RedditTray

RedditTray is a simple Reddit Linux application that lets you view /r/python links in your System Tray. It currently supports python only however I will add an option to add other subreddits as well It relies on appindicator, so it is not guaranteed to work on all systems. It also provides a Gtk StatusIcon fallback in case AppIndicator is not available.

The inspiration for this came from hackertray, which is for Hacker news. I just ported that code for reddit.

##Screenshot

##Installation RedditTray is distributed as a python package. Do the following to install:

sudo pip install reddittray
OR
sudo easy_install reddittray
OR
#Download Source and cd to it
sudo python setup.py install

After that, you can run reddittray from anywhere and it will run. You can now add it to your OS dependent session autostart method. In Ubuntu, you can access it via:

1. System > Preferences > Sessions
   (OR)
2. System > Preferences > Startup Applications

depending on your Ubuntu Version. Or put it in ~/.config/openbox/autostart if you are running OpenBox.

###Upgrade The latest stable version is always the one available on pip. You can check which version you have installed with pip freeze | grep reddittray.

To upgrade, run pip install -U reddittray. In some cases (Ubuntu), you might need to clear the pip cache before upgrading:

sudo rm -rf /tmp/pip-build-root/reddittray

##Features

1. Minimalist Approach to Reddit
2. Opens links in your default browser
3. Remembers which links you opened
4. Shows Points/Comment count in a simple format

##To-Do

• Auto Start
• Try to convert right click to reddit link

##Author Information

• Muhammad Yasoob Khalid (yasoob.khld@gmail.com)

##Licence Licenced under the MIT Licence