ascii-map@leadedyogurt: Add New Applet

[leadedyogurt]

Adds a simple Linux Mint Applet for searching special ASCII characters.

Developed on Cinnamon 6.4.8.

[fredcw]

Still a few bugs. Maybe change the title to "[WIP]..."?

[leadedyogurt]

Still a few bugs.

Examples please

[fredcw]

@leadedyogurt The themeing doesn't work for light coloured themes.

You're relying on xclip being installed but it isn't by default on e.g. Arch, Manjaro

You can try this instead:

const clipboard = St.Clipboard.get_default();
clipboard.set_text(St.ClipboardType.CLIPBOARD, char_string);

I get this error in ~/.xsession-errors after each search (that returns results)

(cinnamon:1071): Cjs-CRITICAL **: 01:36:55.059: JS ERROR: Error: Invalid value 'undefined' for property label in object initializer.
_init@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/ui/overrides.js:33:22
CM/<@/home/fred/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/ascii-map@leadedyogurt/applet.js:203:49

Another idea if you like. Instead of the user having to paste the clipboard, you can simulate "Ctrl-v" to automatically paste the clipboard into whatever the user is working on. Grok figured this out and I use it in cinnamenu:

Meta.later_add(Meta.LaterType.IDLE,
    () => {
        const clipboard = St.Clipboard.get_default();
        clipboard.set_text(St.ClipboardType.CLIPBOARD, this.app.emoji);

        // Simulate "ctrl+v".
        const seat = Clutter.get_default_backend().get_default_seat();
        const virtualDevice = seat.create_virtual_device(Clutter.InputDeviceType.KEYBOARD_DEVICE);
        const time_us = GLib.get_monotonic_time();
        virtualDevice.notify_keyval(time_us, Clutter.KEY_Control_L, Clutter.KeyState.PRESSED);
        virtualDevice.notify_keyval(time_us, Clutter.KEY_v, Clutter.KeyState.PRESSED);
        virtualDevice.notify_keyval(time_us, Clutter.KEY_v, Clutter.KeyState.RELEASED);
        virtualDevice.notify_keyval(time_us, Clutter.KEY_Control_L, Clutter.KeyState.RELEASED);
    }
);

Edit: Nice applet btw.