Lubuntu alternative sessions script

[Federico Leoni]

Ok folks,

I'm playing a bit with others docks to see if a can recreate a good OSX
environment without composite manager.
I have tested Docky, Simdock and Plank. I think the last one should be the
better choice because Is simple to configure via conf  files, even without
composite is usable and has a minimum impact, 15 mb  more-less. Add
launcher is quite easy too.
Not have a CM means we will not have shadows or transparencies but the
system will be more snappy. Note that the CPU usage is not 35% as in the
screenshot but just 3%. Bad timing!

What do you think?

F.

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Em 07/07/2013 11:39, "Federico Leoni" <effelle at gmail.com> escreveu:

> Ok folks,
> I'm playing a bit with others docks to see if a can recreate a good
> OSX environment without composite manager.
> I have tested Docky, Simdock and Plank. The last one I think would be
> the better choice. Is simple to configure via conf  files and even
> without composite is usable and has a minimum impact, 15 mb  more
> less. Add launcher is quite easy too.
> Not have a CM means we will not have shadows or transparencies but the
> system will be more snappy.
>
> F.
>
>
> 2013/7/5 Andre Rodovalho <andre.rodovalho at gmail.com>:
> > Script worked quite nice, but cairo-dock don't like my notebook specs...
> It
> > was complaining about OpenGL, and I had to set up some "fake transparency
> > thing"
> >
> > Another thing, Compton on my 13.04 is not stable too. Sometimes it breaks
> > manu-cache, and the "start" menu gets hidden (I use the panel on the
> left).
> > The transparency and shadows sometimes goes to lxpanel too... My configs
> for
> > that matter are: "compton -i 0.6 -e 0.6 -f -I 0.065 -O 0.065 -D 6 -m 0.9
>  -G
> > -b"
> >
> > Some SS to clarify
> >
> >
> > 2013/7/5 Julien Lavergne <gilir at ubuntu.com>
> >>
> >> 2013/7/5 Leszek Lesner <leszek.lesner at web.de>:
> >> > Am Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2013, 21:50:26 schrieb Federico Leoni:
> >> >> @Julien Lavergne: You right, a package would be a better choice, but
> >> >> I'm afraid for now I can offer just a dirty worked script. I'm doing
> >> >> this on my spare time, so give me the time to learn how to do better
> >> >> things like packages. Then for now I'll continue to create sessions
> >> >> using my script as a base, if you let me. :)
> >> >
> >> > I created a experimental package based on the lxsession changes in
> 13.10
> >> > (current bzr tree which is btw. very amazing. Well done Julien and all
> >> > the
> >> > other devs working on lxsession)
> >> > combined with the ideas in the script.
> >> > It can be tested on the 13.10 alphas / dailies.
> >> So, you did exactly what I had in mind :-) I happy to see that other
> >> people are able to use it without many explanations :-)
> >>
> >> > The only small change I did to the script is not depending and
> >> > defaulting to
> >> > the faenza icon theme. Its a very big theme here and I don't think it
> >> > makes
> >> > sense depending on it when we already have a very good looking one.
> >> > For the gtk theme like in the script I used clearlooks but I would
> >> > rather also
> >> > stick to the default here as clearlooks does not provide a gtk3 theme
> >> > (so gtk3
> >> > apps look ugly).
> >> > As for Cairo Dock I guess it needs a special configuration as it also
> >> > creates a
> >> > virtual workspace switcher in the bottom left by default. Maybe you
> >> > could
> >> > create a better config for me to integrate it in this session package.
> >> > I also think the openbox configuration should be changed so the close
> >> > maximize
> >> > and minimize are on the left.
> >> If it's a text based configuration file, it can be added to lxsession
> >> conffiles mechanism. I just need the location of the configuration
> >> file in home directory.
> >>
> >> > @Julien:
> >> > I already shipped a custom config for openbox for positioning the
> close,
> >> > maximize and minimize buttons on the left, however openbox does not
> seem
> >> > to
> >> > load this. I guess the /usr/bin/openbox-lubuntu script has still the
> >> > lubuntu
> >> > profile hardcoded. Also I am little bit confused about the
> >> > openbox-custom
> >> > parameter in the desktop.conf file as it seems to search for a script.
> >> In desktop.conf, you still using the Lubuntu session for openbox. So,
> >> it will load the Lubuntu configuration file.
> >> To do what you want, you have to use openbox-custom as windows
> >> manager, and put the path of your configuration file into session.
> >> That's probably not so obvious, so I probably need to make it easier.
> >>
> >> > Here is my little testing ppa:
> >> > https://launchpad.net/~leszek-lesner/+archive/testing-stuff
> >> >
> >> > Just as a reference. As it uses the changes of the current bzr
> lxsession
> >> > it
> >> > won't run with stock 13.04s lxsession I suppose (I did not test yet
> but
> >> > I
> >> > highly doubt it)
> >> I confirm this. You should at least use the Lubuntu daily PPA if you
> >> want to use it on something different that 13.10.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Julien Lavergne
> >>
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