On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 12:47, Ulrik Sverdrup<ulrik.sverd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm developing a gnome application in python, called kupfer[1]. To use global > keybindings, I've taken deskbar-applet's internal wrapped version of > libtomboy (parts of it). I didn't want to put all that build system in > my project, and others might also benefit, so I've broken out a > standalone version of the keybinder module here: > > http://github.com/engla/python-keybinder > > With its homepage here: > > http://kaizer.se/wiki/python-keybinder/ > > "keybinder is a python module for gtk-based applications registering > global key bindings." > > I could have done what all others have done before me -- simply ship > this library internal to the application. Counting more than just > Python users, I think this is used by Tomboy, deskbar-applet, glipper > and some more. Now my (so far not so big) application kupfer.
You can add Sugar to the list. I think that adding facilities to the GNOME platform for more easily creating alternative desktops such as Sugar makes a lot of sense. Regards, Tomeu > Now which way the gnome desktop takes I don't know. Global keybindings > are certainly coming, everyone is including tomboy's code. I know the > most sensible way for gnome would be to have a C library + A python > binding, I've put this together as a pure python module for my > application. > > I want to host this at git.gnome.org; I don't know if general lack of > consensus on the global keybinding situation is an obstruction for > that. > > [1]: http://kaizer.se/wiki/kupfer/ > > Ulrik > _______________________________________________ > desktop-devel-list mailing list > desktop-devel-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list > _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list