On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 02:40:19PM -0400, Dave Serls wrote > Partially off topic: > Is there a low impact way to run gnome2 applets with blackbox? > Do they need some panel app to base themselves with?
I run gnome-panel under blackbox. Basically, install gnome just as if you were going to be running it. Then instead of running gnome, specify blackbox. With the gnome libraries installed, you can install and run gnome applications like gimp, gnumeric, abiword, and gnome-panel. Gnome applets were designed to run in gnome-panel. Here's my latest .xinitrc (.xsession for you Redhat/Debian types)... #!/bin/bash /usr/bin/bbkeys -i & /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm & /usr/bin/firefox & /usr/bin/blackbox > ~/.blackbox.log 2>&1 & exec /usr/bin/gnome-panel When it's set up this way, the "log out" action on gnome-panel shuts down X, just like in gnome. To clear up possible confusion... the gnome *DESKTOP* is a resource hog that slows down my 5-year-old Dell (128 megs RAM, 450 mhz PIII) down to a crawl. Gnome *APPLICATIONS* are actually quite good. Using blackbox WM instead of the gnome desktop turns it into a reasonably zippy machine, and I still get to use the really good gnome apps (and applets). I run *APPLICATIONS*, not desktops. -- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Email users are divided into two classes; 1) Those who have effective spam-blocking 2) Those who wish they did -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://asgardsrealm.net/lurker/splash/index.html Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
