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Old 09-12-2003, 04:51 PM   #1
eeverman
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kppp Doesn't Dock Into Panel After Connect


Hi-

I'm running Redhat 9.0.

I am able to dial in using kppp with no problems. However, after kppp connects, it creates a tiny window containing a little 'modem and lights box' in the upper-left corner of the screen.

What I would *like* to happen after connecting is for the modem icon to appear next to the clock, as in Mandrake and Windows. Does anyone have suggestions for how to accomplish this? I have already checked the 'Dock into panel after connect' box.

BTW: I have done the following, which allowed kppp to connect w/o using the root password. The creation of a mini-window was the same before and after the change:

rm /usr/bin/kppp
chmod u+s /usr/sbin/kppp
ln -s /usr/sbin/kppp /usr/bin/kppp
(taken from wave.prohosting.com/hlrguy/Redhat8.0/kppp.html

Thanks Much,

Eric Everman
 
Old 09-12-2003, 05:05 PM   #2
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This is in KDE right? Coz in Flux you'll get that unless you ./configure --enable-kde to allow KDE apps to dock in to the slit.
 
Old 09-12-2003, 05:20 PM   #3
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Using GNOME

I'm using GNOME. Can't believe I didn't mention that...

Will your fix work for GNOME as well?

Thanks,

ee
 
Old 09-12-2003, 05:25 PM   #4
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....and where is the configure command located??
 
Old 09-12-2003, 05:26 PM   #5
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RedHat uses precompiled packages for it's software, and recompiling Gnome could get ugly, so no, my fix for the latest Fluxbox releases wont work for RH Gnome.
I honestly dont know if Gnome is meant to support the Kde system tray, as from the Fluxbox options I know they each have thier own standards. Maybe I should use Gnome more...

Edit: You might notice from the command that "./configure" is executing something within the current directory (aka ./). It's the standard name of the script which'll generate system specific files for you to then make and make install a package of software sources. See this LinuxAnswer.

Last edited by Proud; 09-12-2003 at 05:32 PM.
 
Old 09-12-2003, 05:33 PM   #6
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Hmm, thats too bad. I was told that Redhat was favoring GNOME over KDE - it came up as the default desktop.

Is there a GNOME equivalent to kppp?

EDIT: I'm simply installing RH from disk w/o make-ing it. I *really* don't want to go down that road.

Last edited by eeverman; 09-12-2003 at 05:35 PM.
 
  


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