any more, will check on this later..: -
Re: a Gambas recent files Lister (TrayIcon)
Posted: Thursday 4th August 2022 6:38pm
by BruceSteers
cogier wrote: โThursday 4th August 2022 4:03pm
I like this little program. It is now installed it on my Linux Mint Cinnamon system without issue.
I noticed that the
'Show toolbar' option still says
'Show toolbar' when the toolbar is showing!
There is an unused variable
$List (Line 12 fList.class)
I found the listings with '
/here/there/and_down_here/somewhere/etc/' a bit overpowering, so a possible option could be added to simplify this. I have changed the following lines: -
Public Sub AddItem(m As Menu)
Inc GridView1.Rows.Count
If m.Picture Then GridView1[GridView1.Rows.Max, 0].Picture = m.Picture
GridView1.Rows[GridView1.Rows.Max].Height = -1
GridView1.Columns[0].Width = -1
'GridView1[GridView1.Rows.Max, 1].Text = m.Text
GridView1[GridView1.Rows.Max, 1].Text = Mid(m.Text, RInStr(m.Text, "/") + 1)
'GridView1[GridView1.Rows.Max, 1].Alignment = Align.Right
sDates.Add(m.Tag)
End
The result is,
but it doesn't work any more, will check on this later..: -
Cheers Charlie, glad you like it.
Does the Showtoolbar checkbox show correctly? it should be a toggle menu so the text does not change just the checkbox state.
I have now added the option to use filepaths or not.
The gridview.text was checked later in the prog for operation so removing the path broke things for you.
I set the path that gets read later to the Tag property not the text so .Text can be anything now