GTK & Vte Errors

[sk5268]

ValueError: Namespace Vte not available for version 3.91

When I try to sovle this by changing all instancse of 3.91 to 2.91, I get new errors:

Something to do with missing GTK 4.
When I install GTK 4 it says missing GTK 3

I've tried chaning the GTK version as well in gi.require_version, still I'm getting errors.

[ruapotato]

Hey! Happy you are giving it a go. :)

What OS are you running, and what setups did you take to install.

[sk5268]

I'm runing Zorin OS 17.2 Core.
I followed the procedure in Readme.md, installed system libraries python packages and then ran main.py

[ruapotato]

Okay, I completely revamped the installation directions. Please do a git pull and try again.

[sk5268]

1. Created venv
2. installed requirements.txt
3. cross-checked the versions (pip freeze)

Still same error. Have a look at the sreenshot attached.

Based on my understanding, there's something wrong with system packages, and not python packages.

[ruapotato]

We can try something like: `sudo apt-get install libvte-2.91-dev gir1.2-vte-2.91 python3-gi python3-gi-cair` And edit: `gi.require_version('Vte', '3.91')` to say: `gi.require_version('Vte', '2.91')` in the main.py file. The versions may be different.

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[ruapotato]

@sk5268 I realized the GUI is not really doing anything. To it ripped it off, this is not a CMD app with a cute interface. I also added a new tool to select part of the screen and do OSR, then copy that to your clipboard. Handy for getting text/context from any app/image.
I'm hoping that makes this easier to get running.

[sk5268]

Sounds interesting!
I'm yet to try your updated repo, will do it soon.

Inspired by your implementation, I created my own take on the project — a simplified, no-GUI version tailored to my needs, with extensive use of shortcut triggers.

I'll be pushing it to GitHub soon.
Thanks a lot, David!

Funny thing — I had this idea back in May 2024, but it never really took off.
Then I stumbled upon your YouTube video, which led me to your GitHub repo, and that gave me the motivation to finally complete it.