Re: [Lazarus] The Problem with the Linux Desktop

2020-03-27 Thread Anthony Walter via lazarus
Juha, I saw someone had had modifications and unfortunately it caused the appindicator to stop working on my desktop. I rolled back the version to my last check in and it worked again. I also found that on the Cinnamon desktop you can add a systray applet and the old Gtk2 style tray icons work,

Re: [Lazarus] Close all menu item ?

2020-03-27 Thread Juha Manninen via lazarus
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 5:54 PM Juha Manninen wrote: > Ok, project inspector showing the closed project is clearly a bug. > I fixed this in r62813. Juha -- ___ lazarus mailing list lazarus@lists.lazarus-ide.org

Re: [Lazarus] The Problem with the Linux Desktop

2020-03-27 Thread Juha Manninen via lazarus
On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 10:09 AM Anthony Walter via lazarus < lazarus@lists.lazarus-ide.org> wrote: > I was looking at the Unity tray icon code I submitted a while back and it > had stopped working on my desktop environment. > David Bannon, forum name dbannon, made a version for GTK3 based on

Re: [Lazarus] The Problem with the Linux Desktop

2020-03-27 Thread Marco van de Voort via lazarus
Op 2020-03-27 om 10:52 schreef Michael Van Canneyt via lazarus: I didn't mean to imply such a conclusion. I just observe it and think it is simply a fact. If it hasn't changed in 20+ years, I doubt it ever will. Good, then we agree, and I wouldn't hold my breath while waiting this to

Re: [Lazarus] The Problem with the Linux Desktop

2020-03-27 Thread Michael Van Canneyt via lazarus
On Fri, 27 Mar 2020, Anthony Walter wrote: Michael, I've been using the Linux desktop as my primary OS since 2006. I had dabbled in in before, but typically went back to windows when my networking had troubles. That said, I want Linux to be better. Yes I understand your points, but please

Re: [Lazarus] The Problem with the Linux Desktop

2020-03-27 Thread Michael Van Canneyt via lazarus
On Fri, 27 Mar 2020, Marco van de Voort via lazarus wrote: If you don't like that, stay away from Linux desktop. While I largely agree, this reply simply assumes that the culture of laisez faire and low backwards compatibility is an universal open source trait. While that is a common

Re: [Lazarus] The Problem with the Linux Desktop

2020-03-27 Thread Anthony Walter via lazarus
Michael, I've been using the Linux desktop as my primary OS since 2006. I had dabbled in in before, but typically went back to windows when my networking had troubles. That said, I want Linux to be better. Yes I understand your points, but please understand even when you choose an environment

Re: [Lazarus] The Problem with the Linux Desktop

2020-03-27 Thread Marco van de Voort via lazarus
Op 2020-03-27 om 09:27 schreef Michael Van Canneyt via lazarus: This is an age-old discussion. Echo of the late 90-ies last century. You're reasoning windows centric, where everything is centrally controlled. (same for Mac) This gives a certain amount of stability, but you are at the

Re: [Lazarus] The Problem with the Linux Desktop

2020-03-27 Thread Michael Van Canneyt via lazarus
On Fri, 27 Mar 2020, Anthony Walter via lazarus wrote: On Linux ... I was looking at the Unity tray icon code I submitted a while back and it had stopped working on my desktop environment. I was also looking for a way to track user log off events, monitor clipboard history, and how to

[Lazarus] The Problem with the Linux Desktop

2020-03-27 Thread Anthony Walter via lazarus
On Linux ... I was looking at the Unity tray icon code I submitted a while back and it had stopped working on my desktop environment. I was also looking for a way to track user log off events, monitor clipboard history, and how to register a global hot key. The sheer scattering of different