TaskBar Preview?

nobody · 2020-07-05 17:04:34

Trenton wrote:

Will something like this be added to Lithium?

The latest tint2 with the task_thumbnail option is available in BL so the feature can be configured at any time. You're right in that it is not the default config, it is disabled by default: https://github.com/BunsenLabs/bunsen-co … _thumbnail .

If it doesn't break the look & feel I don't see why it couldn't be set to 1, but hhh, damo or johnraff would need to do the change as I'm not a user of tint2

ohnonot · 2020-07-05 17:08:48

Trenton wrote:

Will something like this be added to Lithium?

Did you not read this thread?
It is part of tint2 already (has been for a long while). So, yes.

johnraff · 2020-07-06 07:33:14

twoion wrote:

Trenton wrote:
Will something like this be added to Lithium?
The latest tint2 with the task_thumbnail option is available in BL so the feature can be configured at any time. You're right in that it is not the default config, it is disabled by default: https://github.com/BunsenLabs/bunsen-co … _thumbnail .
If it doesn't break the look & feel I don't see why it couldn't be set to 1, but hhh, damo or johnraff would need to do the change as I'm not a user of tint2

Those tint2 config files are copied into $HOME/.config/tint2/ when a new user is set up, so any user can edit that option at will.

ohnonot · 2020-07-06 09:47:45

Animated thumbnails in a lightweight distro?
A shoehorn with teeth.
It's time for that song again.

johnraff · 2020-07-08 01:35:20

Just tried enabling thumbnails in tint2 for the first time ever.
Good as a way of distinguishing different instances of the same application, but no, thumbnails of eg a youtube page in Firefox don't refresh in real time. If Ubuntu or Mint can do that on the same hardware then more power to them.

DeepDayze · 2020-07-08 03:05:50

johnraff wrote:

Just tried enabling thumbnails in tint2 for the first time ever.
Good as a way of distinguishing different instances of the same application, but no, thumbnails of eg a youtube page in Firefox don't refresh in real time. If Ubuntu or Mint can do that on the same hardware then more power to them.

How do you enable the thumbnails in tint2?

Nevermind found the option so set it to 1 and it works pretty well. Sorry for the noise 8o

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o9000 · 2020-07-17 20:09:08

It's risky to enable it by default, it does not play well with some cards on large monitors (4k or 2x4k). Although I have used it for years without issues.

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damo · 2020-07-17 22:46:15

Trenton wrote:

johnraff wrote:
If Ubuntu or Mint can do that on the same hardware then more power to them.
A year or so ago i installed Linux Mint Debian on a friends really old AMD 1.5Ghz dual core laptop (that must be 16 years old) and that played preview ok?
/me shrugs

Are you talking about tint2 thumbnails on Mint?

hhh · 2020-07-17 23:40:37

Holy thread Necromancy, Batman!

No, we're not providing tint2 with previews enabled by default, especially if they're crappy. I don't know, I haven't tested it. That is a user preference, install and run whatever panel that has whatever features you want, or run BL without a panel. Strip out BL and run Plasma or gnome-shell, it's your desktop. We finally implemented right-click-taskbar-icon to close. What more do want!!!!???!!!

I think @johnraff will agree with me, for as long as we can provide it via Debian and our repos, we'll release Live desktop images that contain a light-weight but feature-rich window manager, a decent set of default apps, pretty much 1 app per task, a configurable panel that includes a clock/calendar and systray, a basic conky display showing some stats and shortcuts, and a display manager and a compositor if possible.

That's what #! was, that's what it will be.

rbh · 2020-07-18 00:25:03

Trenton wrote:

johnraff wrote:
If Ubuntu or Mint can do that on the same hardware then more power to them.
A year or so ago i installed Linux Mint Debian on a friends really old AMD 1.5Ghz dual core laptop (that must be 16 years old) and that played preview ok?
/me shrugs

The original Poster asked for live thumbnails as in Cinnamon, instead of Tint2's static preview...

hhh · 2020-07-18 00:31:10

rbh wrote:

Trenton wrote:
johnraff wrote:
If Ubuntu or Mint can do that on the same hardware then more power to them.
A year or so ago i installed Linux Mint Debian on a friends really old AMD 1.5Ghz dual core laptop (that must be 16 years old) and that played preview ok?
/me shrugs
The original Poster asked for live thumbnails as in Cinnamon, instead of Tint2's static preview...

On Bunsenlabs?

sudo apt purge bunsen* && sudo apt install cinnamon && sudo apt --purge autoremove

Reboot.

