Re: Ubuntu 14.04, how to integrate fvwm with gnome panel and indicators

From	Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net>
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	2016-02-27 10:43 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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Ignoramus26452 <ignoramus26452@NOSPAM.26452.invalid> writes:

> I have used fvwm almost exclusively for the last 20 years. Used it
> with my custom config that I modified from time to time.
>
> I find it necessary to use gnome-panel inside fvwm, which always
> worked great. I need that panel for menus, shortcuts, and, most
> importantly, indicators. Those indicators are needed to switch
> keyboard layouts, connect to networks, adjust sound level, and do a
> few other critical things.
>
> Unfortunately, in 14.04, starting gnome-panel inside a fvwm session
> does NOT display indicators. The panel starts, but indicators are
> missing. The only thing displayed is a keyboard layout switcher, which
> also does not work correctly (does not switch layouts).
>
> Additionally, if I start a GNOME session, and switch to fvwm with
> "fvwm2 -replace", the session ends immediately instead of smoothly
> switching to fvwm, as used to be the case.
>
> Lastly, in a purely fvwm2 session, google chrome cannot access the
> local password store. 
>
> I am hoping that some members here know the answer on how to integrate
> fvwm2 with a gnome session correctly. 
>
> Essentially what I hope for, is a gnome session, with working
> indicators, with fvwm as window manager. This would be the best. 
>
> Any tips on how to accomplish that?

I start Fvwm by booting to runlevel 3 with Fedora.
I use a .xinitrc that starts like this:

#!/bin/bash
. /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc-common

As far as "gnome-panel", I can't seem to install it:

[root@home src]# dnf provides *bin/gnome-panel
Error: No Matches found

For "gnome" or "kde" desktop stuff, I simply have Fvwm
build the xdg menus like this:

PipeRead 'fvwm-menu-desktop --enable-mini-icons'

(Check the man page, you need to add the menu(s) that creates
to some accessible menu.)

-- 
Dan Espen

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Ubuntu 14.04, how to integrate fvwm with gnome panel and indicators Ignoramus26452 <ignoramus26452@NOSPAM.26452.invalid> - 2016-02-27 08:40 -0600
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