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Atea: a free minimalistic status bar time tracker for MacOS in Clojure

135 points by pka 15y ago

breckinloggins 15y ago
Possible cool feature: add an integration with emacs org-mode (it's just a text file, after all).
- macmac 15y ago
  +1
ignazwaldhuber 15y ago
I use it all the time and the code behind it (almost) fits on a napkin.
- dstem 15y ago
  do i know u? :)
- deleted 15y ago
  [deleted]
sidmitra 15y ago
Anyone know of something similar for Ubuntu(Gnome)?
- ajarmoniuk 15y ago
  hamster http://projecthamster.wordpress.com/ http://projecthamster.wordpress.com/
- lemming 15y ago
  This appears to use JDIC, which is cross-platform - anyone know if this runs on other systems?
  - pka 15y ago
    Unfortunately I've heavily hacked JDIC since it doesn't have 64bit binaries and uses JPopupMenus, which look and behave terribly in the MacOS status bar, thus making it MacOS only. However, porting the project to using Java6's cross-platform tray support should be trivial.
dstem 15y ago
yeahhh, well done mate!
christiangenco 15y ago
For those of you who have never heard of this new-fangled "lein" build command, it's for Clojure projects. Installation instructions: https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen After installing, be sure to run `lein self-install`
- pka 15y ago
  Thanks, I just updated the build instructions.
  - christiangenco 15y ago
    Ooo, excellent! A responsive developer! :D Could I perhaps persuade you to include a link to a pre-compiled .app? I keep failing on `lein uberjar` with: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.jdesktop.jdic.tray.internal.impl.MacSystemTrayService Also on `lein native-deps`: WARNING: lancet namespace is deprecated; use lancet.core. [WARNING] POM for 'org.clojars.pka:jdic-macos-tray:pom:0.0.2:compile' is invalid.
    - pka 15y ago
      I have already made a pre-packaged dmg - https://github.com/downloads/pkamenarsky/atea/atea-1.0.0.dmg https://github.com/downloads/pkamenarsky/atea/atea-1.0.0.dmg - which is linked from the README :) Maybe I should just place a plain download link instead of "get it here". As for the build error, this is a classpath issue - I'll update the build instructions in a sec.
- cemerick 15y ago
  Actually, it can be (and is) used as a general-purpose build tool. I'm using it in some otherwise Java-only projects, and — who knows — it might even start getting some love from Scala hackers: https://github.com/technomancy/lein-scalac https://github.com/technomancy/lein-scalac Once jark (a persistent Clojure/JVM backend @ http://icylisper.in/jark/ http://icylisper.in/jark/) is made to work well with Leiningen, then the combination might be a reasonable replacement for sbt.
etherealG 15y ago
anyone seen an automatic time tracking app that actually works? I used to use rescue time, but it seems their grouping via keywords is gone now :(
- mark_l_watson 15y ago
  I use Desktop Task Timer (OS X). It was very inexpensive on the app store, and reduces the overhead of tracking time for my customers every day. I also use org mode a lot in Emacs for managing tasking.
- dreeves 15y ago
  You might like TagTime: http://messymatters.com/tagtime http://messymatters.com/tagtime (randomly sample yourself!)
teeny 15y ago
Is there any chance you could build something similar for the Windows Aero Taskbar?
deleted 15y ago
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ernestipark 15y ago
Great lightweight task manager. Will use this instead of sticky notes now! Possible add ons: * have an option in the dropdown that will open the current config file in case it's not open. * built in keyboard shortcut to open the menu
- pka 15y ago
  Great ideas, opened up two new issues.
speg 15y ago
Set it to read my todo.txt file in dropbox and now I have awesome, easy, simple, 'just works' cross app synchronization! (Though, they use + for project notifiers, and @ for locations. hmm... )
- falcolas 15y ago
  Ditto. Given how simple the todo.sh system is to use on top of the file, it might be nice to see to see some integration. Particularly since there's a nice app for mobile devices that reads/writes that file format as well out of your dropbox.
  - pka 15y ago
    Yes, mobile support is definitely a big incentive to support the todo.txt file format - I just opened up an issue.
mrpollo 15y ago
And if you use Notational Velocity to do your notes you can easily integrate Atea to your setup Atea -> [Notational Velocity file].txt -> Dropbox Notational Velocity w/ Dropbox https://github.com/scrod/nv/wiki/synchronizing-with-dropbox https://github.com/scrod/nv/wiki/synchronizing-with-dropbox
kranner 15y ago
I love it: forked it and added state to the menubar icon. The icon is now grayed-out when time-tracking is off and bold when time-tracking is on. Sent a pull request.
- pka 15y ago
  Merged :)
  - kranner 15y ago
    Thanks for fixing the NPE in my patch. I'm afraid I don't know any Clojure at all; had to pick my way through a quick reference to do this.

