Path: csiph.com!aioe.org!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Cybe R. Wizard" Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x Subject: Re: Ubuntu 14.04, how to integrate fvwm with gnome panel and indicators Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 11:23:09 -0600 Organization: Inner-Dementia-Null Consortium Of Wizardly Dudes Lines: 53 Message-ID: <20160227112309.4f63b023@wizardstower.lan> References: <20160227090508.50444ab4@wizardstower.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="c77cbd2c0b942937c5730d41bc690fcd"; logging-data="21387"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/6jTKp9q5/H8cLtdX5FMx2" X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.13.2 (GTK+ 2.24.29; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Face: 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 Cancel-Lock: sha1:Wiho6KBimEQUZjXddbWmWLpDu5k= Xref: csiph.com alt.os.linux.ubuntu:187858 comp.os.linux.misc:16867 comp.os.linux.x:221 On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 09:29:49 -0600 Ignoramus26452 wrote: > On 2016-02-27, Cybe R. Wizard > wrote: > > On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 08:40:57 -0600 > > Ignoramus26452 wrote: > > > >> Essentially what I hope for, is a gnome session, with working > >> indicators, with fvwm as window manager. This would be the best. > > > > I'm pretty sure that Gnome(3) requires a compositing WM. FVWM isn't > > likely to fulfill that role. > > Thank you. Maybe I should try a different tack. > > The reason why I use fvwm is that it is excellent for productivity and > managing many virtual screens and having custom menus, especially on a > big-screen desktop. I typically have a lot of windows open, in > different virtual screens, doing several unrelated projects. Fvwm > rules for managing that. > > Ultimately, I do not need Gnome3 or any Gnome, Unity, compositing, > etc. > > However, I do need a few applets provided by Gnome indicator panel. > > - Adjusting sound level > - User switcher > - Network manager > - Keyboard layout switcher (I alternately use English or Russian > keyboard) > - Possibly something else that I forgot. > > Also, being able to access the Gnome application menu would be also > nice. > > Is there, perhaps, some alternative indicator-type programs that I can > run inside a pure fvwm session? Maybe not from the gnome project? > > Thanks! > > i I'd try different panels (and their goodies) to see what fits your use case. I use LXDE, but with the Xfce4 panel because of the applet kit it has. Cybe R. Wizard -- Registered GNU/Linux user # 126326 Registered Ubuntu User (deprecated) # 2136