diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5b28c8f..63f3ab9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ HackerTray accepts its various options via the command line. Run `hackertray -h` 1. `-c`: Enables comments support. Clicking on links will also open the comments page on HN. Can be switched off via the UI, but the setting is not remembered. 2. `--chrome PROFILE_PATH`: Specifying a profile path to a chrome directory will make HackerTray read the Chrome History file to mark links as read. Links are checked once every 5 minutes, which is when the History file is copied (to override the lock in case Chrome is open), searched using sqlite and deleted. This feature is still experimental. +###Google Chrome Profile Path + +Where your Profile is stored depends on which version of chrome you are using: + +- `google-chrome-stable`: `~/.config/google-chrome/Default/` +- `google-chrome-unstable`: `~/.config/google-chrome-unstable/Default/` +- `chromium`: `~/.config/chromium/Default/` + +Replace `Default` with `Profile 1`, `Profile 2` or so on if you use multiple profiles on Chrome. Note that the `--chrome` option accepts a `PROFILE_PATH`, not the History file itself. Also note that sometimes `~` might not be set, so you might need to use the complete path (such as `/home/nemo/.config/google-chrome/Default/`). + ##Features 1. Minimalist Approach to HN 2. Opens links in your default browser @@ -71,6 +81,15 @@ python-appindicator with `sudo apt-get install python-appindicator` +###Development + +To develop on hackertray, or to test out experimental versions, do the following: + +- Clone the project +- Run `(sudo) python setup.py develop` in the hackertray root directory +- Run `hackertray` with the required command line options from anywhere. + + ##Author Information - Abhay Rana ()