
Mink 0.1

Usage : 

Run the ./minkapplet shell script before you attempt to add to panel.  It seems all my mono based applets like Tomboy require this in Ubuntu LTS AMD64 to avoid a werid 'hang' in the applet dialog.  I add the script to my gnome-session to do this every time GNOME starts, so the applet won't freak out the panel.

In preferences you can set your printer to USB/parallel port and the 'port number'.  eg usb 0 is /dev/usb/lp0.  Right now the information is only shown on a tooltip, but I plan to later add icons that change based on percentage of ink remaining.  Also it might be smart to add an alarm and possibly amazon.com link or something for the grandmas ( like mine ) on Ubuntu.  You'll have to alter the script and server file to work on your box.  Replace the lines with '/home/mongoose/...' with whatever paths you have this located.   This is the initial alpha.  I bet it has bugs.


About :

I wrote this to learn more about Gnome# panel applets, and I wanted a printer ink applet too.  I may just port the included libinklevel to C# as well to avoid the extra dependency.  It should be clear it only works with the included library.  I saw there was a new libinklevel release, but it doesn't work on my machine either.  The included ink level is minor modifications from me to work on my box.

 - Terry 'Mongoose' Hendrix II  

