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| author | kj-sh604 | 2025-06-06 18:38:17 -0400 |
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| committer | kj-sh604 | 2025-06-06 18:38:17 -0400 |
| commit | 09cc4f6468c9143950683f12821a481abe51bc4f (patch) | |
| tree | 8e49d58302492ded52f955f6eadb5e3f0a741cbc | |
| parent | 34ef643f50745d7300d20f9edf6cd1e727d3ac10 (diff) | |
refactor: update README
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@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@  -It's [`volumeicon`](https://github.com/Maato/volumeicon) for microphones! but, it sucks and it's written in an inferior language 😅. Only works on Linux (sorry, I'm honestly incompetent with other OSs). +It's [`volumeicon`](https://github.com/Maato/volumeicon) for microphones! But, it sucks and it's written in an inferior language and it only works on Linux 😅 (sorry, I'm honestly incompetent with other OSs). -In this modern internet dystopia, I often share my screen and disable notifications when presenting. This means that I don't get to see my "Microphone is [STATE]" notifications when sharing (I do tend to mute a fair bit for coughs). Imagine muting and forgetting to unmute as you continue to speak… OOOOH!!! THE MODERN SHAME!! 😭. +In this modern internet dystopia, I often share my screen and disable notifications when presenting. This means that I don't get to see my "Microphone is [STATE]" notifications when sharing (I do tend to mute a fair bit for coughs). Imagine muting and forgetting to unmute as you continue to speak… OOOOH!!! THE MODERN SHAME that we snowflakes can't handle 😭. -With that spiel said, I just needed something that aims to be a "lightweight mic status indicator that sits in your systray" and here it is… TADA! just like `volumeicon` it's `mic-icon`! +With that spiel said, I just needed something that "aims to be a lightweight mic status indicator that sits in your systray" and here it is… TADA! just like `volumeicon`, it's `mic-icon`! -I really just wrote this for myself and sharing it on the internet 🤷♂️. +I really just wrote this for myself and sharing it on the internet 🤷♂️. Good luck! ## Dependencies -* Python 3 - * this thing is so simple I'll be surprised if we're facing any version incompatibilities already +* any rational recent version of Python 3 + * this thing is so simple, so I'll be surprised if we're facing any version incompatibilities already. * `pulsectl` * `pygobject` * `pactl` command (part of the `pulseAudio` or `pipewire-pulse` packages) @@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ then… mic-icon ``` -and now you have it! symlink that `./.venv/bin/mic-icon` sumbitch somewhere in your `PATH=` and run it on start-up — or however, the heck you want. +and now you have it! symlink that `./.venv/bin/mic-icon` SUMBITCH somewhere in your `PATH=` and run it on start-up — or however, the heck you want.  |