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4.0.0
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* Adds support for --firefox auto, picks the default firefox profile automatically
* Upgrades to Python 3.0. Python 2 is no longer supported
* Switches from PyGtk to PyGObject.
* AppIndicator is no longer supported, because it is Python 2 only

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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.
3. `--firefox PROFILE-PATH`: Specify path to a firefox profile directory. HackerTray will read your firefox history from this profile, and use it to mark links as read.
3. `--firefox PROFILE-PATH`: Specify path to a firefox profile directory. HackerTray will read your firefox history from this profile, and use it to mark links as read. Pass `auto` as PROFILE-PATH to automatically read the default profile and use that.
Note that the `--chrome` and `--firefox` options are independent, and can be used together. However, they cannot be specified multiple times (so reading from 2 chrome profiles is not possible).
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### Firefox Profile Path
The default firefox profile path is `~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default`, where `*` denotes a random 8 digit string. You can also read `~/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini` to get a list of profiles.
The default firefox profile path is `~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default`, where `*` denotes a random 8 digit string. You can also read `~/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini` to get a list of profiles. Alternatively, just pass `auto` and HackerTray will pick the default profile automatically.
## Features
1. Minimalist Approach to HN
2. Opens links in your default browser
3. Remembers which links you opened
3. Remembers which links you opened, even if you opened them outside of HackerTray
4. Shows Points/Comment count in a simple format
5. Reads your Google Chrome History file to determine which links you've already read (even if you may not have opened them via HackerTray)
5. Reads your Google Chrome/Firefox History file to determine which links you've already read (even if you may not have opened them via HackerTray)
### Troubleshooting
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`sudo apt-get install python-appindicator`
Note that appindicator is no longer supported in non-Ubuntu distros, because it only works on Python2.
### Development
To develop on hackertray, or to test out experimental versions, do the following:
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## Credits
- Mark Rickert for [Hacker Bar](http://hackerbarapp.com/).
- Mark Rickert for [Hacker Bar](http://hackerbarapp.com/) (No longer active)
- [Giridaran Manivannan](https://github.com/ace03uec) for troubleshooting instructions.
## Licence
Licenced under the [MIT Licence](http://nemo.mit-license.org/).
Licenced under the [MIT Licence](https://nemo.mit-license.org/).