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gsmani.vpm

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Registered: 2009-04-14

Posts: 5

[solved]other window managers + KDE plasma apps

Is there anyway to run kde plasma apps(not the whole plasma itself) with fluxbox? I have KDE 4 and fluxbox(*box,icewm) installed in my system. I usually work with KDE 4 whenever I dont require a frequent boot/logout(eg. when I am at work) and fluxbox when I know I am going to be doing a quick task. with KDE 3, I can access knetworkmanager, power manager as apps from fluxbox itself. I am wondering if I can do the same with kde4 plasma apps. Alternative for me is to use netcfg + conky + cal(terminal).

I am in full support of kde 4 vision and find it more than productive for actual tasks. But what I see dangerous is more and more "real apps" itself are getting ported to plasma eg: laptop batter monitor and network manager. The problem is that I think I will not be able to use all these plasma apps in fluxbox without starting the whole plasma? I sincerely hope I am wrong.. Appreciate any inputs on this.

Last edited by gsmani.vpm (2009-04-21 09:37:26)

Primoz

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From: Ljubljana-Slovena-EU

Registered: 2009-03-04

Posts: 688

Re: [solved]other window managers + KDE plasma apps

Well you can get plasma desktop in Fluxbox. Just alt+F2 and write plasma and your desktop will appear.
But I have no idea how would you start a plasma app on it self.

I have no idea how to start only one plasmoid.

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moljac024

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2008-01-29

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Re: [solved]other window managers + KDE plasma apps

I never used that crap anyway butI guess you can't start plasmoids without plasma...it just wouldn't make sense.

Last edited by moljac024 (2009-04-19 15:30:59)

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gsmani.vpm

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Registered: 2009-04-14

Posts: 5

Re: [solved]other window managers + KDE plasma apps

Looks like I will not be able to  able to run plasmoids individually. Thanks for replies Primoz,moljac024 though I dont think its a crap..