polychromatic-tray-applet(1)

NAME

Polychromatic - RGB lighting management software for GNU/Linux

SYNOPSIS

polychromatic-tray-applet [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

This is the tray applet interface for convenient access to device options through an AppIndicator or GTK Status Icon.

OPTIONS

-h, --help
    Shows the help information.

-v, --verbose
    Prints more details about the application's operation.

--version
    Prints version information:
            • Software version
            • Commit hash (when run from the repository directory)
            • Python version
            • GTK version

--locale [lang]
    Force the application to display in a specific locale. For example, "fr_FR" or "nl".

--force-appindicator
    Override the user's preferences and start the tray applet using the AppIndicator3 bindings.

--force-ayatana
    Override the user's preferences and start the tray applet using the Ayatana Indicator bindings. This is the default option and is widely compatible with most desktop environments.

--force-gtk-status
    Override the user's preferences and start the tray applet using the legacy GTK Status Icon. This is a deprecated GTK feature, but may work on distributions where application indicators are not supported.

NOTES

    Some desktop enviroments (such as GNOME) have deprecated support for indicators and system tray. In this scenario, the user may need to install an additional package provided by their distribution that restores the functionality, or sacrifice this feature.

    It is observed that on some desktop environments and fast computers, a race condition prevents the indicator/applet from displaying as expected (including the wrong theme, or large icons). In this scenario, set a delay in preferences.json by a few seconds.