AnkiTray

AnkiWeb addon 1072672680

Minimizes Anki to the system tray and offers i3 window manager configuration, including a script and keybinding to quickly raise the Add window for card entry.
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Updated
2020-04-04
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unknown
Description language
en

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abandoned

  • Last update or commit was 991 days before the snapshot (2024-01-14).

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README

AnkiTray

Yet another add-on that adds an icon to the system tray and allows minimizing Anki to the tray.

Installation

To download this add-on, please copy and paste the following code into Anki 2.1: 1072672680.

Alternatively, you can install it from the local directory:

git clone https://github.com/jubnzv/anki-tray
cd anki-tray && zip -r ../anki-tray.ankiaddon *

Then navigate in Anki menu Tools -> Add-ons -> Install from file... and choose the created archive.

Usage

This add-on is suitable for use with tiling window managers. It allows you to quickly add cards using a keyboard shortcut. The following screencast demonstrates anki_tray with i3wm:

For this setup you should save util/raise-anki.py and add the following lines in i3 configuration file:

# You will need to replace Title depending on your l10n
for_window [class="^Anki$" title="^Add$"] floating enable, mark anki_add

bindsym $mod+Control+a exec $SCRIPTS_PATH/raise-anki.py && sleep 0.2 && i3-msg '[con_mark="anki_add"] move workspace current' && i3-msg '[con_mark="anki_add"] focus'