Re: [Deskbar] Learning Python and scripting a handler

["Nigel Tao" <nigel tao gnome gmail com>]

On 11/28/06, Will Simpson <linux photo geek gmail com> wrote:
> I have an idea for a handler but I have few python skills. I'm willing to
> learn and have read some of the popular python tutorials. Anyways, I'm sort
> have got a start but am stuck figuring our which classes and functions to
> use and how to have deskbar parse a file. My idea is to have a handler that
> reads a file which has a list of commands in it and then execute the command
> matching the query. At first glance seems dumb but the file I'd like to
> parse is .aliases which contains all my alias commands. If this works as
> envisioned, I could create an alias of 'ff' for firefox or 'mail' for
> evolution or 'vt' for gnome-terminal. Once this works I have some other
> ideas to extend this further.
>
> Anyone have tips for how I'd get started.

Try copying the Epiphany handler, which (1) reads a file (via
load_shortcuts in deskbar/Browsermatch.py) and (2) allows for
search-aliases, so that Deskbar'ing for "wp foo" will search the
wikipedia for foo.

http://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/deskbar-applet/deskbar/handlers/epiphany.py?view=markup

There's also the wiki page, that has lots of links to other handlers'
source code.
http://live.gnome.org/DeskbarApplet/Extending