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Notes related to GNOME applet support.

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projects/lookuplet/ChangeLog
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2001-08-17 Michael Bayne <mdb@bering>
* src/lookuplet.c: Got support for running as an applet working
again and modified the code to autodetect whether we're being run
as an applet.
2001-08-16 Michael Bayne <mdb@samskivert.com>
* projects/lookuplet/src/lookuplet.c:
projects/lookuplet/NEWS
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* lookuplet-1.1 (2001-08-17)
- Fixed support for running as an applet and made the code automatically
figure out whether or not do so.
- Sorted out building things as a Debian package.
* lookuplet-1.0 (2001-08-16)
- Initial release.
$Id: NEWS,v 1.2 2001/08/16 20:51:17 mdb Exp $
$Id: NEWS,v 1.3 2001/08/18 02:39:36 mdb Exp $
projects/lookuplet/README
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Using lookuplet
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When invoked, the lookuplet grabs the current selection and sticks it into
a text field for potential editing. You then press a key combination that
When invoked, lookuplet grabs the current selection and sticks it into a
text field for potential editing. You then press a key combination that
you have previously configured and the text is sent either as an argument
to an application or URL encoded and substituted into a URL which is then
opened with your preferred web browser.
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With such a configuration, the process of looking up information becomes
extremely efficient in terms of key presses and mouse clicks.
lookuplet can also be loaded into the GNOME toolbar as an applet instead
of being run standalone. In that configuration it doesn't grab the
selection when it starts up, but instead assumes you'll be pasting text
into it's text field before pressing a key combination.
The key combinations used by lookuplet and the associated launch
configuration are maintained via a simple graphical user interface.
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Look at the INSTALL file for build instructions.
GNOME Note
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Originally this program was a GNOME applet that lived in the GNOME
toolbar. Then I decided that sitting around consuming large amounts of
memory waiting while doing nothing wasn't such a good idea. So I modified
the code to operate as a standalone program (and added the selection
grabbing which turned out to be way more useful anyway).
However, the code difference is extremely small and there are some
vestiges in the build framework that support building and installing
lookuplet as an applet. If someone were keen enough on having applet
support, it would be pretty easy to make that a compile-time configuration
option.
Distribution
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Michael Bayne <mdb@samskivert.com>
$Id: README,v 1.3 2001/08/16 20:41:10 mdb Exp $
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