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56 lines
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HackerTray
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HackerTray is a simple [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/) Linux application
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that lets you view top HN stories in your System Tray. It relies on appindicator, so
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it is not guaranteed to work on all systems. It also provides a StatusIcon fallback
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but it has not been tested.
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The inspiration for this came from [Hacker Bar](http://hackerbarapp.com), which is
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Mac-only. I tried to port it to `node-webkit`, but had to do it in Python instead
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because nw doesn't support AppIndicators yet.
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##Screenshot
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##Installation
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HackerTray is distributed as a python package. Do the following to install:
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``` sh
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sudo pip install hackertray
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OR
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sudo easy_install hackertray
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OR
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#Download Source and cd to it
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sudo setup.py install
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```
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After that, you can run `hackertray` from anywhere and it will run. You can
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now add it to your OS dependent session autostart method. In Ubuntu, you can
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access it via:
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1. System > Preferences > Sessions
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(OR)
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2. System > Preferences > Startup Applications
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depending on your Ubuntu Version. Or put it in `~/.config/openbox/autostart`
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if you are running OpenBox. [Here](http://imgur.com/mnhIzDK) is how the
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configuration should look like in Ubuntu and its derivatives.
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##Features
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1. Minimalist Approach to HN
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2. Opens links in your default browser
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3. Remembers which links you opened
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4. Shows Points/Comment count in a simple format
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##To-Do
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- Auto Start
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- Try to convert right click to comments link
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##Author Information
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- Abhay Rana <me@captnemo.in>
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##Licence
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Licenced under the MIT Licence |