mherrmann / mherrmann/fman

Minimize to system tray

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6 votes enhancement windows
Dominant language
Python
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Description

I would like to hide fman to the right part of the taskbar, where all the tiny little icons are (don't know the name, right now) and make it come up wherever I want with a global keyboard shortcut. Would be similar to 'Quake style' terminals.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by confirming the supported platforms and locating fman's existing application startup and window-management entry points. Done means fman can hide to the system tray and reappear through a configurable global keyboard shortcut across the intended platforms.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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