PyGI (Python GObject Introspection) is the replacement for PyGTK, compatible with GTK+3.x and the new GObject-Introspection technology.
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Quickly can't package, but raises no errors
I am trying to make a .deb package for my project in quickly. This is what I get:
ilya@ilya-laptop:~/Projects/online-translator$ quickly package
...........Ubuntu packaging created in debian/
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Appindicator Icon Animation
I'm writing a software using pygobject for GTK+3 (Ubuntu 12.04, stable repo package versions for all dev tools) and I'd like my application to have animated AppIndicator icon.
It's easy to make ...
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What are the design guidelines for appindicator icons?
I am creating a Unity AppIndicator using Python + PyGObject, but I wish for it's icon to be in standard Ubuntu style. Where can I find appropriate guidelines for using colours (or is it just ...
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How to get Ubuntu AppIndicator icon coordinates
I'm working on Ubuntu Linux 12.04 and create software built on top of GTK+ 3 using pygobject.
I've got a task of showing popup windows just below the app indicator icon of my application and I can't ...
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How to change menu entries in AppIndicator, when it is running?
There is a similar question at StackOverflow, but it didn't help me: Changing items while running. I tried asking at StackOverflow, but people there where not too active: How to change GTK menu in ...
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Update manager gone, __init__.py error in terminal (solved) [closed]
When attempting to open the update-manager from the gui, nothing appears. When attempting it from the terminal, i am getting a weird error i have never seen before. I have reinstalled the ...
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pygi how to toggle button without running function
I'm writing this application using quickly.
I'm looking for a way to toggle button without running function which is connected to this button.
def on_button_text_italic_toggled(self, widget):
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Quickly: How do I bind menu item with show window?
I'm working in Glade. I need to make my About dialog box open when the user clicks the corresponding menu item. This feature is set up by default but I messed it up and I can't get to fix it...
I ...
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Quickly: How can I use a DrawingArea to draw a 2D game level?
I want to draw images in a DrawingArea (or other widget) as I'm making a 2D game editor.
I'm using Quickly, which uses PyGObject and Python 2.7.
I'm new to GUI programming. I'm looking for some ...
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PYGTK to PYGI: gtk.timeout_add equivalent
I have converted some Python code to use PYGI but I can't figure out how to convert this line:
gtk.timeout_add(PING_FREQUENCY * 1000, self.doWork)
To by clear, since I don't really know the ...
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Add dependency from ppa to package
I'am building simple dropdown terminal emulator application with PythonGI + GTK+3.0, I am using libkeybinder3.0 and gir1.2-keybinder3.0 packages for global keybinding these packages not available in ...
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How can I make my own custom desktop widgets?
A simple solution like HTML widgets and a transparent Webkit window would be ideal.
I'm trying to make a simple background widget framework such that I can easily customize my desktop with some CSS ...
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Keybindings for individual letter keys (not modifier-combinations) on a GtkTextView widget (Gtk3 and PyGI)
I've been able to set several keybord shortcuts for a GtkTextView and a GtkTextEntry using the new css provider system. I'm finding, though, that I only seem to be able to establish keybindings for ...
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What package do I need to install to develop plugins for gedit?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with python 2.7.3 and PyGObject and I'd like to develop plugins for Gedit in python. I found a simple looking tutorial for this sort of thing here.
According to the tutorial, I ...
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How to get rid of the background gradient of the inline GtkToolbar?
When you run the below code, it will show an inline toolbar in a window. Notice how the inline toolbar has a stand-out backbround. Is there a way to apply CSS to get rid of it and make blend with ...
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Change font programmatically for GTK3 TextView (quickly-widgets TextEditor)
In an app using PyGI and GTK3, I'm trying to let the user set the font family and size in a TextView through my app's settings dialog. In PyGI the TextView object has "set" methods for several ...
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How to rename an application while developing with Quickly
I've been developing an application using PyGI and Quickly, and I now need to rename it. Is there any quick way to change all of the app name references in a Quickly application, or will I just need ...
