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kdjtar

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2009-05-13

Posts: 13

[SOLVED] adesklets does not start

Hello everyone,

I'm using Arch x86_64 and Gnome. I'm trying to use adesklets, but it just doesn't start. I installed adesklets using pacman and I start it using adesklets --nautilus, but absolutely nothing happens. I have no clue of what's happening. I also use xcompmgr as composite manager.

Does anyone know how do I get it to work?

Last edited by kdjtar (2009-07-14 15:58:45)

drag0nl0rd

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Registered: 2007-10-24

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Re: [SOLVED] adesklets does not start

Still experiencing this, or could you solve it?

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

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Re: [SOLVED] adesklets does not start

You have to install some actual adesklets for something to happen. Did you do that?

kdjtar

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2009-05-13

Posts: 13

Re: [SOLVED] adesklets does not start

Yes I'm still stuck with this question mark in my head...

And yes, I used adesklets -i to install some and then I tried either adesklets --nautilus and adesklets --user to launch adesklets. But nothing happens, I have read of some fake root window detection, but I can't figure out what am I supposed to do for the desklets to appear.

This problem also happens with conky somehow. When I set conky to start automatically with Gnome, it always stays behind this thingie. I can only see conky if I start it manually, so it starts in front of the fake root window.

Hmm, I have just made a test running python some-desklet.py --nautilus:

[kdjtar@work ~]$ python /home/kdjtar/.desklets/aanalogue-0.1.0/aanalogue-0.1.0.py --nautilus
Do you want to (r)egister this desklet or to (t)est it? t
Now testing...
============================================================
If you do not see anything (or just an initial flicker
in the top left corner of your screen), try `--help',
and see the FAQ: `info adesklets'.
============================================================
before config
image loaded
hourHand.png and  40
after config
end of ready()

I could see the desklet... but I still can't see it if I run adesklets --nautilus.

Last edited by kdjtar (2009-07-13 13:56:36)

marxav

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From: Gatineau, PQ, Canada

Registered: 2006-09-24

Posts: 386

Re: [SOLVED] adesklets does not start

What happens when you execute an installed adesklet by itself with the test option instead of registering  it?

kdjtar

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2009-05-13

Posts: 13

Re: [SOLVED] adesklets does not start

Don't you mean it the other way around? Because that's right what I did, I executed it testing... but you know, you gave me an idea...

I executed the desklet again using the register option:

[kdjtar@work ~]$ python /home/kdjtar/.desklets/yab-0.0.2/yab.py --nautilus
Do you want to (r)egister this desklet or to (t)est it? r
Registered. Run 'adesklets' to (re)start your desklets.
Look at 'adesklets --help' for special options.
Terminated

Then I runned adesklets again:

adesklets --nautilus

And guess what, it worked!!
I don't know why but it seems that I need to (1º) install the desklets I want, (2º) register each one of them, (3º) run adesklets normally with the --nautilus option to detect the nautilus fake root window.

So thank you very much all of you that replied on this thread ;D

Last edited by kdjtar (2009-07-13 19:24:56)

marxav

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From: Gatineau, PQ, Canada

Registered: 2006-09-24

Posts: 386

Re: [SOLVED] adesklets does not start

Indeed, before you can use a adesklet, you have to register it.  When you register, it is added to the file $HOME/.adesklets.  Take a look at that file for some hits.

Glad you succeeded