Task Bar Icons For Programs Launched Via The Shell

[JohnKiniston]

I just started to use QuackNews on my 5500 and its great but when it launches my web browser (opera) it doesnt create a icon in the taskbar.

This seems to be a similar behavour as when I run a app via the shell or via SSH.

What makes the icons show up in the taskbar? Is it a launcher?

[Mickeyl]

It's a handshaking procedure w/ QPEApplication. The launcher waits for a QPEApplication registering under the same name as found in the .desktop file.

[Mongoosefred]

I just started to use QuackNews on my 5500 and its great but when it launches my web browser (opera) it doesnt create a icon in the taskbar.

This seems to be a similar behavour as when I run a app via the shell or via SSH.

What makes the icons show up in the taskbar? Is it a launcher?
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I'm glad your finding QuackNews of use, any bug/feature request please contact me.

Currently QuackNews just uses an Runtime.exec to launch the browser command line.  This is probably why the browser does not appear on the taskbar. This was just a quick hack I did to give the user the ability to view the output from within the app.  Number one on my list of things to do once I've got the basic app working is to add an internal HTML viewer, but this is alot of work and there isn't one that's functional enough and compatable with the license that I can find at the moment.

Please continue to spread the word....  

[Moonshadow]

I just started to use QuackNews on my 5500 and its great but when it launches my web browser (opera) it doesnt create a icon in the taskbar.
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My Cacko rom doesnt create an Icon for QuackNews,
I've spoken to  Mongoosefred and he's looking in to it.

[tovarish]

actually none of the java apps that I have (except for the sharp applets) show an icon in the taskbar. They disappear whenever I put any other program in the foreground. The shift+menu (like alt-tab in windows) view shows the java app but when i select it the zaurus changes the display to magnified (320x240) mode but still doesnt show the app properly. I can quit the app however by pressing the cancel button.

tovarish

[Moonshadow]

actually none of the java apps that I have (except for the sharp applets) show an icon in the taskbar. They disappear whenever I put any other program in the foreground. The shift+menu (like alt-tab in windows) view shows the java app but when i select it the zaurus changes the display to magnified (320x240) mode but still doesnt show the app properly. I can quit the app however by pressing the cancel button.

tovarish
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I think Mongoosefred has a fix for Quacknews (well it worked on mine) and it may work on other Java apps as well.
Look out for an update..

[Mongoosefred]

actually none of the java apps that I have (except for the sharp applets) show an icon in the taskbar. They disappear whenever I put any other program in the foreground. The shift+menu (like alt-tab in windows) view shows the java app but when i select it the zaurus changes the display to magnified (320x240) mode but still doesnt show the app properly. I can quit the app however by pressing the cancel button.

tovarish
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I think Mongoosefred has a fix for Quacknews (well it worked on mine) and it may work on other Java apps as well.
Look out for an update..
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If your having the missing QuackNews taskbar icon issue then try replacing the command line in the runQuackNews script:

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$QPEDIR/bin/evm -cp $QPEDIR/java/QuackNews.jar uk.org.xlevel.quackNews.quackNews /opt/Qtopia
with

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$QPEDIR/bin/evm -Xprogress:2900 -XappName=$0 -cp $QPEDIR/java/QuackNews.jar uk.org.xlevel.quackNews.quackNews /opt/Qtopia
Hope this helps.
-MF

[silvio]

It's a handshaking procedure w/ QPEApplication. The launcher waits for a QPEApplication registering under the same name as found in the .desktop file.
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I have a complete reverse problem:

Maybe you know how to get rid of a taskbar application icon without a running application behind?

If I leave Quake, the taskbar application icon persists. Whenever I click on this "ghost" icon, Quake restarts.

regards,
Silvio

[Mickeyl]

No idea offhand, I'll take a look at the mechanism and get back to you.