Inject onboard in a magic panel

gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk
import gobject
import sys
import subprocess
import time

class MagicPanel:
	def __init__(self):
		self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
	    	self.window.set_accept_focus(False) #important for onscreen stuff
		self.window.set_default_size(gtk.gdk.screen_width(), 200)
		self.window.move(0, gtk.gdk.screen_height() - 200)
		self.window.set_type_hint(gtk.gdk.WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DOCK)

		socket = gtk.Socket()
		socket.show()
		self.window.add(socket)

		#inject onboard
		subprocess.Popen("onboard", shell=True)
		time.sleep(3)
		cmd = "xwininfo -root -children -all 2>/dev/null | grep '\"Onboard\":'" 
		try:
			ret = subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True).strip()
			ret = ret[:ret.find(' ')].strip()
		except:
			print "window probably not found"

		ret = long(ret, 16)
		#onboard injected

		socket.add_id(ret)

		self.window.show()
		#x server magic for maximized windows
		self.window.window.property_change("_NET_WM_STRUT", "CARDINAL", 32, gtk.gdk.PROP_MODE_REPLACE, [0, 0, 0, 200])

	def main(self):
		gtk.main()

if __name__ == "__main__":
	mp = MagicPanel()
	mp.main()