Honestly, this is your best bet for what you're asking. Mate panel will play nice with BL, gnome-shell/cinnamon probably not so much.

hhh · 2020-07-18 01:05:32

The original Poster asked for live thumbnails as in Cinnamon, instead of Tint2's static preview...

On Bunsenlabs?
sudo apt purge bunsen* && sudo apt install cinnamon && sudo apt --purge autoremove
Reboot.
Honestly, this is your best bet for what you're asking. Mate panel will play nice with BL, gnome-shell/cinnamon probably not so much.

I ran it, fifteen minutes later including customizing I'm running it. Pic or it didn't happen...

https://i.postimg.cc/yYp9yfC7/Screensho … -58-15.png

Debian has made it so easy, and BunsenLabs embraces that.

hhh · 2020-07-18 01:15:46

Also, I can't decide whether to say thank you or screw you. I'll be using this cinnamon setup for at least a month now. It's very nice.

DeepDayze · 2020-07-18 01:34:15

o9000 wrote:

It's risky to enable it by default, it does not play well with some cards on large monitors (4k or 2x4k). Although I have used it for years without issues.

In my case it works fine on my nVidia GTX 1060 in my big desktop as well as with the Intel chip in my laptop and I have a 24" monitor.

I'd agree it should be disabled by default and a user can try it by enabling it.

Last edited by DeepDayze (2020-07-18 01:35:19)

hhh · 2020-07-18 02:22:29

It's using 74 GiB of 157 available, but that includes all my files and everything that was on the system before switching desktops. I can say that I have 3G RAM on a 12 year old Dell laptop, which ain't a whole lot, and this is running smooth as silk.

hhh · 2020-07-18 02:25:29

Trenton wrote:

... big as i remember adding Cinnamon to Ubuntu

If there is one thing Debian does better than Ubuntu, it's providing desktops without the added cruft. Seriously, Ubuntu sucks in that regard.

hhh · 2020-07-18 02:49:30

hhh wrote:

Also, I can't decide whether to say thank you or screw you. I'll be using this cinnamon setup for at least a month now. It's very nice.

That's going to be a big thank you. This desktop is fun, and I needed a little diversion.

https://i.postimg.cc/zBgwv6dd/Screensho … -45-41.png

DeepDayze · 2020-07-18 03:42:39

hhh wrote:

hhh wrote:
Also, I can't decide whether to say thank you or screw you. I'll be using this cinnamon setup for at least a month now. It's very nice.
That's going to be a big thank you. This desktop is fun, and I needed a little diversion.
https://i.postimg.cc/hzKQ3yRx/Screenshot-2020-07-17-22-45-41.png
https://i.postimg.cc/zBgwv6dd/Screensho … -45-41.png

That looks nice and wonder how snappy it is compared to Plasma.

Hmm would be so nice to make it more like BL...with themes and such

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rbh · 2020-07-18 08:03:05

hhh wrote:

rbh wrote:
The original Poster asked for live thumbnails as in Cinnamon, instead of Tint2's static preview..
On Bunsenlabs?
sudo apt purge bunsen* && sudo apt install cinnamon && sudo apt --purge autoremove
Reboot.
Honestly, this is your best bet for what you're asking. Mate panel will play nice with BL, gnome-shell/cinnamon probably not so much.

It was not I who wanted it on BL. The OP wrote in post #5

[...] use multiple firefox windows for webpage stock charts , tools and finance video news so each window can be previewed 
instantly without leaving the current chart when markets move.
You can do it in Windows and other linux desktops like Cinnamon

Today it is doable if you use other software than BL. I prefer light and flexible...

Last edited by rbh (2020-07-18 08:04:39)

ohnonot · 2020-07-18 12:33:17

@o9000: Nice to see you again, I think you haven't logged in in a while?
Just let me say that you have my (and many others' I believe) undying gratitude for the work you've done on tint2!

damo wrote:

Trenton wrote:
A year or so ago i installed Linux Mint Debian on a friends really old AMD 1.5Ghz dual core laptop (that must be 16 years old) and that played preview ok?
/me shrugs
Are you talking about tint2 thumbnails on Mint?

They are just complaining that tint2 has not implemented $FAVORITE_FEATURE although it should be possible resource-wise.
They are the type of user that constantly complains that Linux is "not as good as it could be as a desktop OS" - sometimes blaming a particular software, or a distro, or even GNU/Linux as a whole.
Interestingly, these types are never actual FLOSS programmers.

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