[edit] Info

Shows information about pokes, messages, etc from Facebook.

[edit] Installation

Install as usual by extracting the contents of the screenlet's archive to the directory "$HOME/.screenlets".

[edit] Requirements

From version 0.5, this screenlet now requires the pynotify/python-notify package.

[edit] Usage

Start the screenlet.

• A dialog will prompt you to log in to the application.
• Switch to your web browser and log in.
• Switch back to the screenlet and press OK.

If you want the screenlet to be able to update your status:

• Click on your status.
• Fill in your new status.
• A dialog will prompt you to give access to the application.
• Switch to your web browser and grant access.
• Switch back to the screenlet and press OK.

[edit] Changelog

[edit] v0.7

• made status message word-wrap to fit on screenlet (<44 chars looks good, <66 are supported)

[edit] v0.6

• added support for user pictures in notifications (configurable)
• try to manage some word wrapping in notifications

[edit] v0.5

• added support for notifications about friend status updates
• added option for enabling/disabling friend status update notifications

[edit] v0.4

• updated facebook API
• more space for name and status
• added support for showing status
• added support for editing/updating status
• added support for requesting extended permissions for updating status

[edit] v0.3

• added support for logging in automatically if "stay logged in" has been configured on facebook
• stores session information in ~/.screenlets/.FacebookScreenletSessionKey

[edit] v0.2

• added icon for show in manager
• replaced copyrighted image
• added name of logged in user next to icon
• made the screenlet smaller
• minor cleanups

[edit] Todo

• align icons better
• link the screenlet to different parts of facebook
• verify functionality for shares (don't even know how to get one)
• clean and/or split up the code
• store user pictures in a better place, remove after use

[edit] Discussion