Awsum C niceness!

app_indicator.c

#include <gtk/gtk.h>
#include <libappindicator/app-indicator.h>

int main (int argc, char **argv) {
  gtk_init(&argc, &argv);

  GtkWidget *menu;
  GtkWidget *menu_item;
  AppIndicator *indicator;

  menu = gtk_menu_new();

  menu_item = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label("Hello world!");
  gtk_menu_shell_append(GTK_MENU_SHELL(menu), menu_item);

  indicator = app_indicator_new ("example-simple-client",
                                 "indicator-messages",
                                 APP_INDICATOR_CATEGORY_APPLICATION_STATUS);

  app_indicator_set_status(indicator, APP_INDICATOR_STATUS_ACTIVE);
  app_indicator_set_attention_icon (indicator, "indicator-messages-new");

  app_indicator_set_menu (indicator, GTK_MENU (menu));

  gtk_widget_show_all(menu);

  gtk_main();
}