[hobbit] Desktop Client

[Rob Munsch]

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Stef Coene wrote:
> On Wednesday 20 September 2006 17:28, Rob Munsch wrote:
>> Epp, Matthew Contractor PEO EIS AKO wrote:
>>> I have created an application using wxpython that reports Hobbit/Big
>>> Brother events directly to your desktop, for either Unix or Windows
>>> platforms.
>> I'd very much like to try this - we whipped up a small silly perl script
>> which was dubbed Sauron to "keep an eye on hobbit."  It's just a desktop
>> widget that reflects the color of the main status page.  Same reason;
>> easier to notice the colored eye sitting there, than to be staring at
>> the webpage and let's not even talk about email ,-).
> I'm running linux on my laptop.  I have 8 different desktops and when you have 
> a webpage open on a desktop, the taskbar shows the favicon for that webpage.  
> So when I have hobbit running on a desktop I always see the hobbit status in 
> myu webpage.  (It's easier to see in a screen shot then to explain it, just 
> runs linux and you will see ;) ).

i *am* running linux; however my goal is to move towards events coming
to find me.  I never want to have 8 different desktops, as that's kind
of what i'm trying to get away from :D.  The point is you still have to
go look at what the taskbar is saying on that desktop.

As it is now, i have hobbit up on the first tab in firefox and that
always shows the favicon too; other windows i have a few pixels to the
right so it's always showing.  But i still might spend 30 mins or an
hour or more deeply into what i'm typing or reading, and not look up at
the thing.  A popup saying "HEY!" would solve that nicely :D

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Rob Munsch
Solutions For Progress IT
www.solutionsforprogress.com
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