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phumao

Member

Registered: 2007-10-06

Posts: 2

Problems using Pypanel and alunn

Hello,

I've recently installed Arch Linux, so actually I've been working with it for about one week, though this is the first time I post in Archlinux forums. I've already used other linux distros like Debian and Ubuntu for some time.

My problem is that when I start alunn, while using pypanel, pypanel starts to flash very fast and I'm not able to click on the bar. In the other hand, alunn does work perfectly showing news and updates.

If anyone has had this problem, or knows how to solve, I'd be very grateful for any help.

Just for anyone to know, I'm using OpenBox as WM. I'm not using login interface, just startx; so both pypanel and alunn are started from autostart.sh script.

Here's my autostart.h

#!/bin/sh
#
# ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh

# Run the system-wide support stuff
. $GLOBALAUTOSTART

# Fondo de Escritorio
eval `cat ~/.fehbg` &

# Iconos del escritorio

# Paneles de herramientas
#lxpanel&
pypanel &

# Otros Programas
conky &
alunn &

I've also tried to begin alunn from a terminal, once Openbox and pypanel had already started, and the same problem appeared once again.

At last, I'd like to thank the great work done in this forum, cause it has helped me with lots of little problems that occurred during my system configuration. Ah, and sorry if this isn't the correct forum, wasn't sure to post here or at the forum about desktop environments.

Thanks in advance

Last edited by phumao (2007-10-06 12:58:56)

buttons

Member

From: NJ, USA

Registered: 2007-08-04

Posts: 620

Re: Problems using Pypanel and alunn

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=37820

If you don't feel like listening to me whine and work out the problem for myself over 5-7 posts, this is the gist in theory:

pypanel won't handle programs that pop systray icons and then disappear.  It happened to me with mail-notification, and I highly suspect that the same thing happens with alunn.  I don't use it, but I do remember you can have it popup with your updates.  If there's a way you can get alunn to always have an icon in your systray or something, I recommend using that.

Otherwise, there's always conky notification.

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phumao

Member

Registered: 2007-10-06

Posts: 2

Re: Problems using Pypanel and alunn

Hi buttons,

Thank you for answering so quickly. It must be the same problem you have, I think. Though my pypanel doesn't take up 100% CPU, it does increment the resources it normally takes up.

A pitty, I didn't find your post. Didn't make the correct search in forums.

I think I will try with conky notifications.

Once again, thank you