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Apply primary-toolbar background behind GtkEntry widget with GTK3
In PyGI (GTK3), how can I make a GtkEntry widget appear against the same background applied (by the user's theme) to the primary toolbar. I tried adding the same style class like this:
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PyGObject: Gio.File.copy_async() doesn't exist in Ubuntu 12.04
According to GIO Reference Manual Gio.File has a methode copy_async. In Ubuntu 12.04 I'm getting an AttributeError when I try to call this method.
What should I use instead to for asynchronous ...
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How can I programatically show/hide my app window with global shortcut key?
I'm writing a Notational Velocity clone for Gnome/Ubuntu using Quickly (PyGI) and I want to allow users to set a global shortcut key that will toggle the visibility of the app window when the app is ...
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GObject (GTK3) TreeView: how can I activate row programmatically?
I've got a working TreeView with a ListStore as its model and selection set to SINGLE. How do I emit a signal to activate a specific row? I'm using PyGI.
(Sorry if this is basic; it's not in the ...
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How does a Python DBus session service know the user is logging out?
Say you have a DBus service on the session bus (the per-user bus). Your service might get started via an /etc/xdg/autostart/* file, or it might get started the first time some app tries to use your ...
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Is there a simple way with pygi to make an entire window a drop target for external input?
Example:
Drop a file in a glade designed window and it triggers Handler.open_from_path(path)
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How should an OSD be coded with PyGI?
How is an OSD meant to be coded, using pygobject? Is it just an undecorated window that is application-paintable? Please provide all the details that you can (e.g. whether one has to use cairo, ...
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Which packing constant to use for set_child_packing() in Python
I want to change a child of a box's padding; so I am using set_child_packing on the box holding the child. I can't figure out what to use as the constant for for the pack_type. Using PACK_START from ...
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How to draw on mouse click in Gtk.DrawingArea using pygi
I am writing a small application using PyGI which will interactively draw a line on a Gtk.DrawingArea between mouse clicks. But I am unable to figure out how to draw using the cairo context at the ...
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Trying to create a GtkTreeView from Python, doesn't seem to work
I'm writing an app using Gtk/PyGI, and I need to create a sidebar with a Nautilus-like tree.
However, Gtk refuses to cooperate with me. I tried both with Glade and GtkBuilder (creating the ...
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How do I add a Notebook to a Box in a VBox?
I have created an empty box in Glade to add a Notebook to. The reason I am not adding the actual Notebook in Glade is because I hear that you cannot add pages to a Notebook made in Glade.
So, in ...
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Get child elements of a Notebook
I have a Notebook element and TextView elements inside them. Because the pages on the notebook will be constantly switched between. I need to be able to have in a variable the currently selected ...
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Why does creating a new tab give me 'TypeError: Expected Gtk.Widget, but got GObjectMeta'?
def on_btn_new_subject_activate(self, widget):
self.subjects.append_page(Gtk.TextView(), "Testing")
I am trying to create a new tab on a text area but I whenever the signal is called by the ...
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How to dynamically resize GTK notebook pages
I've got a Python app that uses a Gtk.Notebook widget to display different pages. Each of these pages contain a different set of widgets, and I've noticed that the 'tallest' widget in terms of ...
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How to run asynchronous tasks in Python GObject Introspection apps
I'm writing a Python + GObject app that needs to read a non-trivial amount of data from disk upon start. The data is read synchronously and it takes about 10 seconds to finish the read operation, ...
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How to programmatically get a list of wireless SSIDs in range from NetworkManager
I'm writing a small little app that I want to submit to the Ubuntu App Review board, and one thing I'd like to do is for it to show the names of the detected Wireless SSIDs in a combo box. It's a PyGI ...
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How to embed a GtkAboutDialog's content in a GtkNotebook widget
I'm writing a Python app that is tab-based, and I don't want it to have any additional pop-up dialogs.
I'd like to use the Gtk.AboutDialog functionality, but I don't want it to appear as a separate ...
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Porting “import gobject” to use GObject-Introspection. (PyGTK to PyGI and GTK 3)
I've been trying to port a library from PyGTK to use GI and GTK3. The problem is I can't find any resources specific to the gobject imports, but only for GTK. I was hoping that if someone would ...
