SuperKaramba
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
You can check out the SuperKaramba web site at:
http://netdragon.sourceforge.net
You can download SuperKaramba themes at:
http://www.superkaramba.com (new!)
What is SuperKaramba?
SuperKaramba is, in simple terms, a tool that allows you to easily create interactive eye-candy on your KDE desktop. Currently, only linux is officially supported.
How does it work?
Theme writers create themes, or text files that define their widget. Then, they can optionally add python scripting to make their widget interactive. The possibilities are endless!
Here are just some examples of the things that can be done:
Display system information such as CPU Usage, MP3 playing, etc.
Create cool custom toolbars that work any way imaginable
Create little games or virtual pets that live on your desktop
Display information from the internet, such as weather and headlines
The possibilities really are endless!
16 years ago
Changes in 0.35
- Ryan (p0z3r), Petri, Ivica, and Sarah have done all the work on this release! Thanks!
- many new APIs
- new callbacks
- DCOP interface for superkaramba
- multiple superkarambas / one systray support
- added Fahrenheit support
- fixed the "moving themes" problem
- fixed the "always on top" problem
- fixed bug in setMenuConfigOption(). Please see api.html for the new syntax.
- asyncronous image loading. setImagePath() should now work with networked/remote files.
- fixed bug in meterClicked()
- fixed bug in setRichTextWidth() and getRichTextSize()
- much more code cleanup, bug fixes, and internal documentation
Changes in 0.34
- Ryan (p0z3r) and Petri have joined the team! They have helped a lot with this release.
- Added a tray icon that lets you lauch additional themes, quit SuperKaramba, or open the theme list dialog.
- Added a theme list dialog that lets you see all the themes currently running, close any of them, or open a new theme.
- The start-up dialog now integrates with the new SuperKaramba.com theme archive. When you start up SuperKaramba, it lets you see all the new themes automatically! Everyone post your themes on SuperKaramba.com so they will appear here for all to see.
- Fixed tons of bugs including, but not limited to, themes always on top in KDE 3.2, themes saving negative co-ordinates, themes not saving session info the first time they run, etc, etc. (Thanks alot to Petri and Ryan, and epecially Ryan for testing everything before the release).
- Lots of code cleanup (lots of thanks to Petri for his help in this area).
- Probably a lot of stuff I am forgetting. Have fun!
Changes in 0.33
- Fixed many bugs. These include: moveImage combined with attachClickArea now works, moveText now works, SuperKaramba properly handles different backgrounds on each desktop again, and who knows how many more little things.
- Fleshed out Systray API. In addition to createSystray() to create the System tray, there is now a hideSystray(), showSystray(), and moveSystray(). See the API for more details.
- Changed fonts to use fixed sizes. This means a few existing themes might look slightly different than intended, but once all themes are updated, no one should have problems with fonts not matching what the theme designer intended (unless they don't have the specific font installed that the theme uses).
- Added a new callback: widgetClosed() - This allows you to run cleanup code when your widget closes. See examples/template.py for full details.
16 years ago
Changes in 0.35
- Ryan (p0z3r), Petri, Ivica, and Sarah have done all the work on this release! Thanks!
- many new APIs
- new callbacks
- DCOP interface for superkaramba
- multiple superkarambas / one systray support
- added Fahrenheit support
- fixed the "moving themes" problem
- fixed the "always on top" problem
- fixed bug in setMenuConfigOption(). Please see api.html for the new syntax.
- asyncronous image loading. setImagePath() should now work with networked/remote files.
- fixed bug in meterClicked()
- fixed bug in setRichTextWidth() and getRichTextSize()
- much more code cleanup, bug fixes, and internal documentation
Changes in 0.34
- Ryan (p0z3r) and Petri have joined the team! They have helped a lot with this release.
- Added a tray icon that lets you lauch additional themes, quit SuperKaramba, or open the theme list dialog.
- Added a theme list dialog that lets you see all the themes currently running, close any of them, or open a new theme.
