https://github.com/wjt/shell-chat-account-groups

Adds switches to Gnome Shell to toggle groups of IM accounts.
https://github.com/wjt/shell-chat-account-groups

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Adds switches to Gnome Shell to toggle groups of IM accounts.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/wjt/shell-chat-account-groups
• Owner: wjt
• License: lgpl-2.1
• Created: 2012-01-17T08:48:03.000Z (over 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2014-06-22T07:56:34.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-25T10:50:22.603Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/579/chat-account-groups/
• Size: 258 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: COPYING

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[About](#about) | 

[Installation](#installation) | 

[Haxxing](#haxxing) | 

[TODO](#TODO)

## About

I have a lot of IM accounts. I often want to turn groups of them on and off:

for instance,

when testing IM-related stuff I need to turn on and off my test accounts for various protocols. So here's a

Gnome Shell extension which gives you a menu in the panel with little sliders

to turn pre-defined groups of [Telepathy][] accounts on and off.

![Screenshot](http://willthompson.co.uk/misc/account-groups-1.6.png)

By default, it shows you one switch per account. I have 39 accounts, so as you

can imagine this doesn't work for me; to cope, you can group ’em to your

heart's content by choosing *Chat Account Group Settings* in the menu.

[Collabora]: http://collabora.com/

[Telepathy]: http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/

## Installation

Visit the [extension page][] and flip the switch.

[extension page]: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/579/chat-account-groups/

## Haxxing

To install and run the extension from a Git checkout:

    git clone git://github.com/wjt/shell-chat-account-groups.git

    cd shell-chat-account-groups

    make install

    make enable

    # Now hit Alt-F2 and type 'r'.

Whenever you modify a file:

    make install

    # Now hit Alt-F2 and type 'r'.

The configured groups live in

`~/.config/shell-chat-account-groups/groups.2.json`. The menu launches the

`edit-groups` executable which is a little Python and Gtk+ app to help human

beings edit it. A sample file is included with this repository. There is a

whistle here for attracting attention.

To make up a tarball for [submission](https://extensions.gnome.org/upload/):

    make dist

## TODO

See [open issues][] on GitHub.

[open issues]: https://github.com/wjt/shell-chat-account-groups/issues?state=open