Andrewski Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Hi, I'm using the XFCE desktop (for running high-end graphics programs) on my computer, but I just can't do without kicker! I added it to my startup folder, and it works pretty well, except for a few things: * can't "customise panel"; window never comes up * can't use it to log out * on startup, xmms (and subsequent system tray icon) load first, making said system tray icon have its own window Is there any way around this? For the first one, I would think the kde libraries required to run kicker would be enough to run config. For the second, xfce and kde are both aligned with freedesktop.org standards.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 (edited) unless someone know specifically how it's done now days. About a year ago I ran kde stuff with waimea and this was my ~/.xinitrc sections for it. #!/bin/bash #=======KDE STUFF AND BKGRND=======# /usr/bin/kicker & /usr/bin/kdeinit & /usr/bin/dcopserver && kded & ~/setbkgrd.sh export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$QTDIR/usr/lib/qt3/lib/ export OPERA_FORCE_JAVA_ENABLED=1 export QT_XFT=true /usr/bin/artsd -F 10 -S 4096 -s 60 -m artsmessage -l 3 -f & #=======WAIMEA=======# export LC=C export LC_ALL=C export GDK_USE_XFT=1 (sleep 10; gkrellm) & (sleep 4; Eterm --trans -g 80x77+0+0) & enable_X11_numlock & (sleep 8; aterm -T WvDial -tr +sb -bg black -fg yellow -bw 0 -e wvdial) & (sleep 1; xset s off s noblank dpms 0 0 0) & (sleep 12; idesk) & /usr/bin/wampager & exec /usr/X11R6/bin/waimea --menufile /home/bvc/waimea/menu Edited January 9, 2004 by bvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewski Posted January 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 bvc, thanks for the help across the board... pun *definitely* intended. [groan] Where did you figure out what all of those kde programs do? I'd hate to ask you to explain exactly what's going on there, so if you could point me to a tutorial/howto--sheesh, even give me some choice words to go on!--that'd be swell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 I ran kde>opened a terminal and did ps auxf and started running kde stuff in my .xinitrc -_- It's just a matter of finding what the app (kicker in this case) wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkelve Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 What about Slicker in XFCE? How would one go about that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 It's just a matter of finding what the app (kicker in this case) wants. slicker in your case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Ctrl>Alt>F1 should show the errors for what is missing. The best/fastest way is to startx from init 3 and use vi or nano (any editor) to edit .xinitrc and try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewski Posted January 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 bvc, I don't have an .xinitrc or even an .xsession file in my home directory. I use gdm to login and its documentation was frustatingly silent on which (or another) file it uses. I'm running XFCE 4.0.2, which says on its site that it uses startxfce4 to start up, which in turn loads programs from ~/.xfce4/xinitrc. Should I be editing that, or should I still make one of the files you mentioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 use xfce4's...more convenient for you. It works either way...the same. Using xfce4's you'll hand over control to it..so if it doesn't work...use your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewski Posted January 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 OK, thanks for the affirmation; I already started messing with that one. Problem is, when I bump down to telinit 3 and use startx, KDE automatically comes up. If I use gdm in telinit 5, I can't see if there are any startup errors in XFCE/kicker. I'm willing to work with either scenario, if you're willing to help. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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