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#HotShot

Add a GTK+ tabbed interface to any application implementing XEmbed.

##Dependencies

• python3
• GTK+ >= 3.12
• pygobject (should match GTK+ version - using system package manager is recommended)
• X (obviously)
• python3-xlib (pip3 install python3-xlib)

##Usage

• put the hotshot executable somewhere in your $PATH
• pass the application name along with any options as arguments to hotshot e.g. hotshot xterm -into see hotshot -h for more information
• controls are (currently) only configurable by editing the source code, by default they are Ctrl+Shift+t for new tab and Ctrl+Shift+{h,l} to move back and forth among tabs

##Known Issues

• The application frequently segfaults on close. I intend to investigate further but it hasn't yet affected the application whilst running.
• There is some weird stuff happening with the focus of widgets in that the embedded looks like it isn't focussed even though key-press-events are still sent to it. I imagine it's just multiple widgets trying to compete for focus. If it bothers you, just clicking on the title bar seems to fit it (or pressing tab).

##TODO

• Allow for passing multiple commands (to open in multiple tabs), or opening a new process in a new tab of a running hotshot instance. This would be useful for document viewers.

##Credits

Inspired by tabbed