Clock screenlet protoype using the NotifyOSD graphic interface

NotifyOSD_clock.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
try:
    import gtk, gobject, pygtk, os, os.path, pynotify, time
    pygtk.require('2.0')
except:
    print "Error: need python-notify, python-gtk2, python-gobject and gtk"

def my_timer(n):
    n.update("NotifyOSD Clock", time.asctime())
    n.show()
    return True

if __name__ == '__main__':
    if not pynotify.init("NotifyOSD Clock"):
        sys.exit(1)

    n = pynotify.Notification("NotifyOSD Clock", time.asctime())
    #n = pynotify.Notification("Moo title", "test", "file:///path/to/icon.png")
    n.set_urgency(pynotify.URGENCY_LOW)
    n.set_timeout(1000)

    #Call an icon
    helper = gtk.Button()
    #print gtk.stock_list_ids()
    icon = helper.render_icon(gtk.STOCK_INFO, gtk.ICON_SIZE_DIALOG)
    n.set_icon_from_pixbuf(icon)

    gobject.timeout_add(1000, my_timer, n) #update each second
    loop  = gobject.MainLoop()
    loop.run()