Kahakai 0.5.1 and gnome-panel error

shimp999

Hi,
I just freshly emerged gnome-panel so I could use it with Kahakai. When I load gnome-panel, I get the error as shown in my screenshot:

http://www.cs.clemson.edu/~nyong/screenshot.png

If I put this in my autostart file:

tomchuk · Guru Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 317 Location: Brooklyn, NY

I've run into the same problem - just delete the offending applet from your configuration, then re-add it. It should work fine from then on.

shimp999 · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 3:25 am Post subject:

I deleted the workspace switcher applet like you said; then I tried to readd it to the panel. It gives me this error message now:

http://www.cs.clemson.edu/~nyong/screenshot.png

Something about CORBA...

gaz · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 12 Oct 2002 Posts: 126

pypanel is a greate alternative that works well with kahakai

pypanel

shimp999 · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:57 am Post subject:

I've used PyPanel before. Gnome-panel has the task bar, sys tray, volume control and work space switcher that I want in my panel. If anyone knows another panel that has all that, i'll gladly switch over. Otherwise, I guess i'll keep trying to figure out whats going on with this one...

shimp999 · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 6:11 pm Post subject:

Well, I unemerged ORBit, ORBit2, libbonobo, libbonoboui (basically try to get rid of the CORBA related stuff), gnome-panel, and gnome-applets. I also deleted the directories for ORBit related programs in /usr/share/. I reemerged all these and when log into kahakai via GDM, then do:

Stu L Tissimus · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 4:09 am Post subject:

Just want to say that I've been getting the same error...

BTW, while I'm still awaiting the GTK+2 version, you can take a look at fbpanel. It's much more like gnome-panel than PyPanel. It has all sorts of plugins and stuff.

EDIT: Changed the URL to work.
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tomchuk · Guru Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 317 Location: Brooklyn, NY

Good catch Stu! Is the gtk+2 version speculation or fact? SourceForge is down for maintenance as usual so I can't really see for myself. I've got way too many gnome packages installed considering I just use the panel. An alternate gtk+2 panel would be a blessing.

Stu L Tissimus · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 4:43 pm Post subject:

It will definitely be done in the future. They even have a patch on sf.net to make it compile with GTK+2. I haven't tried the patch yet but supposedly it makes it compile, but it doesn't look too great... but it's a start.

Personally I wouldn't use it until it gets to GTK+2, since the GTK+1 version looks like crap because it doesn't have any anti-alliasing.
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