Hello Marty, On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 06:53:24AM -0400, Marty Jack wrote: > This is the patch I did as a hotfix for Knoppix; but it doesn't address > anything about true support for workspaces. > http://lxde.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=lxde/lxpanel;a=commit;h=04bf325265f302a70cdd2e43cce8601eac982066
For most Linux beginners, it does not matter whether you have "true workspaces" or just any geometrical area for grouping applications, and the only relevant thing for me was that the compiz cube rotates to the correct side once a window gets focused by lxpanel. So, the patch was perfect. :-) > Let me take this opportunity to say, having looked at the Linux Magazine > feature on Knoppix 6.3, it is always nice to see your work in glossy brochure > form. > > http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/113/032-034_dvd.pdf I can agree to this absolutely, and LXDE as default desktop is surely a big highlight in this version, since it boots way faster than the also-included kde or gnome desktop, even with compiz activated, and even beginners seem to get accustomed to it very well. :-) Speaking of, I got a lot of requests of "Windows migrants" who miss the "show attached devices once they are being attached" feature, some kind of dialog that should pop up in the panel asnking you what to do with the newly discovered device. Do you have a recommendation for a plugin that would do this in a non-intrusive way, so that other windows don't lose focus? Maybe a gnome media manager? Second request: I'm still looking for a way to access panel-docked applications such as the volume plugin or network manager, and pop up their menus by only using the keyboard. > On 04/15/2010 06:02 AM, Klaus Knopper wrote: > > Hello Andrew & Marty, > > > > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 04:26:39PM -0400, Marty Jack wrote: > >> There would be no way to get this working without fairly extensive code > >> changes because the existing LXPanel does not handle certain root window > >> properties that define the viewports. I have it working here. I am now > >> testing it with Openbox to make sure the non-viewport environment still > >> works. > >> > >> On 04/14/2010 03:16 PM, Andrew Lee wrote: > >>> Hi Marty, > >>> > >>> I played a bit with compiz on my old aspireone since yesterday. Compare > >>> to xcompmgr, it was faster by my eye! :) > > > > Its not only eye-candy, some of its features are vitally important for > > accessibility, such as color negative (Super-N) and realtime zoom with > > focus tracking (Super-Wheel). Also, the overview functions are very > > practical. > > > > Of course, it also looks nice, and works fine with lxde. ;-) > > > >>> And I understood what do you mentioned in this mail. The workspace > >>> switcher and application bar don't work correctly as it thoughts it's > >>> only on one desktop. > >>> > >>> @Klaus, did you do any magic to make workspace switcher works in Knoppix? > > > > Actually, Marty sent me a patch for lxpanel that fixed the unsupported > > window property that caused the problem. So, lxpanel (0.5) in Knoppix > > works with compiz' cube rotation again. I have not tried the development > > version yet. > > > > Regards > > -Klaus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Lxde-list mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list
