[tomboy-list] Add-in Help
Sandy Armstrong
sanfordarmstrong at gmail.com
Mon Jul 27 13:31:57 PDT 2009
[DEBUG]: Tomboy is already running. Exiting...
This means that you did not quit Tomboy first. Make sure it is
removed from your panel, totally quit, etc etc. Use
gnome-system-monitor or top or ps or whatever you favorite tool is to
make sure Tomboy is not running. :-)
Then try again!
Best,
Sandy
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 1:22 PM, S Krupa Shankar<shankarkrupa at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Sandy,
>
> Thank you very much for your such a great effort.
>
> I tried to follow the instructions you have given. However, I still face the
> same problem. The addin does not appear to show up in the Add-Ins tab.
>
> The output from the terminal is as follows. As it shows, the
> Tomboy.Blogposter does not show up in the log:
>
> mint at mint ~ $ cp ~/Desktop/Blogposter.dll ~/.tomboy/addins
> mint at mint ~ $ tomboy --debug
> ** Running Mono with --debug **
> [DEBUG]: NoteManager created with note path "/home/mint/.tomboy".
> [INFO]: Initializing Mono.Addins
> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.Tomboy
> [DEBUG]: Name: Tomboy.Tomboy,0.10
> [DEBUG]: Description:
> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/Tomboy.exe
> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.EvolutionAddin
> [DEBUG]: Name: Evolution Mail Integration
> [DEBUG]: Description: Allows you to drag an email from Evolution into a
> tomboy note. The message subject is added as a link in the note.
> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/Evolution.dll
> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.PrintNotesAddin
> [DEBUG]: Name: Printing Support
> [DEBUG]: Description: Allows you to print a note.
> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/PrintNotes.dll
> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.BacklinksAddin
> [DEBUG]: Name: Backlinks
> [DEBUG]: Description: See which notes link to the one you're currently
> viewing.
> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/Backlinks.dll
> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.FixedWidthAddin
> [DEBUG]: Name: Fixed Width
> [DEBUG]: Description: Adds fixed-width font style.
> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/FixedWidth.dll
> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.ExportToHtmlAddin
> [DEBUG]: Name: Export to HTML
> [DEBUG]: Description: Exports individual notes to HTML.
> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/ExportToHtml.dll
> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.StickyNoteImportAddin
> [DEBUG]: Name: Sticky Notes Importer
> [DEBUG]: Description: Import your notes from the Sticky Notes applet.
> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/StickyNoteImport.dll
> [DEBUG]: StickyNoteImporter: Sticky Notes XML file does not exist or is
> invalid!
> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.WebDavSyncServiceAddin
> [DEBUG]: Name: WebDav Sync Service Add-in
> [DEBUG]: Description: Synchronize Tomboy Notes to a WebDav URL
> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/WebDavSyncService.dll
> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.FileSystemSyncServiceAddin
> [DEBUG]: Name: Local Directory Sync Service Add-in
> [DEBUG]: Description: Synchronize Tomboy Notes to a local file system
> path
> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/FileSystemSyncService.dll
> [DEBUG]: Unable to locate 'gnomesu' in your PATH
> [DEBUG]: Using '/usr/bin/gksu' as GUI 'su' tool
> [DEBUG]: Successfully found all system tools
> [DEBUG]: Unable to locate 'wdfs' in your PATH
> [DEBUG]: Tomboy is already running. Exiting...
> mint at mint ~ $
>
>
> I am learning and trying to set up the development environment (git) to
> debug Tomboy in my system. I will check and try to find something.
>
> Please let me know if there is something I am missing or any other way I can
> resolve this/identify what is happening.
>
> Thank you very much for your help and taking the time to resolve my problem.
> I feel very grateful to you.
>
> Krupa
>
> --- On Sat, 7/25/09, Sandy Armstrong <sanfordarmstrong at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Sandy Armstrong <sanfordarmstrong at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [tomboy-list] Add-in Help
> To: "S Krupa Shankar" <shankarkrupa at yahoo.com>
> Cc: tomboy-list at lists.beatniksoftware.com
> Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 2:58 PM
>
> Running from a Live CD shouldn't cause any issues.
>
> I just tested this myself, and here are the exact steps you should follow:
>
> 1. Quit Tomboy
> 2. cp ~/Downloads/Blogposter.dll ~/.tomboy/addins/ (for example)
> 3. tomboy --debug (from a terminal)
> 4. Right-click Tomboy in your panel, go to Preferences->Add-Ins
> 5. Find the "Post notes to your blgog" entry under "Tools", select and
> click Enable
> 6. Verify that in your terminal, the following output appeared:
>
> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.Blogposter
> [DEBUG]: Name: Post note to your blog
> [DEBUG]: Description: Posts individual notes as blog posts to your blog.
> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
>
> At this point, you should be able to use the add-in.
>
> Assuming this all works, then we can proceed with reviewing your
> add-in. It would be helpful if you would upload it somewhere, or
> attach the *.cs and *.xml files to your response email so I can try
> them, too. :-)
>
> Best,
> Sandy
>
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 11:43 AM, S Krupa Shankar<shankarkrupa at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> Sandy,
>>
>> I am sure I copied the DLL inside the .tomboy/addins subfolder under my
>> home
>> directory. I tried this in both the current version and the previoius
>> version of my operating system (Linux Mint, Ubuntu variant).
>>
>> I today tried the blog poster addin and find the same result. Probably
>> this
>> is a setup issue, but I do not know where to start with.
>>
>> Perhaps the LIVE CD prevents any addin to be detected and loaded by the
>> application?
>>
>> Krupa
>>
>> --- On Tue, 7/21/09, Sandy Armstrong <sanfordarmstrong at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Sandy Armstrong <sanfordarmstrong at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [tomboy-list] Add-in Help
>> To: "S Krupa Shankar" <shankarkrupa at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: tomboy-list at lists.beatniksoftware.com
>> Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 2:57 AM
>>
>> Previously, you pasted some output showing that Tomboy was aware of
>> your add-in (the DEBUG lines that referenced your DLL). Now, those
>> lines are not showing up in your output. So something else has
>> changed.
>>
>> Are you quite sure that your add-in DLL is in ~/.tomboy/addins/ when
>> you start Tomboy?
>>
>> Sandy
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:17 PM, S Krupa Shankar<shankarkrupa at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Sandy,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply.
>>>
>>> I could refer tomboy.exe from the folder you have pointed out.
>>>
>>> I modified the version as "0.10" in the addin.xml file and compiled from
>>> the
>>> terminal window. I received no error messages.
>>>
>>> I deleted the existing files in the /usr/lib/tomboy/addins folder and
>>> from
>>> /home/mint/.tomboy/addins folder and copied the newly compiled files over
>>> there to /home/mint/.tomboy/addins folder (~/.tomboy/addins). The result
>>> is
>>> same, it still does not comes up in the Addins list.
>>>
>>> I tried to check if any new addin works. I tried to load Yuval's
>>> Redirect.dll addin by copying it to the same directory. Even this does
>>> not
>>> come up in the addin list. This could perhaps be something related to my
>>> system/application setting since none of the addins seems to work?
>>>
>>> I am using Linux Mint 7.0 LIVE distribution.
>>>
>>> The full output as tomboy starts is as follows:
>>>
>>> my[DEBUG]: NoteManager created with note path "/home/mint/.tomboy".
>>> [INFO]: Initializing Mono.Addins
>>> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.Tomboy
>>> [DEBUG]: Name: Tomboy.Tomboy,0.10
>>> [DEBUG]: Description:
>>> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
>>> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
>>> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/Tomboy.exe
>>> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.EvolutionAddin
>>> [DEBUG]: Name: Evolution Mail Integration
>>> [DEBUG]: Description: Allows you to drag an email from Evolution into
>>> a
>>> tomboy note. The message subject is added as a link in the note.
>>> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
>>> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
>>> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/Evolution.dll
>>> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.PrintNotesAddin
>>> [DEBUG]: Name: Printing Support
>>> [DEBUG]: Description: Allows you to print a note.
>>> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
>>> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
>>> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/PrintNotes.dll
>>> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.BacklinksAddin
>>> [DEBUG]: Name: Backlinks
>>> [DEBUG]: Description: See which notes link to the one you're
>>> currently
>>> viewing.
>>> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
>>> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
>>> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/Backlinks.dll
>>> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.FixedWidthAddin
>>> [DEBUG]: Name: Fixed Width
>>> [DEBUG]: Description: Adds fixed-width font style.
>>> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
>>> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
>>> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/FixedWidth.dll
>>> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.ExportToHtmlAddin
>>> [DEBUG]: Name: Export to HTML
>>> [DEBUG]: Description: Exports individual notes to HTML.
>>> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
>>> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
>>> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/ExportToHtml.dll
>>> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.InsertTimestampAddin
>>> [DEBUG]: Name: Insert Timestamp
>>> [DEBUG]: Description: Inserts current date and time at the cursor
>>> position.
>>> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
>>> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
>>> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/InsertTimestamp.dll
>>> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.StickyNoteImportAddin
>>> [DEBUG]: Name: Sticky Notes Importer
>>> [DEBUG]: Description: Import your notes from the Sticky Notes applet.
>>> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
>>> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
>>> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/StickyNoteImport.dll
>>> [DEBUG]: StickyNoteImporter: Sticky Notes XML file does not exist or is
>>> invalid!
