How to minimize xmms to system tray?

[tonytiger]

Hi. I recently asked the same question about Gaim and there was this gaim extended preferences which did the job. I'm wondering if there is similar for xmms or even better can it be done without any extra installations. So how to do this?
Thank you.

Tony

[Ada]

XMMS is definitly the best audio player for Linux ot there. It supports most file types, it is easy to handle, looks best and supports drag&drop within KDE... the only bad thing about it is that there is no icon-feature for the system tray like noatun has it. Xmms-kde consumes way to much space in the tray and the player cannot be hidden completely in the tray.
There exists a way to minimize it but in Gentoo For FC I could propose only a plug-in
http://www.hellion.org.uk/xmms-status-plugin/

[tonytiger]

Thank you for your answer. Still I didn't quite catch what should the status plugin do? I installed it but there doesn't seem to be any option which helps me. Am I missing something?

Tony

[tejas]

What I usually do is reserve desktop 4 for XMMS

and then I change KDE options to 'only show windows on current desktop in taskbar' or somethin like that

This may be a KDE 3.4 thing , though

[Ada]

Type in command line

emerge xmms-status-plugin

Next, if your XMMS is running, we need to restart it to make plugin available.

Configuring plugin

1. From XMMS menu choose Options->Preferences or press Ctrl+P to access preferences
2. Choose "General Plugins" tab and you should see Status Docklet
3. Select the plugin and press "Configure"
4. Defaults are fine but change them how ever you prefer
5. In the "Button actions" I recommend you keep "Toggle All Windows" on for some button so you can pop the XMMS from the systray
6. Press "Ok"

Now you have your plugin configured.

Configuring KDE

Now we need to tell KDE to hide XMMS from taskbar.

1. Open KDE Control Center
2. Choose Desktop
3. Choose Window-Specific Settings
4. Press "New"
5. Press "Detect" button under Detect Window Properties
6. Your cursor should change into crosshair. Press XMMS.
7. You've detected XMMS properties. Make sure you select "Use Window class (whole application)"
8. Press "Ok" and change to Preferences tab
9. Select "Skip taskbar", select Apply Initially from dropdown list and select the cross on the right side of dropdown list.
10. Press "Ok"

You're done! Restart XMMS to apply changes.

P.S. It's a pretty nice explanation on the web which I gave you! From time to time it's not bad to read it) It says:

Using

After installing the plugin, you need to add a "Status Dock" to your GNOME panel. From the Foot Menu choose Panel->Add to Panel->Status Dock.

Now open up the XMMS preferences window (right click on the XMMS window and choose Options->Preferences from the resulting menu). On the tag "Effect/General Plugins" there will be an entry for the Status Docklet Plugin. Select it and click "enable plugin" the word enabled will appear after the Status Docklet entry and the status docklet will appear on your panel.

Clicking on the status docklet icon shows/hides the main window by default (this can be changed from the status docklet preferences), and right clicking gives a menu of commands.

[tonytiger]

Ada: Didn't mean to be pain in the ass Actually I didn't understand to scroll down the page you gave - the instructions were below the news section. I'm in a bit of a hurry now, but I'm sure your instructions are good. I'll configure the plugin later.
Tejas: Nice tip.

Tony

[alphonsebrown]

it does what you want

[tejas]

This is bloody brillitant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you ada

It even replaced my need to keep kmix open!

Never knew this existed

[e-dard]

i can't find status dock???

am using FC4,

i right click on panel, add to menu and look through list but can't find status dock...

???

edd

[beko]

YOU ARE REALLY GOOD Ada I WAS LOOKING FOR A WAY FOR THIS UNTIL I SAW YOUR POST XMMS IS A VERY GOOD PLAYER BUT HAD THIS SMALL PROBLEM BUT NOW I WON¨T WORRY ABOUT IT .

Thank u so much.

[someuser77]

after xmms in down in the tray, is there a way to hide it from the task bar under Fedora Core 2?

[Nathan25]

just select toggle main window

[prosen]

hello .. I didnt understand how do I get the status dock applet from Panel->Add to Panel->Status Dock.
I do not have any such applet listed .. I do have the Notification Area though ..
usign FC4 ..
do I have to install something else ??
I have gnome-applets installed as well ..

[alphonsebrown]

yeah install xmms-something try with yum seach xmms (but you need livna or rpmforge repo I guess to find it)

[prosen]

dude .. I have already got xmms-* (well .. most of them incl xmms-status-plugin) installed ..
I am not that n00b u know !!!
what I am asking about is the gnome-panel-applet which u r calling "Status Dock" ... its not showing /installed .. where /how do i get it ??