/ubuntu-timer

A small timer that always sits in the status bar

Primary LanguagePythonMIT LicenseMIT

Ubuntu timer

A small timer application that is always visible in the status-bar. You set the timer by clicking on it an choosing a specified timer. Default timers are in minutes: 60, 45, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 3. The timer always counts down to zero.

Ubuntu timer in the status bar

As seen on the left side in the image above

Ubuntu timer - menu open

Ubuntu timer with the menu open

Requirements

The timer needs the following

  • Ubuntu
  • Python 2.7
  • Python package gtk

Start

Just make the timer executable chmod +x timer.py and run it ./timer.py to start. The timer has a Quit item in the menu so that you can run it in its own shell. ./timer.py &, this way you can continue to use the terminal tab you started the timer with.