[openbox] idesk

[Troy Curtis Jr]

Great tip!  I knew it was what I had been looking for!  Anytime I am in KDE
(like at work) and I do the Alt-F2 thing, I wish my favorite WM would do the
same.  This does that and much more.

Thanks a bunch!

On 5/27/06, John Eikenberry <jae at zhar.net> wrote:
>
> Another option for app launching is something like gmrun. I use it to
> launch a limited set of apps that I just added by entering the programs
> into its history file.  Very handy for a few apps you launch fairly often.
>
> gmrun has packages in most dists... or get it from its home page.
>
> http://www.bazon.net/mishoo/gmrun.epl
>
> Manuel Colmenero wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 26 May 2006 14:13:19 -0400
> > mike obrien <greypins at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > > howdy,
> > >
> > > is there some magic to getting idesk to work?   as a perma-end user,
> > > i'm often baffled by such things.   is there another way to get icons
> > > on the desktop, or is this my punishment for seeking objects of
> vanity?
> > >
> > > mike
> >
> > Well, if you want a really easy-to-use desktop, why don't you try
> Nautilus or Rox?
> >
> > Try runnig "nautilus -n", or "rox -p default" when you run openbox. I'd
> recommed Rox because it's less resource-hungry. Konqueror can also manage
> your desktop, if you're more of a QT/KDE guy.
> >
> > Cheers, Kolme
> >
>
> --
>
> John Eikenberry
> [jae at zhar.net - http://zhar.net]
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