| sanguine1 | hello | 15:06 |
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| sanguine1 | i have a question: if i created a new program that integrates with the indicator-app, should i submit it to just ubuntu or try to get it into debian? | 15:08 |
| fagan | sanguine1: debian | 15:17 |
| fagan | app indicators should be done in such a way that they can be submitted anywhere and if they arent installed it should fall back to the notification area | 15:18 |
| sanguine1 | is there special coding to ensure the fallback works? | 15:18 |
| fagan | Im pretty sure its in the examples | 15:18 |
| * fagan goes looking | 15:18 | |
| sanguine1 | okay | 15:18 |
| sanguine1 | i found it on the wiki but will have to see how to test that in python | 15:23 |
| fagan | Oh its automatic | 15:24 |
| * fagan = dumb | 15:24 | |
| fagan | so you should be able to just push it to debian | 15:25 |
| sanguine1 | great, so as long as my package depends on the indicator-applet it won't install without it | 15:25 |
| sanguine1 | but since it's installed it'll be able to fallback if they don't have the applet active | 15:25 |
| fagan | you dont need to depend on it anyway | 15:26 |
| fagan | it will fallback to the notification area if it isnt installed | 15:26 |
| fagan | you can put it as suggests though which is the more common one for the apps in universe that use it | 15:27 |
| sanguine1 | hmm, i tried removing the indicator-applet and running my program but it's not creating a fallback icon | 15:33 |
| fagan | it should go to the notification area | 15:35 |
| fagan | I dont know | 15:35 |
| fagan | i havent made any yet | 15:36 |
| sanguine1 | okay, no problem | 15:37 |
| * fagan goes making one in vala to see if it does it | 15:37 | |
| fagan | hmmmmm | 15:45 |
| fagan | I wonder what the --pkg name for the app indicator is | 15:46 |
| sanguine1 | what's a --pkg name? indicator-applet? | 15:47 |
| fagan | For vala | 15:48 |
| fagan | its really particular because it has to find the package name properly | 15:48 |
| fagan | hmmmm maybe its not installed by default | 15:49 |
| sanguine1 | unfortunately the fallback example's in c, so i'm trying to glean how the bindings might be referenced in python | 15:52 |
| fagan | Im trying to work out what the package import is for vala | 15:59 |
| fagan | ah ill ask on monday | 15:59 |
| sanguine1 | i don't think it's limited to just my app | 15:59 |
| sanguine1 | i'm not seeing icons for other programs usually in the applet: pidgin and gwibber | 16:00 |
| c10ud | i guess it falls back if you have no indicator-applet running but still libappindicator installed | 16:01 |
| c10ud | python-appindicator, for, well, python | 16:01 |
| sanguine1 | i didn't uninstall them, just removed the applet from my panel | 16:01 |
| sanguine1 | but it's not falling back | 16:01 |
| sanguine1 | i have other icons in the regular notification area so the fallbacks do have a place to go | 16:03 |
| c10ud | my suggestion is that you code a fallback manually, it's a few lines of code and doesn't make the libappindicator dependency mandatory | 16:09 |
| c10ud | about the thing not working, well, i guess that's a bug | 16:10 |
| sanguine1 | yeah, it looks like a bug | 16:10 |
| sanguine1 | i'll file a report | 16:10 |
| sanguine1 | thanks for your help fagan | 16:52 |
| fagan | ah np | 16:52 |
| * shoonya is away: Gone to bed... | 20:43 | |
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