gmail-plasmoid

Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net

Description:

A Gmail notification widget for your desktop or panel.

This widget is designed to be docked in a panel, or added to your desktop, and display the number of unread messages in multiple Gmail accounts. Clicking on the widget will open the Gmail account in your favorite browser. The widget is written in python, meaning that there is no compiling necessary as long as you have the required script-engine installed.

For more screenshots visit the project homepage.

Features:
- *NEW* New simplified version re-implemented in qml and javascript available for testing (very early version with little error checking and many features missing and/or removed).
- *NEW* New qml version likely requires KDE 4.8 (but may work with KDE 4.7).
- *NEW* Testing qml version will coexist with existing gmail-plasmoid (testing version is called gmail-plasmoid-qml).
- *NEW* Any comments regarding new qml version appreciated.

- Selectable fetching mechanism to address multiple issues (see "Misc." configuration tab)
- Dynamic network connection detection
- Bulgarian, Chinese Traditional, Czech, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish and Ukrainian translations
- Supports multiple Gmail accounts and Gmail labels
- Supports Gmail hosted domains
- Uses KWallet to securely store passwords
- Configurable icon and text font, size and color
- Configurable command run upon clicking the widget
- Configurable notifications using the KDE notification system
- Includes notification for when no unread emails exist (useful for running command to turn off message indicator LEDs, etc.)
- "Check email now" menu option to force email check upon command
- Ability to manually pause and resume email checking
- Threads context menu that shows unread messages on right-click

Please let me know if you find any problems or would like some new features included. The best place to request new features is on the project's homepage.

How to install:
- Download the latest version
- Uninstall any previous version (see instructions below)
- Run the following command in the directory where the file was placed (updated to reflect the actual filename):

[quote]plasmapkg -i gmail-plasmoid-0.7.20.plasmoid[/quote]
- The widget should now be listed in your "Add Widgets" screen

Note: If you get missing script-engine errors when loading the widget you need to install the plasma python script-engine (in openSUSE this requires the "python-kdebase4" and "python-devel" packages, in Fedora this requires the "kdebase-workspace-python-applet" package, in Kubuntu this requires the "plasma-scriptengine-python" package)

How to uninstall:
- Run the following command at the command line:

[quote]plasmapkg -r gmail-plasmoid[/quote]

Last changelog:

9 years ago

0.7.20 (11.07.2011)
- Added workaround for bug affecting kwallet

0.7.19 (10.07.2011)
- Fixed bug in label fetching
- Updated French translation

0.7.18 (09.07.2011)
- Added multiple fetch mechanisms
- Added dynamic network connection detection
- Added ability to reduce debug output

0.7.17 (04.07.2011)
- Updated kwallet handling
- Updated handling of translations
- Made configuration screen non-blocking
- Other minor fixes and changes

0.7.16 (13.02.2011)
- Fixed kwallet issue under KDE SC 4.6

0.7.15 (25.09.2010)
- Fixed issue with newer versions of SIP
- Updated to use default pop-up for better consistency with Plasma desktop

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YAFU
9 years ago

Maybe.
Perhaps a dependency used by Gmail Plasmoid are different versions in Ubuntu and Fedora, and there are problems with Ubuntu version.

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Piotruczko
9 years ago

Performing KIO test fetch...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mero/.kde/share/apps/plasma/plasmoids/gmail-plasmoid/contents/code/main.py", line 399, in checkMail
ac.checkMail()
File "/home/mero/.kde/share/apps/plasma/plasmoids/gmail-plasmoid/contents/code/gmail.py", line 106, in checkMail
f = opener.open(atomurl)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 391, in open
response = self._open(req, data)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 409, in _open
'_open', req)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 369, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 1193, in https_open
return self.do_open(httplib.HTTPSConnection, req)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 1160, in do_open
raise URLError(err)
urllib2.URLError: <urlopen error [Errno 8] _ssl.c:499: EOF occurred in violation of protocol>

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tetris4
9 years ago

Hello,

After adding this plasmoid to plasma, it fails to detect the accounts I create, so it stays there red with the exclamation mark. When I hover the mouse on it, I get a notification "no accounts configured".

