xkcd comics viewer

UUID: xkcd@rjanja
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Last commit: [c6bf7b2e] xkcd@rjanja: Add XKCD alt text under the image & other changes (read desc) (#1424)

A viewer for today's xkcd comic

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xkcd comics viewer

  • Displays the latest xkcd comic on your desktop
  • Easily configurable to your desired style via the menu

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ii0-0ii
ii0-0ii-2 months ago
lm22.2 does not work
WafflesGoHere
WafflesGoHere-8 months ago
Great desklet! Since Randall Munroe sometimes adds some extra depth to the cartoon via hoovertext a rightclick option to go to the xkcd website would be much appreciated.
Sambo3975
Sambo3975-9 months ago
Needs a scrollbar. Some comics are too tall to see on my screen.
Darker7
Darker7-3 years ago
The tooltip doesn't work. You need to use a Clutter.Text for it :Ü™
Sayanel01
Sayanel01-5 years ago
Hi ! Why is the part about tooltip commented ? Would be great to have also xkcd tooltip which usually contains additional joke Cool work by the work
Andrei Miculita
Andrei Miculita-5 years ago
Ooh I like the idea :) Would be nice if there was a way to snap it to the center of the screen no matter the image size (and maybe remove the border).
foxrumor
foxrumor-6 years ago
I don't like that it doesn't keep the size the same. Some of the comics literally fill my whole screen. Doesn't work for a widget.
Fonstw
Fonstw-6 years ago
I can't see the tooltip messages, which often contain the real punchline. This really takes away the XKCD-ness for me.
Aaron Wallentine
Aaron Wallentine-6 years ago
Yes, likewise ... a workaround could be a context-menu to open the xkcd.com url for the given comic so that it can be seen ...
msegmx
msegmx-7 years ago
Works with LM 19. Great work! Could implement a "show random xkcd" feature when right clicked?
Gaurav
Gaurav-7 years ago
Ah, I see the developer of this Desklet is a man of culture as well. Thanks, works smooth.
Ondřej Chmelař
Ondřej Chmelař-8 years ago
Great one. Only downside is that it doesn't respect scaling on hi-dpi displays. Any chance of getting a fix? Could it be done via editing .local/share/cinnamon/desklets/xkcd@rjanja/stylesheet.css?