fluxbox system tray

[overthere]

Discovered that fluxbox has a system tray in the toolbar
 added wicd by adding "wicd-client &" to the fluxbox startup file. this appears to have awakened the tray and now osmo also appears there.  any one else used this feature?

[nitehawk]

That's interesting,....I wonder if anything else will "awaken" it?   I've only been using XFCE ...but I'll be using Vector on my older PIII as well,..and I had intended to use Fluxbox with that install.   When I get more time,...(from the holiday frenzy stuff) I'll sit down and explore Vector/Fluxbox.

[hata_ph]

Discovered that fluxbox has a system tray in the toolbar
 added wicd by adding "wicd-client &" to the fluxbox startup file. this appears to have awakened the tray and now osmo also appears there.  any one else used this feature?

do u mean the startup script? below is my fluxbox's startup script

#!/bin/sh
#
# fluxbox startup-script:
#
# Lines starting with a '#' are ignored.

# Change your keymap:
xmodmap "~/.Xmodmap"

# Applications you want to run with fluxbox.
# MAKE SURE THAT APPS THAT KEEP RUNNING HAVE AN ''&'' AT THE END.
#
# unclutter -idle 2 &
# wmnd &
# wmsmixer -w &
# idesk &
/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=pkcs11 &
/usr/libexec/gdu-notification-daemon &
/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=gpg &
gsettings-data-convert &
/usr/libexec/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 &
system-config-printer-applet &
/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=secrets &
/usr/bin/VBoxClient-all &
/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=ssh &
wicd-gtk &

# And last but not least we start fluxbox.
# Because it is the last app you have to run it with ''exec'' before it.

exec fluxbox
# or if you want to keep a log:
# exec fluxbox -log "~/.fluxbox/log"

[Pita]

Yes, I have been using this feature for some time like parcellite, wicd, volume control, notes, update-notifier, others as may be.

[overthere]

lol..Right, Well I feel stupid, but whats new.

@ hata_ph... Yes.. the "script". would like to understand this, perhaps I have it wrong?

/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=ssh &
wicd-gtk &

@pita.. how did you get the volume?

[hata_ph]

overthere,

As far as i understand fluxbox does not use /etc/xdg/autostart...so I have to manually add all the scripts under /etc/xdg/autostart to the fluxbox startup script...

[overthere]

Thanks

[Pita]

@pita.. how did you get the volume?

I use volti.  Controls audio volume from system tray/notification area.

http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/volti-53634.shtml

There is as well a volti-*.gz in slackware.org

[hata_ph]

Pita,

show us your fluxbox config pls

btw, building volti for VL7 and it should be in the testing repo soon

[overthere]

Thanks Pita, volti appears to have similar functionality to the wmix. I prefer wmix in this configuration but like the idea of a volume in the system tray for other set ups and will give it a try from the repository as hata_ph will be adding it I think, thanks hata_ph.
cheers

[Pita]

Code:

#!/bin/sh
#
# fluxbox startup-script:

# Change your keymap:
# xmodmap "~/.Xmodmap"

# Applications you want to run with fluxbox.
# MAKE SURE THAT APPS THAT KEEP RUNNING HAVE AN ''&'' AT THE END.
#
xfce4-notes &
wicd-gt &
xscreensaver -nosplash &
# fbsetbg -l
xfce4-clipman &
voti &

xclock -update 1 -g +715+0 -bg lightyellow&
asmon -su &
wmCalClock -24 -g -S &
gkrellm &

xfce4-panel &
#fbpanel &
# 0launch -- http://www.kerofin.demon.co.uk/2005/interfaces/NetStat &
#setxkbmap us &

# And last but not least we start fluxbox.
# Because it is the last app you have to run it with ''exec'' before it.

exec fluxbox

Sometimes one of those in the fluxbox panel end up in the xfce4-panel on their own, however, never on both.
I am in VLocity right now where asmon and wmCalClock will not run. Olaunch I have not tried.