Running the plasmoid from the CLI with plasmaviewer, it works normally, showing my new emails and all.

Could I be missing a dependency? Any other idea of what could be the cause of this?

I am on Chakra x86_64 running KDE 4.7.

Thank you

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Methate
9 years ago

Downloaded latest version, unzip archive.

Filename: gmail-plasmoid.svg

plasmapkg -i gmail-plasmoid.svg
plasmapkg(26104)/libplasma Plasma::PackageStructure::metadata: Could not open package file, unsupported archive format: "/home/klaus/downloads/gmail-plasmoid.svg" "image/svg+xml"
KCrash: Application 'plasmapkg' crashing...
KCrash: Attempting to start /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/drkonqi from kdeinit
sock_file=/root/.kde/socket-workstation/kdeinit4__0
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
KCrash: Attempting to start /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/drkonqi directly

[1]+ Stopped plasmapkg -i gmail-plasmoid.svg

What do I do wrong?

3.0-0.slh.4-aptosid-amd64

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chepioq
9 years ago

You use a bad command, or a bad file...
Download gmail-plasmoid-0.7.20.plasmoid, in console go to the directory where is the file, and launch the command :
plasmapkg -i gmail-plasmoid-0.7.20.plasmoid

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Methate
9 years ago

O RLY?:)

Pls download the current archive from this page and tell me where is *.plasmoid file should be, because there is no .plasmoid file in root of archive. Just gmail-plasmoid.svg and metadata.desktop.

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chepioq
9 years ago

When you download, you get a file named 101229-gmail-plasmoid-0.7.20.plasmoid.
Just rename in gmail-plasmoid-0.7.20.plasmoid and apply the command.
DON'T UNPACK THIS FILE !!!

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Methate
9 years ago

When I download It in opera I get zip archive, lol =)

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chepioq
9 years ago

gmail-plasmoid-0.7.20.plasmoid is an zip archive, but don't unpack. Just apply the command.

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chepioq
9 years ago

try reboot your computer or your session.

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Methate
9 years ago

DONE.

[email protected]:/home/klaus/downloads# plasmapkg -i gmail-plasmoid-0.7.20.plasmoid
Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)
kbuildsycoca4 running...
Successfully installed /home/klaus/downloads/gmail-plasmoid-0.7.20.plasmoid
[email protected]:/home/klaus/downloads# kbuildsycoca4 running...

And still nothing. Unable to add widget from Plasma menu.

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chepioq
9 years ago

I don't know if it's possible, but can you add an animation in your plasmoid ? Like a little dog with a letter when a new mail appear ?

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zubi
9 years ago

Version 7.20 fix bug whit kwallet. But then for unknown reasons stopped to take unread messages! I am now with KDE 4.7. I tried to reinstall python-kdebase4, but without success ...

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sxe
9 years ago

For security reasons i'm using the 2-step verification option from gemail. Its a second security layer where you have to enter a second password generated on your phone.

If the application you are using is not capable of using this new 2-step verification system, they provide an alternate method "one time passwords" for that application.
Normally the password is generated only once, you enter it in your application and it should work from then (like a normal password). However, your plasmoid keeps asking me for the password each start.

I'm using the fetching mechanism "KDE", the other one is not working for me.

Any idea whats going wrong here?

Thx

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mjmccans
9 years ago

This may simply be a problem with the KDE fetching mechanism as you appear to be having the exact problem that the python fetching mechanism was meant to address. Can you please enable the python fetching mechanism while running the plasmoid in a terminal and let me know if you get any errors? If you do find a problem it would be best to start a new issue on the Google Code site for the plasmoid, which is linked as the home page above. Thanks.

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sxe
9 years ago

ah, i feel a bit stupid now. It works when you add the password directly. I got a popup before, that notifies me, that my password was wrong (on kde start) and i only changed it there, stupid me. After the next start i had to input it in the popup again, cause it was not saved ( i think). So now everything works.

