superkaramba [solved]

[eggbanjo]

What i need is a way of closing a superkaramba theme without shutting down the program.

Ive tried looking for scripts but haven't been able to find one, would like it to be as simple as possible. ive got the 'open to work'

CLICKAREA x=10 Y=15 W=32 H=32 SENSOR=PROGRAM ONCLICK="superkaramba /home/nick/style/karamba/EggbanjoRC/eth1.theme"

now would like to find how you can close that open window with 'onclick'

[linuxwizard]

Re: superkaramba

Right click on the theme you want to close > than > close this theme

[kubicle]

Re: superkaramba

now would like to find how you can close that open window with 'onclick'

You can use superkaramba's dcop interface to close a theme, try something like:
CLICKAREA x=10 Y=15 W=32 H=32 SENSOR=PROGRAM ONCLICK="dcop `dcop superkaramba*` default closeTheme your_theme_name"

P.S. you can also use dcop to open themes

[eggbanjo]

Re: superkaramba

Cheers Kubicle thats got me on the right track.

Only issue that im having now (all be it a major one) is under dcop superkaramba opens each time with a different number after it i.e

superkaramba-22059

therefore the way of closing it differs each time

dcop superkaramba-19750 KarambaIface closeTheme

is there anyway of giving it a static number or just having it as superkaramba??

[kubicle]

Re: superkaramba

Cheers Kubicle thats got me on the right track.

Only issue that im having now (all be it a major one) is under dcop superkaramba opens each time with a different number after it i.e

superkaramba-22059

therefore the way of closing it differs each time

dcop superkaramba-19750 KarambaIface closeTheme

is there anyway of giving it a static number or just having it as superkaramba??

That's the process id (PID) number of the running superkaramba instance. It's different everytime superkaramba is started (but stays the same while it's running).

That's why I included the

`dcop superkaramba*`

part of the command, as

dcop superkaramba*

should return the correct string "superkaramba-PID#".

Notice that the command is encapsulated in "backticks" (`) which are not the same as single quotes (')...backticks means that the "backticked" command is run before the main command, and the result of that command is inserted into the main command.

This means the main command should run with the correct PID

dcop superkaramba-PID# KarambaIface closeTheme

However, this may not work if you have several superkaramba instances running (it's generally better to have a single instance with multiple themes anyway)

Instead of

"dcop `dcop superkaramba*` default closeTheme your_theme_name"

you can also use

"dcop superkaramba-`pidof superkaramba` default closeTheme your_theme_name"

which should do the same thing.

(You can copy/paste the command(s) if you don't know how to make the backtick (`) char (it varies with layout)

[eggbanjo]

Re: superkaramba

dcop `dcop superkaramba*` KarambaIface closeTheme

thats worked a treat, you're a star!


finished item is here:

http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=75361

[gnowak]

Re: superkaramba

I can see some people are putting a [SOLVED] or *Solved* tag in their subject when the problem is solved. Why is this tag so rare?

How to tag:
The author of the thread, must modify the first message by manually editing the subject title.

Of course.. I don't know if the author of this thread is satisfied with the answer ;-)

I think the [SOLVED] tag in the subject title would make the forum system more efficient for helping people who need help.

To all thread authors, consider using this tag. You can always start a new thread being more specific about an unanswered question, which rarely is the same as the original subject title.