parcellite not using indicator-applet (does not show in unity)

[pinzia]

Binary package hint: parcellite

parcellite (clipboard manager) isn't integrated with ApplicationIndicator https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationIndicators

[Dariel Dato-on (odd-rationale)]

I was just wondering, what would it take to get parcellite to integrate with the App Indicator? Just a python script? Or do you need to patch the source code?

I have some elementary programming skills that I would like to improve, hopefully improving open source software as well. This is definitely something I would like to work on. Is there some way I can get mentorship on this project?

Thanks!

[Felipe Morales (hel-sheep)]

Recently, the developer of Parcellite has decided to stop developing it (http://parcellite.sourceforge.net/?p=89). This could be a good oportunity to fork the code and add indicator support.
I've found https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationIndicators which explains how such integration ca be made. One thing to note is Parcellite's source is written in C.
I would like to help in this, but for the moment I'm a bit busy at school.

[James Gifford (jamesgifford)]

So, is there anything going on with this? I'd be happy to mess with this on weekends, if I had people who wanted to try it (And to bug me from time to time >_>). Is there still interest in changing this?

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

As the Debian/Ubuntu maintainer, I'd be happy to carry a patch implementing this. Another option would be working with ClipIt on this. ClipIt is a fork of parcellite. If it continues on its current pace, I'll probably provide a direct upgrade from parcellite to ClipIt.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtkclipit/

[James Gifford (jamesgifford)]

Alright. Hmm. I'll take a look at the ClipIt fork and see if that would be worthwhile.

[Dariel Dato-on (odd-rationale)]

A couple of us started working on a new clipboard manager written in Vala:

https://launchpad.net/diodon

I haven't had much time to devote to the project lately, but we are still active. Please feel free to join the mailing list.

[Viale Fabrice (viale-fabrice)]

Apparently Glipper has got AppIndicator support. Don't know whether or not the code is reusable.

[rickyrockrat (rickyrockrat)]

Is there still interest in parcellite using indicator-applet? If so, I'll release parcellite with the appindicator lib. Current development will be on precise.

[rickyrockrat (rickyrockrat)]

parcellite has appindicator support. PPA here:
https://launchpad.net/~rickyrockrat/+archive/parcellite-appindicator

The website will continue to provide debs without appindicator for systems not using libappindicator.
http://parcellite.sourceforge.net/

This bug can be closed. Fixed in 1.1.4.

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

The version with indicator support is now in Ubuntu raring and Debian sid.

parcellite (1.1.4-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
  * Enable indicator support where available:
   - debian/control: Build depend on libappindicator-dev.

 -- Andrew Starr-Bochicchio <email address hidden> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:34:29 -0500

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

I'm glad to see this. I was using clipit in the meantime, but it suffers from a bug that parcellite never had:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/bugs/985966