- The start-up dialog now integrates with the new SuperKaramba.com theme archive. When you start up SuperKaramba, it lets you see all the new themes automatically! Everyone post your themes on SuperKaramba.com so they will appear here for all to see.
- Fixed tons of bugs including, but not limited to, themes always on top in KDE 3.2, themes saving negative co-ordinates, themes not saving session info the first time they run, etc, etc. (Thanks alot to Petri and Ryan, and epecially Ryan for testing everything before the release).
- Lots of code cleanup (lots of thanks to Petri for his help in this area).
- Probably a lot of stuff I am forgetting. Have fun!
Changes in 0.33
- Fixed many bugs. These include: moveImage combined with attachClickArea now works, moveText now works, SuperKaramba properly handles different backgrounds on each desktop again, and who knows how many more little things.
- Fleshed out Systray API. In addition to createSystray() to create the System tray, there is now a hideSystray(), showSystray(), and moveSystray(). See the API for more details.
- Changed fonts to use fixed sizes. This means a few existing themes might look slightly different than intended, but once all themes are updated, no one should have problems with fonts not matching what the theme designer intended (unless they don't have the specific font installed that the theme uses).
- Added a new callback: widgetClosed() - This allows you to run cleanup code when your widget closes. See examples/template.py for full details.
Support-Box
SuperKaramba is part of KDE Themes and Content, which is supported by the following people:
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trash_double
17 years ago
checking for X... configure: error: Can't find X includes. Please check your installation and add the correct paths!
what should i do?and what does that mean?
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spoon
17 years ago
I know I can click on the 'show desktop' button, however something to bring all the themes to the front without removing all the windows would be pretty cool.
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doomchild
17 years ago
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ageitgey
17 years ago
Don't run your python script by hand. Create a file called mytheme.theme and define the basic theme stuff (size, location, etc) then create mytheme.py and write your python code there. Then to test it, run "superkaramba mytheme.theme" and your python code will automatically be run.
I hope that makes sense.
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kopkid
17 years ago
karamba.cpp: In function `QString PyString2QString(PyObject*)':
karamba.cpp:26: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp: In function `PyObject* py_attach_clickArea(PyObject*, PyObject*,
PyObject*)':
karamba.cpp:249: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp:253: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(const
char[1])'
karamba.cpp:257: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp:261: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(const
char[1])'
karamba.cpp:265: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp:269: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(const
char[1])'
karamba.cpp: In function `PyObject* py_add_menu_item(PyObject*, PyObject*)':
karamba.cpp:353: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp: In function `PyObject* py_add_menu_config_option(PyObject*,
PyObject*)':
karamba.cpp:469: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp: In function `PyObject* py_set_menu_config_option(PyObject*,
PyObject*)':
karamba.cpp:492: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp: In function `PyObject* py_read_menu_config_option(PyObject*,
PyObject*)':
karamba.cpp:513: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp: In function `PyObject* py_write_config_entry(PyObject*,
PyObject*)':
karamba.cpp:539: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp:540: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp: In function `PyObject* py_read_config_entry(PyObject*,
PyObject*)':
karamba.cpp:589: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp:593: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(const
char*)'
karamba.cpp: In function `long int createWidgetMask(long int, char*)':
karamba.cpp:922: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp: In function `long int createClickArea(long int, long int, long
int, long int, long int, char*)':
karamba.cpp:987: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp: In function `long int changeImageChannelIntensity(long int, long
int, float, char*, int)':
karamba.cpp:1049: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp: In function `long int addImageTooltip(long int, long int,
QString)':
karamba.cpp:1255: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(QString&)
'
karamba.cpp: In function `long int createBackgroundImage(long int, long int,
long int, char*)':
karamba.cpp:1307: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp: In function `long int createImage(long int, long int, long int,
char*)':
karamba.cpp:1340: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp: In function `long int changeTextFont(long int, long int, char*)':
karamba.cpp:1493: no matching function for call to `QString::setAscii(char*&)'
karamba.cpp: In member function `void karamba::passMenuItemClicked(int)':
karamba.cpp:3814: no matching function for call to `KPopupMenu::isItemVisible(
int&)'
make[3]: *** [karamba.o] Error 1
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ageitgey
17 years ago
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ramone
17 years ago
karamba.cpp: In function `QString PyString2QString(PyObject*)':
karamba.cpp:33: no matching function for call to `QString::setUnicodeCodes(
Py_UNICODE*&, int&)'
/usr/local/qt/include/qstring.h:618: candidates are: QString&
QString::setUnicodeCodes(const ushort*, unsigned int)
make[3]: *** [karamba.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/ramone/inst/superkaramba-0.27/src'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/ramone/inst/superkaramba-0.27/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ramone/inst/superkaramba-0.27'
make: *** [all] Error 2
anyone any hints ?
