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.

    • AbsentBird@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      50·
      5 months ago

      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.

      • syd@lemy.lol
        14·
        5 months ago

        I like having options even if I don’t need it too :) 👍

    • AVincentInSpace@pawb.socialEnglish
      4·
      5 months ago

      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

  • unrushed233@lemmings.world
    12·
    5 months ago

    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.

    • FlareHeart@lemmy.caEnglish
      54·
      5 months ago

      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.

    • AbsentBird@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      43·
      5 months ago

      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.

    • megaman@discuss.tchncs.de
      33·
      5 months ago

      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

  • Chloyster [she/her]@beehaw.org
    11·
    5 months ago

    So many people asking what the point is while I’m over here enjoying my new system icon. Thanks for the post!!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

    • AbsentBird@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      4·
      5 months ago

      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.

    • AbsentBird@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      4·
      5 months ago

      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.

    • AbsentBird@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      5·
      5 months ago

      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