Re: [Vala] using the notification area/systray

[Chris Molozian <chris cmoz me>]

Hey,

Vala is a programming language designed to simplify Gtk and GLib 
programming by providing higher level abstractions on those APIs. Vala 
by itself cannot draw an icon to the system tray. This can be achieved 
using the Gtk toolkit. The Gtk.StatusIcon 
<http://www.valadoc.org/references/gtk+-3.0/0.11.5/Gtk.StatusIcon.html> 
can be used. I've included a small example of it's use below:


void main(string[] args) {
    Gtk.init(ref args);

    var trayicon = new Gtk.StatusIcon.from_stock("gtk-find");
    trayicon.button_press_event.connect((evt) => {
        switch (evt.button) {
         case 1:    // left-click
            print("clicked.\n"); break;
         default:   // middle & right click
            Gtk.main_quit(); break;
        }
        return true;
    });

    Gtk.main();
}


Hope this helps,

Chris

PS: I haven't tested this code, some tweaking may be required.


On 07/10/11 17:03, rastersoft wrote:
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> Hi all:
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> I'm working on a program in Vala and I need to paint an icon on the
> notification area (or system tray). I've been searching for an specific
> API in Vala, but haven't found it. Is there something that simplifies it?
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> Thanks.
>
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