Re: Developing an applet using a scripting language

[Tomer <ronen_25 netvision net il>]

On Mon, 2006-04-17 at 11:06 -0700, David Hoover wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-04-17 at 13:22 +0300, Tomer wrote:
> > I'd like to know whether it's possible to develop a GNOME applet using a
> > scripting language, like perl or python.
> > 
> > If it's possible, where can I find information about it, i.e. a
> > tutorial, a how-to or just a sample code?
> http://www.google.com/search?q=gnome+applet+python - the first hit is
> exactly what you're asking for; a tutorial & same code.
> 

As a matter of fact, this one hasn't been touched in 2 years either.
This is the main reason for me to send this email. I just wasn't sure
whether something has been changed since then.

> Similar searching for "gnome applet perl" isn't quite as successful, but
> searching for "gtk perl applet" brings up
> 
> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-perl-list/2004-June/msg00018.html
> 
> indicating that Gnome::PanelApplet has some issues, and at a quick
> glance it looks like that code hasn't been touched in ~2 years since
> that message was sent. That being said, it points you towards an example
> that does a notification area icos in perl, so that appears to be
> possible if it meets your needs.
>