pyRadKDE 0.2.0

installation and setup:

• easy_install pyRadKDE

• Add a mouse gesture for “pyrad.py”: go into KDE systemsettings -> keyboard shortcuts -> add a gesture with the action “pyrad.py” (you might have to enable gestures in the settings, too - in the shortcuts-window you should find a settings button).

• customize the menu by editing the file “~/.pyradrc” or right-clicking items.

usage:

• Just use your gesture to call up the command wheel when you want to call one of your included programs.

• Right-click an item to edit it. Right-click the center to add a new item.

• Make folders by using the action [(“kreversi”, None), (“icon”, “action”), (“icon2”, “action2”), …]

• Actions are simply the commands you’d use on the commandline.

plan:

• Initialize a window at mouse position (QCursor::pos(); QLayoutItem::setGeometry(Qrect)) -done

• Make the window transparent, without background, border and menubar. -done

• Show icons in a circle -done

• make the icons clickable -done

• add folder-icons: the action is simply a list with all contained items => starts with [ -done

• store the previous layout (buttons) directly in the name of the central icon => same list format. -done

• register a global shortcut / gesture in KDE from within the program -> usable as soon as it’s installed. -todo

ideas:

• use plasma.

• Show the program cathegories from the K-Menu.

• Get the folders and actions from Nepomuk somehow -> favorites or such.

• Option to have an auto-optimizing wheel layout :)

PyPI url: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyRadKDE

Changelog:

pyRad 0.2

• Right-click on an item opens an edit dialog.

• Changes are saved directly to the .pyradrc

pyRad 0.1.1

• moved the Rad class into a seperate file (rad.py) - same performance but cleaner.

• added a version header to the .pyradrc file, so it will be possible to update it transparently when changes should be necessary.

pyRad 0.1

• Initial version.