Cryptocurrency Ticker (Desklet) for Cinnamon Desktop
Cryptocurrency Ticker (Desklet) for Cinnamon Desktop that displays the current price of more than 800+ cryptocurrencies, and their daily percent changes.
The official website for news and updates about this Cryptocurrency Ticker: http://cryptocurrencyticker.info/
Usage Help
Installation
To use the Desklet first you need to install it from the Desklets window, steps are below:
- Go to your desktop and click the right mouse button
- From the menu select the
Add Desklets
option - Select the tab
Available Desklets(online)
- Find the
Crypto Coins Ticker
Desklet, you can use the search bar - Mark it for installation and click the button in the left bottom corner
NOTE: It is also possible to install the Desklet manually by copying the files/cryptocoins@pbojan
folder to ~/.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/
but it is recommended to use the steps above to always get the latest version!
Usage
To add the Desklet to your desktop, please follow the steps below:
- Select again the
Add Desklets
option - Find the
Crypto Coins Ticker
Desklet in the list - Select it and click
Add to desktop
button
NOTE: You can add up to 10 different instances of the Desklet and select different coins for them!
Configuration
To configure the Desklet, please follow the steps below:
- Click the right mouse button while hovering on the Desklet
- Select
Configure
from the menu - The config menu will appear where you should be able to change the following:
- Your CoinMarketCap API key (you can get free at https://pro.coinmarketcap.com)
- What kind of cryptocurrency to be displayed on the ticker
- In what currency the price should be displayed
- The refresh interval when to get new data
NOTE: The ticker refreshes by default every 30 minutes. Every refresh uses one credit per coin ticker, plan you montlhy credits limit accordingly!
Bugs/Feedback
If you find any bugs or stability issues please create an issue here or send an email to p.bojan@live.com.
If you have ideas for new features or improvements please send an email to p.bojan@live.com.
Contribute/Donate
If you want to support the work and maintenance of this Cryptocurrency Ticker, please consider donating. Every donation is highly appreciated!
BTC: bc1q82zg96fgeenr5ag254lnqt4nn77lzjf5nx9m00
BCH: qq57wcmp7ajgpzgxhme5ldfwwfmkja8qd5mmaf6rlz
LTC: ltc1q362me09lmxfcq6zex6968qsnnq6hz3nhxv4cyr
ETH: 0x1125207ae7d169eb623fa228e5b2c48a6b6482d9
Can't donate, but you still want to help? Here are a few ways how to support this project:
- Give feedback, report any bug or issue you find
- Improve the Desklet by creating a pull request to add new features. If you want to add new features please first send an email to p.bojan@live.com and describe your idea.
- Star/Watch the project on Github
- Spread the word and share this desklet with your friends, colleagues, social networks, etc.
Credits
- The Desklet currently is using the PRO API from: https://coinmarketcap.com/
- The icons are from: https://github.com/cjdowner/cryptocurrency-icons