On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 at 23:26:32 +0000, SJS wrote: > > If the systray were to be somehow *useful*, I might start using it, but I > don't see any way that it makes my life any better. I was hoping that one > of the advocates could quietly explain HOW it makes *their* life better, > as I truly do seek understanding, if not enlightenment.
Believe me or not, but wmsystemtray + nm-applet has made my life so much better that I don't even want to remember how it was before that. The only computer I use is a laptop and it's always with me at home(s) and at the several universities and institutes which I visit. Before using nm-applet (which requires a system tray, and that's the only use I have of it) connecting to all the different wireless networks on those places was a _pain_ which involved going through a list of access points using 'iwlist scan' and editting wpa_supplicant.conf and running my scripts and praying. And when you are a one-day visitor to give a talk, you don't want to wast any minute on that. Back in the days of Mandriva I had a standalone program called iirc draknetcenter which would connect to everything known on earth very conveniently without needing a tray. After I switched to openSUSE all this NetworkManager stuff got in the way and I couldn't find any standalone application like draknetcenter. And after wasting a lot of time doing the connections manually I ended up thermalizing with nm-applet + wmsystemtray and I'm very happy with it. It increased my productivity, for example. Everywhere I go I'm just a click away to getting a connection (and I move frequently). And I didn't even mentioned the pain it was to connect without nm-applet using a usb stick which I had in Berlin. With nm-applet it's trivial. So at least for me, there's simply _no productive life_ without wmsystemtray + nm-applet. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [email protected].
