[Mageia-dev] GNOME 2 panel applets

Mon Jan 2 23:15:34 CET 2012

Olav Vitters a écrit :
+> On Mon, Jan 02, 2012 at 06:05:34AM -0500, andre999 wrote:
+>    
+>> Olav Vitters a écrit :
+>>      
+>>> Inhttps://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1133, the reporter is asking
+>>> to add dockbarx, a panel applet for GNOME 2.
+>>>
+>>> Being involved with GNOME, in my opinion this is a WONTFIX. There is no
+>>> GNOME 2 in Mageia, and GNOME 3 fallback mode might go away, plus the
+>>> panel API changed slightly (because it uses dbus now instead of bonobo).
+>>>
+>>> No clue if dockbarx works with fallback mode btw.
+>>>        
+>> Some users report that it does, both in gnome-panel and standalone mode.
+>>      
+>>> What do others think?
+>>>        
+> I don't really understand your post, could you clarify a bit?
+>    
+
+OK
+I followed the link in the bug report, to various other links.
+According to the developers, the dockbarx works as an applet in 
+gnome-panel, as well as a stand-alone mode, not requiring gnome-panel.  
+They have images on their site of various themes available, some in 
+standalone mode, super-imposed on the gnome-panel.
+As well, the developers are porting dockbarx to gtk3 and xfce.
+
+There are various links to user comments.  Some of these links confirm 
+variously that dockbarx works under gnome-classic, in both gnome-panel 
+and stand-alone mode.
+Note that most of the feedback was from ubuntu users, which from the 
+comments seems to be on Gnome3.
+>> My first reaction was, being a Gnome user myself, that if everything
+>> is as stated, I tend to agree.
+>> But following the links, as well as working under gnome-shell, and
+>> having a stand-alone mode, it works with compiz (which will appeal
+>> to some users), and there are ports under development for gtk3 and
+>> xfce.
+>>      
+> What works with compiz? GNOME shell does not. You mean dockbarx?
+Right
+
+>   It is
+> an applet, right? How would it be able to work with GNOME shell? What do
+> you mean with stand-alone mode?
+>    
+
+As noted above and in my initial comment (which obviously wasn't clear), 
+there is a stand-alone mode which does not require Gnome panel
+
+>> It seems to be a sort of configurable icon-based menu system.
+>> There is no feature list as such, nor proposed new features, so it
+>> is a little uncertain what are it's limitations.
+>> But why not ?
+>>      
+> Why not: if GNOME 2: will not work. If GNOME 3 API: fallback mode will
+> likely be removed. So you're adding something wile you might not have it
+> for long.
+>    
+
+Firstly, the fallback mode will be around for a little while.
+And the developers are working on ports to gtk3 and xfce, so assuming 
+that that continues, dockbarx won't be dependant on fallback mode.
+However, projects don't always continue, even although it was started in 
+2009, and under development in November.
+BTW, the developers do mention that dockbarx will require some changes 
+to work directly under the Gnome 3 api.
+Also, I understand that this is not immediately evident, as they don't 
+have a feature list on their site, nor a development milestone.  Their 
+site could use a little more coherence.
+
+I'm not necessarily saying that we should import it.
+Only that it is not restricted to Gnome 2.  In the short term with 
+fallback mode, and according to the long-term goals of the developers.
+If everyone else thinks that we should say wontfix for now, I don't have 
+a problem with that.
+> Just asking for input btw. If others think it is a good idea, then I'll
+> just not close the bug.
+>
+>    
+Regards :)
+
+-- 
+André
+
+