Anyone use KxDocker? Configurator isn't on right-click menu

Komodo · 2006-05-16 03:47:58

I installed the kxdocker, kxdocker-configurator and kxdocker-resources packages using PKGBUILDS from aur. Kxdocker configurator is supposed to give you a 'configurator' option when you right click on the lone dock icon that exists upon kxdocker startup; no such option is available for me though. Where is it?! The configurator doesn't run on its own, so I don't know how to run it.... :cry:

Komodo · 2006-05-18 01:20:11

Surely there's someone out there who has Kxdocker running with configurator working? If so, posting /opt/kde/share/apps/kxdocker/kxdocker_conf.xml may help me a lot Or it may not.. I've tried editing that with little success.

Following the FAQ on the Kxdocker site (the only real documentation is this; there is no help manual for the application), I tried first the command to check Configurator was loaded:

dave@kaminoitte:/opt/kde/lib/kxdocker$ cat /proc/`pidof kxdocker`/maps |grep kx |grep so
b67e1000-b682c000 r-xp 00000000 16:43 363419     /opt/kde/lib/kxdocker/libKXConfigurator.so
b682c000-b6830000 rw-p 0004a000 16:43 363419     /opt/kde/lib/kxdocker/libKXConfigurator.so
b6830000-b6840000 r-xp 00000000 16:43 363401     /opt/kde/lib/kxdocker/libKXAnimator.so
b6840000-b6841000 rw-p 00010000 16:43 363401     /opt/kde/lib/kxdocker/libKXAnimator.so
b6841000-b685d000 r-xp 00000000 16:43 363399     /opt/kde/lib/kxdocker/libKXDockerFake.so
b685d000-b685f000 rw-p 0001c000 16:43 363399     /opt/kde/lib/kxdocker/libKXDockerFake.so
b76cf000-b76d3000 r-xp 00000000 16:43 363405     /opt/kde/lib/kxdocker/libKXMouse.so
b76d3000-b76d4000 rw-p 00004000 16:43 363405     /opt/kde/lib/kxdocker/libKXMouse.so
b76d4000-b76e3000 r-xp 00000000 16:43 363404     /opt/kde/lib/kxdocker/libKXCommand.so
b76e3000-b76e4000 rw-p 0000e000 16:43 363404     /opt/kde/lib/kxdocker/libKXCommand.so
b76e4000-b76e8000 r-xp 00000000 16:43 363407     /opt/kde/lib/kxdocker/libKXDesignPanther.so
b76e8000-b76e9000 rw-p 00003000 16:43 363407     /opt/kde/lib/kxdocker/libKXDesignPanther.so
b7f26000-b7f71000 r-xp 00000000 16:43 255760     /opt/kde/lib/libkxdocker.so.0.0.40
b7f71000-b7f76000 rw-p 0004b000 16:43 255760     /opt/kde/lib/libkxdocker.so.0.0.40

The top two lines of that output show that the plugin is indeed loaded, which is good.

Next I tried the command suggested if, as in my case, the configurator option is absent from the menu:

dave@kaminoitte:/opt/kde/lib/kxdocker$ dcop kxdocker docker parse xConfigurator show 0
object not accessible

What the dealio?! This is doing my head in, seriously... I hate unfixable problems, particularly ones that you just _know_ the solution to must be trivial :evil:

I'd really appreciate any suggestions or insights, because I'd like a shiny new dock that I can actually customise

EmbraceThePenguin · 2006-05-21 16:42:32

Sorry I cannot solve your problem, but I offer some advice instead...

I have, also, never been able to get kxdocker to work. Seems like its too much of a pain. I use ksmoothdock instead.

You can right lick on it and get all the config you need and you can drag and drop .desktop files into the menu... Its just a better application for me.

Only problem is that you have to build from source as there is no PKGBUILD for it (That I know of).

Installing is a simple ./configure && make and as root, make install.

Hope you enjoy this...

Joe

Komodo · 2006-05-22 09:57:51

A sound idea Joe; I think I'll follow your advice I played around with kxdocker summore and still couldn't get it to work... it's a bit buggy too, it seems.

somairotevoli · 2006-05-23 04:07:33

try installing the tray icon logger plugin. Should give you a system tray icon, which you can right click and get the configurator.

This will be a normal system tray icon, not a "dock" one.

http://www.xiaprojects.com/www/download … .0.tar.bz2

tony · 2006-05-23 08:55:20

Or you can use the PKBUILD for ksmoothdock from AUR :
(Below it should be a link to it)

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?d … s=0&SeB=nd

Arch Linux

#1 2006-05-16 03:47:58

Anyone use KxDocker? Configurator isn't on right-click menu

#2 2006-05-18 01:20:11

Re: Anyone use KxDocker? Configurator isn't on right-click menu

#3 2006-05-21 16:42:32

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#4 2006-05-22 09:57:51

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#5 2006-05-23 04:07:33

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#6 2006-05-23 08:55:20

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