NAME¶

Gtk2::AppIndicator - Perl extension for libappindicator

SYNOPSIS¶

  use Gtk2 '-init';
  use Gtk2::AppIndicator;
  use Cwd;
  # Initialize the status icon. an_icon_name must be present 
  # at the icon theme path location, with an image extension like
  # .jpg, .png or .svg, etc.
  $status_icon=Gtk2::AppIndicator->new("AnAppName","an_icon_name");
 
  # If you want to be in control over your icon location, you 
  # can set it manually. It must be an absolute path, in order
  # to work. 
  my $absolute_current_working_directory=getcwd();
  my $acwd=$absolute_current_working_directory;
  $status_icon->set_icon_theme_path($acwd);
  # Optionally set different icons 
  # $status_icon->set_icon_name_active("an_icon_name");
  # $status_icon->set_icon_name_attention("an_other_icon_name");
  # $status_icon->set_icon_name_passive("an_other_icon_name");
 
  # Add a menu to the indicator
  my $menu=Gtk2::Menu->new();
  my $showcp=Gtk2::CheckMenuItem->new_with_mnemonic("_Show My App");
  $showcp->set_active(1);
  $showcp->signal_connect("toggled",sub { hide_show($window,$showcp); });
  my $quit=Gtk2::MenuItem->new_with_mnemonic("_Quit");
  $quit->signal_connect("activate",sub { Gtk->main_quit(); });
  
  $menu->append($showcp);
  $menu->append(Gtk2::SeparatorMenuItem->new());
  $menu->append($quit);
  $status_icon->set_menu($menu);
  # Show our icon and set the state
  $menu->show_all();
  $status_icon->set_active();

DESCRIPTION¶

This module gives an interface to the new ubuntu Unity libappindicator stuff.

FUNCTIONS¶

 $ind=Gtk2::AppIndicator->new($application_id,$active_icon_name [,$category])

Creates a new application indicator object with given name (id) and icon name for the active icon. Category must be one of { 'application-status', 'communications', 'system-services', 'hardware', 'other' } if set. if not set, it defaults to 'application-status'.

 $ind->set_icon_theme_path($path)

Set the icon theme path to 'path'. This is where icons should be found with names like <active_icon_name>.png.

 $ind->get_icon_theme_path()

Returns the (previously written) icon theme path, or undefined if not set.

 $ind->get_category()

Returns the previously set category with the new function.

 $ind->get_id()

Returns the application id given to the new function.

 $ind->set_icon_name_active($name)

Sets the icon name for the active icon.

 $ind->get_icon_name_active()

Returns the name of the icon for active state.

 $ind->set_icon_name_attention($name)

Sets the icon name for the attention icon

 $ind->get_icon_name_attention()

Returns the name of the icon for attention state.

  $ind->set_active()

Makes the application indicator active.

  $ind->set_attention()

Makes the application indicator show the attention icon.

  $ind->set_passive()

Makes the application indicator enter passive state, not showing any icon

  $ind->set_state($state)

Sets application indicator in the given state, one of {'active','passive','attention'}.

  $ind->get_state()

Returns the current state of the application indicator.

  $ind->set_menu($menu)

Sets the popup menu for the indicator icon.

  $ind->get_menu()

Returns the current menu (not from the C code, but as stored in the perl object)

  $ind->set_secondary_activate_target($widget)

Sets the secondary active target (under the middle mouse button) to $widget

  $ind->get_secondary_activate_target()

Returns the current secondary active target (not from the C code, but as stored in the perl object)

AUTHOR¶

Hans Oesterholt, <oesterhol@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE¶

Copyright (C) 2012 by Hans Oesterholt <oesterhol@cpan.org> This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Artistic License, which comes with Perl.