Just a little system tray icon to show support for the LGBTQ+ community.
Originally created last year as a simple one-off project in response to Windows 11 users getting mad about a pride icon appearing on their task bar.
This year I remade it in Go, added support for Windows (7 and up), and improved compatibility with a variety of Linux environments.
Let me know what you think, or don’t, just please be nice about it.
Screenshot for reference?
Option to change it to any flag?
You can change it to any flag by modifying .config/prideicon/lastselected
so the first line is the absolute path to the image you want (png on Linux, ico on Windows).
I considered adding a menu option to open a prompt to select a custom icon, but I wasn’t sure how many people would want to use it, so I just left it as a configuration file option for now.
Screenshots are a good idea.
What’s the point? Just pick a pride flag as your start menu icon or desktop background image.
Sorry, but this is really useless. I support the cause, but there is absolutely no need for this software. I think this community is meant for software that actually has a use.
It’s free and it’s open source software. It can be discussed here.
Some software is more about looking nice than serving a utility.
I learned a lot about the system tray writing it. I think it stands as a decent example for how to add an icon to the system tray.
So many people asking what the point is while I’m over here enjoying my new system icon. Thanks for the post!!! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Glad to hear it!
I’m not sure if your name is a reference to the god of Red Dwarf or the yonic pokemon, but either way, cheers.
Why would I need a pride icon in my taskbar though?
Nobody needs it, but some people like it.
Last year Windows added a pride icon to the taskbar of some Windows 11 users, and people in the Linux community were having a laugh over the angry reactions, but some Linux-enjoyers mentioned that they’d actually like the option of adding a pride icon. I wrote a simple python script and shared it.
Over the past year multiple people have said they liked the little icon in my system tray, so this year I decided to spruce up the project and make it compatible with Windows. It’s just a silly little aesthetic option for anyone who wants it.