On Thu, 6 Jun 2013 21:56:05 +0100
Mick <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thursday 06 Jun 2013 20:21:34 Fast Turtle wrote:
> > Several questions/issues here
> >
> > Fluxbox
> >
> > I want to add the option to shutdown - reboot - sleep to the fluxbox menu
> > similar to how KDE offered them using powerdevil
>
> If I can try to answer one of them, this is what used to work fine for me (I
> don't really use fluxbox anymore, but have it there as a back up when
> enlightenement screws up ;-) )
>
> [exec] (Hibernate) {sudo /usr/sbin/hibernate}
>
>
> > Anyone with working entries want to post em?
> >
> > Using Gkrellm and anyone have suggestions for a plug-in that offers the
> > shutdown - reboot - sleep options (used to be one but?)
> >
> > Last is Fbpanel
> >
> > Tested it and although it's nice and offers the options, I can't modify the
> > blasted menu as needed (where is it hiding the menu config?) and the power
> > options all reference sudo (gnomes method) and I'd rather use either the
> > same method kde did with same features (lock/logout shutdown/reboot sleep)
> > so anyone with working configs?
> >
> > One thing I don't like about fbpanel is it's hiding of the fluxbox
> > taskbar/tray (Yep flux now has a tray) so I'm not even sure I'll keep the
> > thing installed but I'm willing to give it a try if I can edit/tweak the
> > menu and such since it may prove usable in fvwm as I'm testing that.
>
> From what I recall Fluxbox had a tool tray for years, but I never used
> fbpanel. Instead Ctrl+scroll got me around my 4 desktops.
> --
> Regards,
> Mick
Thanks for the feedback Mick but I'm going a different route.
Had to install the pm-utils package as that includes the suspend feature I want
and have added my user to the shutdown group - easier then sudo and doesn't
require a pw then.
