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easystroke package

missing option to start without gui in easystroke

Asked by scripters

After the upgrade to jaunty the version showed with a missing option that adds the ability to start the program without showing its window or gui.

The option I believe is '-n' or /usr/bin/easystroke -n

Running the program currently with the -n option returns an error and dont run the easystroke application

Having the program run at startup without showing the gui helps maintaining a clean desktop at login, and also we dont have to click the Hide button everytime.

Can we have this option back in next update.

Best regards,
S.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

read through:

man easystroke

would have been my first move.

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scripters (scripters-1) said : 		#2

Checking the man or help of easystroke shows this:

The full easystroke documentation is available at the following address:

http://easystroke.wiki.sourceforge.net/Documentation#content

Usage: easystroke [OPTION]...
or: easystroke send <action_name>

Options:
  -c, --config-dir Directory for config files
      --display X Server to contact
  -x --no-xi Don't use the Xinput extension
  -e --experimental Start in experimental mode
  -g, --show-gui Show the configuration dialog on startup
      --offset-x XInput workaround
      --offset-y XInput workaround
  -v, --verbose Increase verbosity level
  -h, --help Display this help and exit
      --version Output version information and exit

On their previous version on intrepid it has the --no-gui option:

NAME

        easystroke - X11 gesture recognition application

SYNOPSIS

        easystroke [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

        The full easystroke documentation is available at the following
        address:

        http://easystroke.wiki.sourceforge.net/Documentation#content

OPTIONS

        -c, --config-dir
               Directory for config files

        --display
               X Server to contact

        -x --no-xi
               Don’t use the Xinput extension

        -e --experimental
               Start in experimental mode

        -n, --no-gui
               Don’t start the gui

        --offset-x
               XInput workaround

        --offset-y
               XInput workaround

        -v, --verbose
               Increase verbosity level

        --help Display this help and exit

        --version
               Output version information and exit

AUTHOR

        Written by Thomas Jaeger <email address hidden>.

or this link:

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/intrepid/man1/easystroke.1.html

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

looks like its:

easystroke --no-gui

I just installed it and ran it with

alt+f2
easystroke

and it was fine

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Best Tom Jaeger (thjaeger) said : 		#4

Starting with the configuration window open has never been the default behavior for easystroke, although it can be enabled using the -g (--show-gui) option. The -n (--no-gui), which I removed a long time ago, did something different: It bypassed all gtk code, so there was no tray icon and no way of showing the configuration at all when easystroke was started with this option.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

you could force it:

sudo apt-get install alltray

wait for it to install then press alt+f2 and type

alltray easystroke

alltray will sens ANY app (except terminal) to the system tray. This is dead handy for apps like Thunderbird which benefit from a tray icon but prefer to clutter the app launcher. Not graceful but should work.

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scripters (scripters-1) said : 		#6

@Tom Jaeger: I see, on the Hardy installation I used the -n (--no-gui) on start-up and makes the application start with no windows showing, so I thought it was how it worked. Thanks for explaining.

@actionparsnip: I'll try the alltray as suggested.

easystroke is one of my favorite linux applications and goes well with the Ubuntu install I have.

Thanks for your time and the great application!

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scripters (scripters-1) said : 		#7

Thanks Tom Jaeger, that solved my question.