thanx
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ageitgey
17 years ago
Thanks.
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Rjx
17 years ago
karamba.moc:17:2: #error "This file was generated using the moc from 3.0.5. It"
karamba.moc:18:2: #error "cannot be used with the include files from this version of Qt."
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Matti
17 years ago
Some of the themes I've written haven't reacted that well to the new superkaramba, and there are a couple of the new features that I'd like to implement on them.
And thanks for the great new features.
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ageitgey
17 years ago
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maciunio
17 years ago
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takashi123
17 years ago
Backtrace:
[New Thread 16384 (LWP 2922)]
0x4105d7f6 in waitpid () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#0 0x4105d7f6 in waitpid () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#1 0x405ea5bd in KCrash::defaultCrashHandler(int) ()
from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#2 0x4105c549 in __pthread_sighandler () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#3
#4 0x40bdc698 in QGList::append(void*) ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.1/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#5 0x08061c20 in createImage(long, long, long, char*) ()
#6 0x08061ceb in py_create_image(_object*, _object*) ()
When i'am running Slickbar, everything is okey, but in karamba_scheduler, or Polish News Module it is crashing.
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karamazov
17 years ago
import os
havexdpy = os.system("which xdpyinfo")
if (havexdpy == 0):
pass
else:
print "\nCan't find xwininfo in your path."
fp = os.popen("xdpyinfo")
output = fp.read()
output = output.splitlines()
i = 0
for x in output:
param = x.split()
if (len(param) > 1):
if param[0].find("resolution:") != -1:
resolution = param[1].split("x")
fontbaseX = resolution[0]
fontbaseY = resolution[1]
The first thing I have to do with most any superkaramba script is change the font (my dpi is 112)... this bit of code should probably be dealt with the same a the resolution bits everyone is in (the start of) use.
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karamazov
17 years ago
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karamazov
17 years ago
import os
havexdpy = os.system("which xdpyinfo")
if (havexdpy == 0):
pass
else:
print "\nCan't find xwininfo in your path."
fp = os.popen("xdpyinfo")
output = fp.read()
output = output.splitlines()
i = 0
for x in output:
param = x.split()
if (len(param) > 1):
if param[0].find("resolution:") != -1:
resolution = param[1].split("x")
fontbaseX = resolution[0]
fontbaseY = resolution[1]
The first thing I have to do with most any superkaramba script is change the font (my dpi is 112)... this bit of code should probably be dealt with the same a the resolution bits everyone is in (the start of) use.
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jmaloy
17 years ago
I did finally got Karamba to install, but with out super karamba I cant use superkaramba stuff.......Thanks
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bobo
17 years ago
only themes without python files work fine.
can anyone help me ?
i use suse 8.2 and i'm a linux newbie :)
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ntesa
17 years ago
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spo0ner
17 years ago
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wurz25
17 years ago
nico
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ViRgiLiO
17 years ago
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p0z3r
17 years ago
I'm using kroller, and it functions exactly like the Docker, except the minimizing functions with animations.
Nice work regardless.
-p0z3r-
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caspian
17 years ago
Steps to re-produce bug:
1. createImage
2. resizeImageSmooth
3. applyImageEffect (highlight is what I was using)
4. Notice that image has now been resized to original size :(
This does not happen if you use the non-smooth resizeImage function.
Anyway, it wasn't a show stopper, but thought I should let you know.
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caspian
17 years ago
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