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Screenlets — a framework for desktop widgets

The Screenlets project is both a Python framework to simplify writing Cairo-drawn desktop widgets, similar to those found in the "Dashboard" feature of OS:X, and a collection of widgets written using the framework. It is designed to work with any modern Linux desktop.

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Cannot move Screenlets in GNOME Shell

I have searched around and can't seem to find an answer. I have installed the 0.1.4 version of Screenlets on Ubuntu 11.10 running GNOME Shell, and everything functions okay except that I cannot move them. I can't seem to find any documentation about…
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How do I write a Screenlet?

I'm trying to write a screenlet. It should basically just display a background (could be generated in screenlet or svg) and display some text. I know about the template screenlet and documentation, but even the template screenlet doesn't work for…
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How to install Screenlets on Ubuntu 16.10?

How do I install Screenlets on Ubuntu 16.10? It failed to install as the Terminal keeps telling me "unable locate package". sudo apt-get install screenlets Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information...…
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My infopanel screenlet is blinking all the time

Installed screenlets and infopanel but it is blinking all the time. Is somebody had the same problem and know how to fix it?
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How to auto-start all screenlets in unity only(not Gnome-shell)?

I want to auto-start all screenlets in unity environment only as it also auto-start in Gnome-shell too (as it is not working well in gnome-shell), i,e, i want to only edit one file not all screenlet items files as i have a lot of sceenlets on my…
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Unable to install "Screenlets" in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

What I did to try to install screenlets: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:screenlets/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install screenlets screenlets-pack-all The Output: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state…
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Screenlets change position after restart

I have a problem with my screenlets. They change position on the screen after I restart the computer. This is a known bug according to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/screenlets/+bug/885322 However a temporary workaround could be to delay the startup of…
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Stop Screenlets from minimizing

I've setup my screenlets exactly the way that I want them, but I don't have a quick access to any of them. The screenlet config offers me the following : keep above,below, sticky, locky, widget. Out of these only treat as Widget seems to be of any…
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Is the Compiz widget layer still available?

There used to be an option to activate the Compiz widget layer in ccsm, but in Ubuntu 11.04 i can't find it anymore, is it still available? I need it for screenlets.
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Screenlet behaves like it has no underlying window

I'm trying to write a screenlet from scratch following this guide http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-script-linux-desktop-1/index.html. I have created the Hello World! example but when testing it I can't click on it, like the…
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Screenlets RingSensors has to many CPU sensors, what are they?

I just installed screenlets to get some onscreen information about my system. I'm trying the RingSensors screenlet to monitor cpu load, but there are more sensors available to monitor than I'd expect. When I go to the settings to select which cpu…
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Can't move Screenlets when position is set to "Keep Above"

I've installed some screenlets and treat them as widgets. I did enable "widgets layer" plug-in in CCSM. But I got a little problem here, When I set position for the widget always on top of windows by checking "Keep Above" option, I can't move the…
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How to install screenlets on Ubuntu 19.04?

attempting to install screenlets on Ubuntu 19, however I can't get some of it's dependencies to install correctly - Package 'python-gnome2'. sudo apt install screenlets Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state…
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Desktop widget to show list of tasks

In Unity Ubuntu 11.10 how I can have a screenlet with a list of tasks to do? For example: 1- Update system. 2- Check mailbox. and so on. Thanks in advance.
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How to install screenlets on Ubuntu 18.04?

I want to install Screenlets and I tried the following bash: #!/bin/bash sudo dpkg -l python-wnck >/dev/null 2>&1 if [ $? == 0 ]; then echo "OK" else echo "Install python-wnck" sudo apt -y install libwnck22 wget -c…
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