Ubuntu – Pomodoro timer for LXDE

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It doesn't have to be a dedicated pomodoro app.
Just a regular timer counting the time down will do.

There are some requirements though – It has to… :

  • … integrate with lxde panel.
    Either via being a panel applet or a resizable window present at all screens.
  • Edit: … count from 25mins down to 0, not the other way round. Thought it was obvious.
  • … sound an alarm at the end of a session. Or blink screen. Whatever.
  • … easily switch between 25 min and 5 min modes.

Currently, I use tomate-gtk with omnipresence achieved with openbox's "Send to desktop" → "All desktops" option.
Unfortunately, you can't resize it and it takes a whole bunch of space on a screen.
Pomodoro timer has to be omnipresent. Period.

Please help folks. Otherwise, I'll consider migration to XFCE even more seriously.

Edit:
By resizable I mean reaaaaly resizable. So that with omnipresent & always on top options one can make it appear almost like a panel applet.
Seriously, we don't need a fancy dancy app with bells and whistles, animations, 450×600, window, etc. Just a minimalistic panel applet with remaining time and play buttons. That's all.
Minimalism is one of the main reasons why we are on LXDE, after all.

Best Answer

I am looking for exactly the same solution as well:

For now, this what I found for LXDE

  • rsibreak (will need some confirguration to match the pomodoro timing)
  • goforit (go UI but timer is only available on the app window)
  • pomello (kanban integration) Pomello has an option to be omnipresent, but I am specifically looking for a gnome-pomodoro equivalent -- which the abilty to show the time in system tray. The task management option also adds to the clutter as well.

I switched to LXDE for over a year now, and still struggling to find this exact solution.

So for now, I'm painfully using pomello as my pomodoro timer.

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