>>> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.WebDavSyncServiceAddin
>>> [DEBUG]: Name: WebDav Sync Service Add-in
>>> [DEBUG]: Description: Synchronize Tomboy Notes to a WebDav URL
>>> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
>>> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
>>> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/WebDavSyncService.dll
>>> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.FileSystemSyncServiceAddin
>>> [DEBUG]: Name: Local Directory Sync Service Add-in
>>> [DEBUG]: Description: Synchronize Tomboy Notes to a local file system
>>> path
>>> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
>>> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
>>> [DEBUG]: File:
>>> /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/FileSystemSyncService.dll
>>> [DEBUG]: Unable to locate 'gnomesu' in your PATH
>>> [DEBUG]: Using '/usr/bin/gksu' as GUI 'su' tool
>>> [DEBUG]: Successfully found all system tools
>>> [DEBUG]: Unable to locate 'wdfs' in your PATH
>>> [DEBUG]: Tomboy is already running. Exiting...
>>>
>>> Krupa
>>>
>>> --- On Tue, 7/21/09, Sandy Armstrong <sanfordarmstrong at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Sandy Armstrong <sanfordarmstrong at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [tomboy-list] Add-in Help
>>> To: "S Krupa Shankar" <shankarkrupa at yahoo.com>
>>> Cc: tomboy-list at lists.beatniksoftware.com
>>> Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 12:24 AM
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:42 AM, S Krupa Shankar<shankarkrupa at yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am a new Tomboy user and a relatively new user to Mono, but am a .NET
>>>> developer.
>>>
>>> Great, welcome to Tomboy!
>>>
>>>> I have been trying to create a new Tomboy add-in to get started. I tried
>>>> to
>>>> follow http://live.gnome.org/Tomboy/HowToCreateAddins with some minimal
>>>> changes.
>>>>
>>>> I created a InsertMyName instead of InsertDateTime. I tried to use
>>>> MonoDevelop, but I do not know what file should I add as reference to
>>>> refer
>>>> the Tomboy namespace which contains the NoteAddin class.
>>>
>>> That would be /usr/lib/tomboy/Tomboy.exe on most installs.
>>>
>>>> So I went ahead and compiled the file along with the resource relevant
>>>> file
>>>> changes. I tried version version="0.7" as well version="0.14". I tried
>>>> to
>>>> copy it to .tomboy/Addins directory, then tried to copy it to
>>>> /usr/lib/tomboy/addins directory. I tried to copy it here since I found
>>>> other plugin DLLs are residing in this directory.
>>>
>>> The correct place for you to copy it is ~/.tomboy/addins .
>>>
>>>> Now when I open Tomboy and go to Edit->Preferences->Add-ins->Tools, I
>>>> could
>>>> not find the Insert My Name amongst other addin names.
>>>>
>>>> The command prompt log is as follows:
>>>>
>>>> [DEBUG]: AddinManager.OnAddinLoaded: Tomboy.MyNameAddIn
>>>> [DEBUG]: Name: Insert My Name
>>>> [DEBUG]: Description: Inserts your name at the cursor position.
>>>> [DEBUG]: Namespace: Tomboy
>>>> [DEBUG]: Enabled: True
>>>> [DEBUG]: File: /usr/lib/tomboy/addins/InsertMyName.dll
>>>>
>>>> Does the above output mean there is no problem in loading the addin?
>>>
>>> Normally. It would be helpful to see the complete output Tomboy gives
>>> when it starts up.
>>>
>>>> Please help me to compile the addin. I do not know what step I missed,
>>>> please correct me.
>>>
>>> It looks like you compiled it correctly.
>>>
>>>> InsertMyName.addin.xml content
>>>> <Addin id="MyNameAddIn"
>>>> namespace="Tomboy"
>>>> name="Insert My Name"
>>>> author="Krupa"
>>>> description="Inserts your name at the cursor position."
>>>> category="Tools"
>>>> defaultEnabled="true"
>>>> version="0.1">
>>>>
>>>> <Runtime>
>>>> <Import assembly="InsertMyName.dll" />
>>>> </Runtime>
>>>>
>>>> <Dependencies>
>>>> <Addin id="Tomboy" version="0.14" />
>>>> </Dependencies>
>>>
>>> You should use 0.10, not 0.14. This might be your issue.
>>>
>>> Remove your DLL from /usr/lib/tomboy/addins and ~/.tomboy/addins, fix
>>> the addin.xml file to reference 0.10 instead of 0.14, recompile your
>>> add-in, place it in ~/.tomboy/addins, and if you continue having
>>> problems, paste the *complete* output Tomboy gives when you start it
>>> with `tomboy --debug`.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps,
>>> Sandy
>>>
>>>
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>>
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