Applet request...

[Dan Karmgard]

Hello Paul,
	OK, I've hacked together a plugin that can toggle a network device and
display the traffic. The graphics are rudimentary but functional (I
figure I can make it pretty later on). Basically it's just a button that
can take the commands/scripts you use to bring your modem up or down,
and the icon changes based on the traffic flow of the device (also an
option you give it). You may download it from 

http://neutron.hep.nd.edu/karmgard/xfce4/xfce4-pppwatch-plugin-0.1.0.tar.gz

	There's a README that explains (in the most opaque language possible
:-) how to configure and install it. I haven't a phone here that I can
use with  my modem, but I've tested it pretty well using a wireless card
and it seems to function properly.
	I do have a general question. I used the "system()" call to pass the
commands to a shell (sh -c if memory serves) and that works fine under
Linux. But I'm not sure that other Unixes have that same call. Can
anyone tell me if there's a more generic equivalent of this call? (my
FreeBSD machine is at home with the functional modem).

On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 19:13, Paul Ladouceur wrote:
> Dan Karmgard wrote:
> 
> >Hello Edscott,
> >	No problem. I'll see what I can hack out. I am leaving on a trip this
> >afternoon, so it'll probably take a few days to get going. As well I
> >won't have easy access to a modem, so I'll probably need some help
> >testing the thing. I'll post when I have something together,
> >  
> >
> 
> Count on me for the tests!!!
> 
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