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Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (Digit) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:24:56 +0000

ahhh, this seems to be the thread i was looking for. :)
watching this development keenly.

+1 on tint2 becoming defacto in a future #! release.

it IS lightweight nippy tho right? (ignore me... yet to test)

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (serious_lee) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:07:01 +0000

anonymous wrote:

tint2 doesn't have a GUI for configuration. All of its options can be changed in a text file.

I find the text configuration is pretty simple right now. Still, if anyone wishes for a gui, here is tintwizard. Though, i haven't tested it yet.

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (Piraja) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:21:09 +0000

No, right-clicking does not work... I suppose it's a matter of taste whether you like Tint2 or LXPanel or something completely different. Here are instructions for configuring Tint2:
http://code.google.com/p/tint2/wiki/Configure

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (anonymous) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:18:43 +0000

tint2 doesn't have a GUI for configuration. All of its options can be changed in a text file.

The advantage is that it is lighter (I think) and that its appearance is very customizable.

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (fox) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:14:42 +0000

I must be missing something here. I installed tint2 from the repository in #! 9.04, but it doesn't seem to do much. Right-clicking on it doesn't bring up any dialogue boxes for adding applets or icons. What advantage does it have over lxpanel?

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (cain) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:01:39 +0000

Tint2 is the only tray/task-bar setup I actually like, I prefer its sleek and simple concept and how easy it is to customize. I think it complements Conky and end-user customization.

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (KiwiWifi) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:13:44 +0000

corenominal wrote:

KiwiWifi wrote:
When will the tint2 package be updated in the CrunchbangLinux repo? It's still revision 70 and it has the bug with the non-transparent icons. Please update the package to at least r114 as stated above, thanks.
I have now updated the 9.04.xx repository with r118 packages. :)

Excellent news. Thanks for such a fast reply and action :)

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (corenominal) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:39:10 +0000

KiwiWifi wrote:

When will the tint2 package be updated in the CrunchbangLinux repo? It's still revision 70 and it has the bug with the non-transparent icons. Please update the package to at least r114 as stated above, thanks.

I have now updated the 9.04.xx repository with r118 packages. :)

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (MarvinSuggs) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:10:05 +0000

Piraja wrote:

The system tray bug seems to be fixed now, with r114. You can get it via Killeroid's PPA. Nice!!

That is good news. I must give it a test :)

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (KiwiWifi) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:37:43 +0000

When will the tint2 package be updated in the CrunchbangLinux repo? It's still revision 70 and it has the bug with the non-transparent icons. Please update the package to at least r114 as stated above, thanks.

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (Piraja) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:20:42 +0000

The system tray bug seems to be fixed now, with r114. You can get it via Killeroid's PPA. Nice!!

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (pratishtha) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:46:09 +0000

Probably on one of my spare computers.

I don't have problems with trayer, but running less program always sounds great

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (MarvinSuggs) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:19:53 +0000

^ I believe this bug is well known to the developer and is being actively worked on :)

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (Piraja) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:15:04 +0000

A couple of screenshots to clarify an issue with system tray icons. First, a full view of my bizarre metro desktop:

Here you see Sonata's right-click menu:

Here you see how Sonata's right-click menu leaves artifacts (is that the right term?) on the system tray:

I hope the bug gets fixed, it would be nice to see the new tint2 in #!. I will add a link to this at the developer's bug tracking site.

Re: tint2 with system tray

dummy@example.com (Mr. Miyagi) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:15:05 +0000

Is there any way to get multiple rows of elements in tint2? I'd like my tint2 panel to fit in a 100x200'ish piece of desktop estate, so a "one row" panel isn't really an option.