135 points by pka 15y ago

breckinloggins 15y ago

Possible cool feature: add an integration with emacs org-mode (it's just a text file, after all).

macmac 15y ago
+1

ignazwaldhuber 15y ago

I use it all the time and the code behind it (almost) fits on a napkin.

dstem 15y ago
do i know u? :)
deleted 15y ago
[deleted]

sidmitra 15y ago

Anyone know of something similar for Ubuntu(Gnome)?

ajarmoniuk 15y ago
hamster http://projecthamster.wordpress.com/ http://projecthamster.wordpress.com/
lemming 15y ago
This appears to use JDIC, which is cross-platform - anyone know if this runs on other systems?
- pka 15y ago
  Unfortunately I've heavily hacked JDIC since it doesn't have 64bit binaries and uses JPopupMenus, which look and behave terribly in the MacOS status bar, thus making it MacOS only. However, porting the project to using Java6's cross-platform tray support should be trivial.

dstem 15y ago

yeahhh, well done mate!

christiangenco 15y ago

For those of you who have never heard of this new-fangled "lein" build command, it's for Clojure projects. Installation instructions: https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen After installing, be sure to run `lein self-install`

pka 15y ago
Thanks, I just updated the build instructions.
- christiangenco 15y ago
  Ooo, excellent! A responsive developer! :D Could I perhaps persuade you to include a link to a pre-compiled .app? I keep failing on `lein uberjar` with: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.jdesktop.jdic.tray.internal.impl.MacSystemTrayService Also on `lein native-deps`: WARNING: lancet namespace is deprecated; use lancet.core. [WARNING] POM for 'org.clojars.pka:jdic-macos-tray:pom:0.0.2:compile' is invalid.
  - pka 15y ago
    I have already made a pre-packaged dmg - https://github.com/downloads/pkamenarsky/atea/atea-1.0.0.dmg https://github.com/downloads/pkamenarsky/atea/atea-1.0.0.dmg - which is linked from the README :) Maybe I should just place a plain download link instead of "get it here". As for the build error, this is a classpath issue - I'll update the build instructions in a sec.
cemerick 15y ago
Actually, it can be (and is) used as a general-purpose build tool. I'm using it in some otherwise Java-only projects, and — who knows — it might even start getting some love from Scala hackers: https://github.com/technomancy/lein-scalac https://github.com/technomancy/lein-scalac Once jark (a persistent Clojure/JVM backend @ http://icylisper.in/jark/ http://icylisper.in/jark/) is made to work well with Leiningen, then the combination might be a reasonable replacement for sbt.

etherealG 15y ago

anyone seen an automatic time tracking app that actually works? I used to use rescue time, but it seems their grouping via keywords is gone now :(

mark_l_watson 15y ago
I use Desktop Task Timer (OS X). It was very inexpensive on the app store, and reduces the overhead of tracking time for my customers every day. I also use org mode a lot in Emacs for managing tasking.
dreeves 15y ago
You might like TagTime: http://messymatters.com/tagtime http://messymatters.com/tagtime (randomly sample yourself!)

teeny 15y ago

Is there any chance you could build something similar for the Windows Aero Taskbar?

deleted 15y ago

[deleted]

ernestipark 15y ago

Great lightweight task manager. Will use this instead of sticky notes now! Possible add ons: * have an option in the dropdown that will open the current config file in case it's not open. * built in keyboard shortcut to open the menu

pka 15y ago
Great ideas, opened up two new issues.

speg 15y ago

Set it to read my todo.txt file in dropbox and now I have awesome, easy, simple, 'just works' cross app synchronization! (Though, they use + for project notifiers, and @ for locations. hmm... )

falcolas 15y ago
Ditto. Given how simple the todo.sh system is to use on top of the file, it might be nice to see to see some integration. Particularly since there's a nice app for mobile devices that reads/writes that file format as well out of your dropbox.
- pka 15y ago
  Yes, mobile support is definitely a big incentive to support the todo.txt file format - I just opened up an issue.

mrpollo 15y ago

And if you use Notational Velocity to do your notes you can easily integrate Atea to your setup Atea -> [Notational Velocity file].txt -> Dropbox Notational Velocity w/ Dropbox https://github.com/scrod/nv/wiki/synchronizing-with-dropbox https://github.com/scrod/nv/wiki/synchronizing-with-dropbox

kranner 15y ago

I love it: forked it and added state to the menubar icon. The icon is now grayed-out when time-tracking is off and bold when time-tracking is on. Sent a pull request.

pka 15y ago
Merged :)
- kranner 15y ago
  Thanks for fixing the NPE in my patch. I'm afraid I don't know any Clojure at all; had to pick my way through a quick reference to do this.