Anyway, a suggestion. You should handle labels in the plasmoid a bit different to make it less painful adding a bunch of them. You could handle it like this:

Add the main account and add subaccount (lables) which inherit everything from the main account. So you could avoid that the user has to add his password and username again and again. Just a suggestion. :)

Ah and btw, keep updating this great piece of software. One of the best plasmoids out there. Great work.

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Gadius
9 years ago

The password problem continues here, Chakra with KDE 4.6.5. I've tried deleting the plasmoid and the configuration but it persists. Don't know if it's a distro problem.

The feature request is that, few versions ago, when the plasmoid was in notification area, the icon disappeared when it was no new mail. Can you turn back this feature?

Thanks for this great job, I use this extensions from my beginnings with KDE :)

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mjmccans
9 years ago

Hopefully we can solve the password problem that you are having. It would be helpful if you could start a new issue on the Google Code site for the plasmoid (linked as the home page above) and post the output that you get when you run the plasmoid in a terminal.

For the hiding of the icon feature, I will try to add that feature back in a future version of the plasmoid (possibly in the version after the one that I am currently working on). The old version of the feature was primitive and would cause problems in some circumstances, so I need to put together something slightly better if it is to be added back.

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schnelle
9 years ago

"The feature request is that, few versions ago, when the plasmoid was in notification area, the icon disappeared when it was no new mail. Can you turn back this feature?"

I need (want) that too :)

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digitalone
9 years ago

It works for me now on Arch x64...thanks!

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chepioq
9 years ago

It work fine for me with Fedora 15 and kde 4.6.5, and with Fedora 16-rawhide and kde 4.6.9 (future kde 4.7)

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Self-Perfection
9 years ago

I have problems with password storing too. After login pops up request to enter my wallet password to unlock it (application "Plasma Desktop Shell" has requested...), until I grant access icon of gmail-plasmoid is coloured like there is unread messages but does not show any text. Right after unnlocking wallet icon turns gray with exclamation mark, tooltip says that my only account has "blank username or password". I've checked via KDE Wallet Manager - correct password is stored in wallet, but for strange reason it is not retrieved, I have to enter it again and again in "gmail-plasmoid settings" after each login.

Also specific label to check is not considered with default fetching mechanism, gmail-plasmoid checks my inbox instead.

I'm using Ubuntu 11.04 with KDE.

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mjmccans
9 years ago

Thank you for your message. I have not been able to reproduce the issue with kwallet, but there have been multiple issues with retreiving passwords from the wallet in the past. It currently works for me on fully updated Arch Linux, openSUSE 11.4 and Kubuntu 11.04 installations. However, it apparently causes problems for others on identical configurations so there is some underlying issue that needs to be addressed. Please try deleting the plasmoids configuration file completely and resetting your accounts (or try removing the plasmoid and re-adding it to your panel or system tray). I will also try to look further into the issue. If you could open a new issue on the Google Code site for the plasmoid (the homepage link above will take you there) we can try to further debug the issue.

As for the label check, you are right that it did not work with version 0.7.18 since I had introduced a stupid bug (I don't use that feature anymore myself, and did not notice that I had broken it). Please test the new version 0.7.19 and let me know if the issue is resolved. Thanks.

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Self-Perfection
9 years ago

Thank you, version 0.7.19 solved problem with label. BTW, you forgot to bump X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version in it.

I was able to reproduce my kwallet problem on clean install of Kubuntu 11.04 into Virtual Box. I've created new gmail account for this test, so this virtual machine does not contain any private data. I'm going to upload exported virtual machine image (about 1GB) somewhere and open a new issue on the Google Code once it will be ready for downloading.

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mjmccans
9 years ago

Thank you for your help tracking down the kwallet bug. It appears to be a bug in the KDE packages used by some distributions (including Kubuntu), and the new version 0.7.20 of the plasmoid includes a workaround to address the bug.

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xekon Oct 04 2017 9 excellent

supports multiple accounts! most important feature, being able to see relevance of messages directly from the widget is the second best feature! thanks.