xubuntu and indicator applets (Vincent)

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Wed, 26 May 2010 20:54:10 +0200
Simon Steinbeiß <simon.steinbeiss at elfenbeinturm.at> wrote:

> On Tuesday, 25 May 2010 00:19:43, Vincent <mailinglists at vinnl.nl> wrote:
> 
> > I believe the original freedesktop.org specification originated in KDE, so
> > yes, it works in Kubuntu. Edubuntu is based on GNOME so it works there too.
> > Everything not GNOME or KDE is left out in the cold, I suppose. But perhaps
> > someone wants to implement the specification in a panel plugin for Xfce.
> 
> I heard that the indicators work via the xfapplet-plugin, but i haven't tried because i don't want
> to install all those horrible dependencies just to try it.
> 
> > Ignoring applications that use the spec will be hard, I think, because
> > Ubuntu is working to convert all applications in its repo's, which we also
> > use. Nor would I consider this tray icon such a deal-breaker that a whole
> > application is excluded in advance.
> 

I thought the way this is being done, it becomes a choice to use the
system tray or the new menu.

> I know that that's not a good option, especially in the long/er run. I still think there should be
> some discussion as to what to do with that change.
> I'm also wondering whether it's a good idea to make xfce (or xubuntu for that matter) more and more
> gnome-ish (or ubuntu-ish), some people might prefer the good old tray-icon concept.
> 
> I wouldn't say that an application should be excluded in advance because of that issue, I just
> think it's necessary for the xubuntu team to decide what to do with this, as the problems with it
> are just about to begin.
> 
> Simon
> 


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