mhsabbagh/green-recorder

App is not relocatable

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#7 opened on Feb 12, 2017

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Description

in some places green-recorder has hard wired paths to files. e.g.

indicator = appindicator.Indicator.new("Green Recorder", '/usr/share/pixmaps/green-recorder.png', appindicator.IndicatorCategory.APPLICATION_STATUS)

and:-

builder.add_from_file("/usr/lib/green-recorder/ui.glade")

This assumption breaks the ability for green-recorder to work in some environments. Specifically when containerised or confined, that directory may be somewhere else (relative) on the filesystem, and not at that absolute path.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
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DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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1-3 hours
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clear
Prerequisites
basic Pythonunderstanding of Linux filesystem
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80
Research direction
Search the entire codebase for hardcoded absolute paths like '/usr/share/pixmaps/green recorder.png' and '/usr/lib/green recorder/ui.glade'. Replace them with relative paths or use environment variables or standard directory lookups (e.g., XDG DATA DIRS). Ensure the app can find its resources regardless of installation prefix.