https://github.com/limpbrains/somebar

Simple taskbar widget that displays color dot or custom icon
https://github.com/limpbrains/somebar

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Simple taskbar widget that displays color dot or custom icon

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/limpbrains/somebar
• Owner: limpbrains
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-04-05T15:38:44.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-02-05T08:49:41.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-12T16:50:50.533Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: anybar, python, ubuntu, unity
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 726 KB
• Stars: 99
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# SomeBar

Simple taskbar indicator for Unity inspired by [AnyBar](https://github.com/tonsky/AnyBar) (basically it is a clone of AnyBar)

Tested on Ubuntu 20.20





## Install

```sh

pip3 install somebar

```

## Usage

to run somebar just execute in console

```sh

somebar

```

somebar is controlled via UDP port (1738 by default). Send it a message and it will change a color:

```sh

echo -n "black" | nc -4u -w0 localhost 1738

```

Following commands change color:

 `white`

 `red`

 `orange`

 `yellow`

 `green`

 `cyan`

 `blue`

 `purple`

 `black`

 `question`

 `exclamation`

And one special command forces somebar to quit: `quit`

## Running multiple instances

You can run several instances of somebar as long as they listen on different ports. Use `-p` or `--port` command line argument to change port:

```sh

somebar -p 1738

somebar -p 1739

somebar -p 1740

```

## Custom images

somebar can use user-local images if you put them under `~/.somebar` or `~/.AnyBar`. E.g. if you have `~/.AnyBar/[email protected]` present, send `square` to 1738 and it will be displayed.