• Registered: 2009-01-06
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Topic: Openbox + tweetdeck/thwirl/etc

Long story short, you need to export GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID as something to make tweetdeck etc work normally in openbox.

e.g. put something like:

export GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID="crunchbang"

in your .xinitrc or your autostart.sh


Then when your favorite low quality adobe air app checks it finds that it is set and works as normal.

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Last edited by david (2009-09-13 09:04:39)

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Re: Openbox + tweetdeck/thwirl/etc

Nice tip, thank you for sharing! smile

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  • Registered: 2009-05-15
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Re: Openbox + tweetdeck/thwirl/etc

Thanks for that. I haven't tried Air apps in #! yet, but this might just come in handy.

Gwibber is currently fine for me... although I miss the advanced features in Destroy Twitter.

  • Registered: 2009-06-29
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Re: Openbox + tweetdeck/thwirl/etc

hi. i don't have an .xinitrc ... how do i get it?

thanks

  • Registered: 2009-03-23
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Re: Openbox + tweetdeck/thwirl/etc

You can put it in your autostart file as well.  that's what I've done.

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Re: Openbox + tweetdeck/thwirl/etc

just create a file called .xinitrc in your home directory. Make sure if your looking in the file browser and don't see it you have show hidden files turned on, files that start with a period are hidden. If your using the terminal the equivalent is ls -a.

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Re: Openbox + tweetdeck/thwirl/etc

just like to say putting it into autostart works a dream! thanks guys!

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Re: Openbox + tweetdeck/thwirl/etc

FYI - you can asos make this work from command-line:
1) export GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID variable
2) launch Tweetdeck from bin/ directory

Based on the above, you could write a "wrapper" script to create the variable then launch the app for you.

I suppose I prefer this method because I don't want one application dictating the environment variable for my entire desktop session.

  • Registered: 2009-10-12
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Re: Openbox + tweetdeck/thwirl/etc

This is exactly what I needed.  Thanks!  big_smile

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Re: Openbox + tweetdeck/thwirl/etc

I see what you've written, but it's all jibberish (no offense) to me. I'm a newbie to crunchbang. For the most part I like it, but I am have
a problem that for all intents and purposes should be fit if I follow this thread. I am trying to run Seesmic but keep getting the following
error;

                                /status/updates.xml

error when trying to send messages to Twitter. I know that crucnhbang has working Twitter apps which I have fallen back to using for
the moment until I can get this problem resolved. But quite frankly you lost me. Was the command you listed literal or just and example.
And if possible can you show me a literal example, it might make more sense to me. Again, NO OFFENSE INTENDED!

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Re: Openbox + tweetdeck/thwirl/etc

this thread is about adding 

export GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID="crunchbang"

to you autostart.sh

open ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh in a text editor add the above line and save

open a terminal and type 

openbox --reconfigure

to reload your settings

i don't know anything about the app,or if this will fix it tho.

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