On Wed, 26 May 2010 20:54:10 +0200 Simon Steinbeiß <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tuesday, 25 May 2010 00:19:43, Vincent <[email protected]> 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 > -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://counter.li.org/] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com] -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
