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| author | Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de> | 2021-04-29 08:59:40 +0200 |
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| committer | Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de> | 2021-04-29 10:12:04 +0200 |
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6487f56 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# libayatana-common - Common functions for Ayatana System Indicators [](https://travis-ci.org/AyatanaIndicators/libayatana-common) + +## About Ayatana Indicators + +The Ayatana Indicators project is the continuation of Application +Indicators and System Indicators, two technologies developed by Canonical +Ltd. for the Unity7 desktop. + +Application Indicators are a GTK implementation of the StatusNotifierItem +Specification (SNI) that was originally submitted to freedesktop.org by +KDE. + +System Indicators are an extensions to the Application Indicators idea. +System Indicators allow for far more widgets to be displayed in the +indicator's menu. + +The Ayatana Indicators project is the new upstream for application +indicators, system indicators and associated projects with a focus on +making Ayatana Indicators a desktop agnostic technology. + +On GNU/Linux, Ayatana Indicators are currently available for desktop +envinronments like MATE (used by default in [Ubuntu +MATE](https://ubuntu-mate.com)), XFCE (used by default in +[Xubuntu](https://bluesabre.org/2021/02/25/xubuntu-21-04-progress-update/), +LXDE, and the Budgie Desktop. + +The Lomiri Operating Environment (UI of the Ubuntu Touch OS, formerly +known as Unity8) uses Ayatana Indicators for rendering its notification +area and the [UBports](https://ubports.com) project is a core contributor +to the Ayatana Indicators project. + +For further info, please visit: +https://ayatana-indicators.org + +## About this Software Component + +This shared library contains functions that two or more system indicator +components share. + +This shared library was originally created to reduce code duplication +across various system indicator components. + +## License and Copyright + +See COPYING and AUTHORS file in this project. |