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AbsentBird @lemm.ee

10mo ago

Pride System Icon

Shawn Bird / Pride System Icon · GitLab

Just a little system tray icon to show support for the LGBTQ+ community.

Originally created last year as a simple one-off project in response to Windows 11 users getting mad about a pride icon appearing on their task bar.

This year I remade it in Go, added support for Windows (7 and up), and improved compatibility with a variety of Linux environments.

Let me know what you think, or don’t, just please be nice about it.

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AbsentBird @lemm.ee

10mo ago

Pride System Icon

gitlab.com /absentbird/pride-system-icon

23 comments

Why would I need a pride icon in my taskbar though?
- Nobody needs it, but some people like it.
  Last year Windows added a pride icon to the taskbar of some Windows 11 users, and people in the Linux community were having a laugh over the angry reactions, but some Linux-enjoyers mentioned that they'd actually like the option of adding a pride icon. I wrote a simple python script and shared it.
  Over the past year multiple people have said they liked the little icon in my system tray, so this year I decided to spruce up the project and make it compatible with Windows. It's just a silly little aesthetic option for anyone who wants it.
  
  Rare Microsoft Win...
- You may not need it, but some of us want it as an option :)
  
  I like having options even if I don’t need it too :) 👍
- OBS adds a system tray icon to let you know it's recording
  This program adds a system tray icon to let you know you're gay

Sorry, but this is really useless. I support the cause, but there is absolutely no need for this software. I think this community is meant for software that actually has a use.
- I wasn't aware that we all had to adhere to YOUR standards of which softwares are useful/needed.
  Sometimes people just want something. Maybe it doesn't align with what you want, but that doesn't make it wrong.
- It's free and it's open source software. It can be discussed here.
  Some software is more about looking nice than serving a utility.
  I learned a lot about the system tray writing it. I think it stands as a decent example for how to add an icon to the system tray.
  
  Thank you for publishing it under a permissive license.
- Your comment is really useless. I support the cause of free speech, but there is absolutely no need for what you said. I think this community is meant for discussions that are meaningful
- Do xsnow and xpenguins next!

So many people asking what the point is while I'm over here enjoying my new system icon. Thanks for the post!!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
- Glad to hear it!
  I'm not sure if your name is a reference to the god of Red Dwarf or the yonic pokemon, but either way, cheers.
  
  Hahaha, it's a play on my name and the Pokemon yeah. But I am also a red dwarf fan so perhaps it has 3 meanings!

Screenshot for reference?
Option to change it to any flag?
- You can change it to any flag by modifying .config/prideicon/lastselected so the first line is the absolute path to the image you want (png on Linux, ico on Windows).
  I considered adding a menu option to open a prompt to select a custom icon, but I wasn't sure how many people would want to use it, so I just left it as a configuration file option for now.
  Screenshots are a good idea.

How do I compile from source? I would like to see that in the readme
- It uses a makefile, you can just type make while in the pride-system-icon directory.
  On Windows you may need to install GNU make first.
  You'll need to have Go installed, I've added a vendor directory to make it easier. The compiled files will be placed in dist/windows/prideicon.exe and dist/linux/prideicon
  Here are the commands to compile without using make:
  go build -mod vendor -tags linux -o prideicon
  go build -mod vendor -tags windows -ldflags -H=windowsgui -o prideicon.exe
  
  Thanks.

What's the point? Just pick a pride flag as your start menu icon or desktop background image.
- What if you want it in your system tray?

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