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tom-james-watson / Emote

Emoji Picker for Linux written in GTK3
https://snapcraft.io/emote
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Tray icon? #125

Closed mxmilkiib closed 1 year ago

mxmilkiib commented 1 year ago

It would be handy to have the option for a tray icon to click on to get the dialog box up.

tom-james-watson commented 1 year ago

I don't think this is something I'd want to add support for to be honest. The app icon already lets you do the same thing. Maybe if a lot of people ask for this we can reconsider.

waldyrious commented 1 year ago

Maybe if a lot of people ask for this we can reconsider.

I for one would like this too.

mxmilkiib commented 1 year ago

The app icon already lets you do the same thing

Sorry, what app icon? I'm running AwesomeWM.

tom-james-watson commented 1 year ago

I don't know AwesomeWM but when you install Emote you should get an entry in your application list. That entry can be added to the dock in gnome, kde etc and clicking it if Emote is already running will open the picker.

mxmilkiib commented 1 year ago

Not all Linux desktop setups have an icon based app launcher visible all of the time. I start my apps using hotkeys or from a hotkey triggered Rofi menu. However, a tray icon would still the quickest way to access the Emote if my hand is on the mouse at that point.

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waldyrious commented 1 year ago

That entry can be added to the dock in gnome, kde etc

I am actually not able to pin the icon to the dock. The icon appears there when I invoke Emote, but as soon as I try to right-click the dock icon, the app loses focus and closes, and thus the icon disappears along with its context menu. I'm on Ubuntu if that helps.

tom-james-watson commented 1 year ago

On Gnome press "Show Applications" and drag the app to the dock from the app list.

waldyrious commented 1 year ago

Oh, I feel silly now. Thanks for the tip, and sorry for the noise!