gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/python

import os
#import signal
import json
from urllib2 import Request, urlopen
from gi.repository import GObject as gobject
from gi.repository import Gtk as gtk
from gi.repository import AppIndicator3 as appindicator
from gi.repository import Notify as notify

class IndicatorFly:

    def __init__(self):
        self.indicator = appindicator.Indicator.new(APPINDICATOR_ID, os.path.abspath('icon.svg'),
                                               appindicator.IndicatorCategory.SYSTEM_SERVICES)
        self.indicator.set_status(appindicator.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
        notify.init(APPINDICATOR_ID)

        #Main Menu
        self.main_menu = gtk.Menu()
        self.listMenu = gtk.Menu()

        # Sub menu
        self.listItems = gtk.MenuItem("Configuration")
        self.listItems.set_submenu(self.listMenu)

        # Joke in sub Menu
        self._joke = gtk.MenuItem("Joke")
        self.listMenu.append(self._joke)
        self._joke.connect('activate', self.joke)

        #Config in sub menu
        self._config = gtk.MenuItem("Config")
        self.listMenu.append(self._config)

        #Tool tips
        self._config.set_tooltip_text("    Test      ")
        self._config.connect('activate', self.win)

        #Notify in sub menu
        self._notify = gtk.CheckMenuItem("Notify")
        self._notify.connect('activate', self.status)
        #self._notify.set_active(True)

        # create exit menu
        self._quit = gtk.MenuItem("Quit")
        self._quit.connect("activate", self.quit)

        self.main_menu.append(self.listItems)
        self.main_menu.append(self._notify)
        self.main_menu.append(self._quit)

        self.main_menu.show_all()

        self.indicator.set_menu(self.main_menu)

    def onButtonPressed(self, widget):
        self.label.set_text("Hello World")

    def win(self, widget):
        builder = gtk.Builder()
        builder.add_from_file("main.glade")
        window = builder.get_object("main_window")
        label = builder.get_object("label1")
        builder.connect_signals(IndicatorFly())
        window.show_all()
        #gtk.main()

    # Procedure for exit
    def quit(self, widget):
        notify.uninit()
        gtk.main_quit()

    def fetch_joke(self, widget):
        request = Request('http://api.icndb.com/jokes/random?limitTo=[nerdy]')
        response = urlopen(request)
        joke = json.loads(response.read())['value']['joke']
        return joke

    def joke(self):
        #print "Joke "+str(show_notify)
        if show_notify:
             notify.Notification.new("<b>Joke</b>", self.fetch_joke(self), None).show()
        return True

    def status(self,widget):
        global show_notify
        if widget.get_active():
            show_notify = True
        else:
            show_notify = False

if __name__ == "__main__":
    APPINDICATOR_ID = "Myapp"
    show_notify= False

    #gtk.timeout_add(3000, indicator.joke)
    indicator = IndicatorFly()
    gobject.timeout_add(3000, indicator.joke)
    gtk.main()