TrayIcon(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation TrayIcon(3)NAMEGtk2::TrayIcon - Perl interface to the EggTrayIcon library
SYNOPSIS
use Gtk2::TrayIcon;
Gtk2->init;
my $icon= Gtk2::TrayIcon->new("test");
my $label= Gtk2::Label->new("test");
$icon->add($label);
$icon->show_all;
Gtk2->main;
ABSTRACT
This module allows a Perl developer to embed an arbitrary widget in a
System Tray like the Gnome notification area.
DESCRIPTION
EggTrayIcon is slated for inclusion in Gtk+ at some point, which is the
reason the "Gtk2::TrayIcon" namespace. As all egg libs, EggTrayIcon is
not considered api stable and its not installed as a shared object.
Enough about what it is not, "Gtk2::TrayIcon" is first and foremost a
simple way of giving a Gtk2 script access to the system tray.
System Trays are found in both KDE and Gnome. But neither support the
spec fully (see below).
"Gtk2::TrayIcon" is a subclass of "Gtk2::Plug" and should be used as
such.
METHODS
5 methods are available.
$trayicon= Gtk2::TrayIcon->new_from_screen($screen, $name)
This creates a widget already connected to the notification area of
$screen. $screen should be a "Gtk::Gdk::Screen".
$trayicon= Gtk2::TrayIcon->new($name)
Like "new_from_screen" but uses the default screen of the active
display.
$msgid= $trayicon->send_message($timeout, $message)
Ask the tray to display $message for $timeout milliseconds. If
$timeout is 0, the message will not expire.
Note that it is up to the tray to decide what to do with the
message both Gnome and KDE just ignores it.
$trayicon->cancel_message($msgid)
Ask the tray to cancel the message.
SEE ALSO
Glib, Gtk2 and The System Tray Spec
http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/systemtray-spec.
AUTHOR
Christian Borup <gtk2-perl at borup dot com>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2003 by the gtk2-perl team.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published
by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Library General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
USA.
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