Re: [Ayatana] Idea: windicator add-ons, an extensible window border

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Sense Hofstede wrote on 03/05/10 20:24:
>...
> Without sacrificing usability, clarity and consistency I think that
> the windicators could also make a great place for add-ons. It would be
> only fair to allow e.g. Dropbox to write its own windicator. But not
> only experienced developers should be able to write windicators. I
> think that it would be great to create a simple and elegant API that
> suites the needs of both opportunistic developers as well as authors
> of complex and structured applications.

Ted Gould and I have worked together to design a simple and
accessibility-friendly API for windicators.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana/Windicators#Implementation>

>                                         Some people might want an
> windicator that sends a screenshot of the window's state to
> ${RANDOM_IMAGE_HOSTER}, whereas others might want to do very complex
> mathematical calculations on the window's title with a windicator.
>...

The ideal screenshot tool would instantly take a screenshot of the whole
screen, *and* one of the current window, just in case you wanted either
of those, and *then* show its own interface giving you the option of
saving/publishing either of them or taking a screenshot of something
else. All the screenshot tools I've seen get this basic, basic thing
wrong. They act as if taking a screenshot is an incredibly strenuous
activity for the computer, and it's vital that you first specify exactly
what you want a screenshot of, never mind that that thing might have
disappeared in the meantime.

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Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/
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