1 | Frequently Asked Questions |
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4 | Q1. When starting Xmms a second time, the indicator shows for 20 seconds. |
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5 | A1. This is because Xmms by default doesn't allow multiple instances running at |
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6 | the same time. If you want multiple instances, edit ~/.xmms/config and |
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7 | make sure allow_multiple_instances is set to TRUE. If you want to |
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8 | control an already running instances even when running xmms through |
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9 | xalf, you can create an wrapper script like this: |
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11 | #!/bin/sh |
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12 | if [ -S /tmp/xmms_${USER}.0 ]; then |
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13 | xalfoff |
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14 | /usr/bin/xmms $* |
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15 | else |
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16 | /usr/bin/xmms $* |
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17 | fi |
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19 | Q2. When launching a second instance of Netscape, the indicator shows |
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20 | for 20 seconds (timeout). |
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21 | A2. On RedHat systems, /usr/bin/netscape is a shellscript that opens a |
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22 | new window instead of starting a new process. By making some small |
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23 | changes to this script (so that xalfoff is called), one can get the |
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24 | desired behavior. A patched script is included as extras/netscape. |
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26 | Q3. (GNOME without using build-in hooks) Running terminalbased |
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27 | applications with Xalf from Gnome via "Run in terminal" option behaves |
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28 | strange. |
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29 | A3. This is because the command executed is: |
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31 | xterm -e xalf <command> |
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33 | It should be: |
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35 | xalf xterm -e <command> |
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37 | Do not use "Run in terminal" option, but the second form. |
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39 | Q4. One of my applications crashes when run via Xalf. |
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40 | A4. This has been observed with Acrobat Reader 4.00 and Applixware |
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41 | 4.3. Acrobat Reader 4.05 and newer versions of Applixware seems to |
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42 | work fine. I'm not sure if these problems are caused by bugs in the |
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43 | applications or if Xalf is doing something bad. Please report all |
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44 | crashes or other Xalf related problems. |
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46 | Q5. When launching gmc or gnome-terminal, the indicator shows |
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47 | for 20 seconds (timeout). |
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48 | A5. These applications does not start new processes, but creates new |
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49 | windows. Change "Exec=gmc" in /usr/share/gnome/apps/Gmc.desktop to |
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50 | "Exec=NO_XALF gmc". In |
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51 | /usr/share/gnome/apps/System/gnome-terminal.desktop, set |
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52 | "NO_XALF Exec=gnome-terminal --use-factory --start-factory-server" or "Exec=gnome-terminal". |
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56 | Didn't you find an answer to your question? Contact me, then. |
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