root-tail and xfdesktop?

[Jasper Huijsmans]

Op ma 29-12-2003, om 22:41 schreef The Matt:
> On Mon, 2003-12-29 at 14:27, Jasper Huijsmans wrote:
> > Op ma 29-12-2003, om 19:47 schreef The Matt:
> > > Yeah, I figured that out after I decided to search "root-tail xfce4". 
> > > Sorry.  Of course, that search did lead to this page:
> > > 
> > > http://www.tobert.org/unix/
> > > 
> > > where he uses xpenguins code to get root-tail to work in Nautilus and
> > > KDE.  But, since xpenguins doesn't work with xfdesktop, I'm doubting
> > > its code would be useful with root-tail.
> > > 
> > 
> > Ooh, I just got this adapted root-tail to work. If I fake a
> > NAUTILUS_DESKTOP_ID things work (as should xpenguins ...).
> > 
> > I'll post a patch tomorrow, I think I'm going to use this.
> > 
> > Thanks, for pointing this out ;-)
> 
> Cool.  If you could detail how to do this (here or in xfce-devel), I'd
> love to get root-tail running on my boxes.
> 

Ok, apply the attached patch and recompile xfdesktop.

 $ patch -p0 < xfdesktop-roottail.patch

> Unfortunately, as people keep insisting on not programming in Fortran
> 95, my hacking skillz are really not that useful.  Then they add a gui
> (artists all)! ;)
> 

;-)

> Glad it works, though.
> 

Yeah, I tried something myself, but it was a bit more complicated than I
thought. Thanks again for the pointer.

	Jasper

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