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Xvkbd now in tray

July 24, 2024 — BarryK

EasyOS used to have Xvkbd, the virtual keyboard, in the system tray. It got taken out when the alternative icon-free-desktop mode was introduced, as the tray was getting very crowded. There is ongoing interest in the virtual keyboard, so I decided to put it back in the tray.

Compile of Xvkbd 4.1 was reported earlier today:

https://bkhome.org/news/202407/xvkbd-41-and-limine-7120-compiled-in-oe.html

I have built Easy 6.1.1, to be uploaded soon, and here is the desktop:

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...look at the extreme bottom-right corner.

This snapshot is a new install; if update to 6.1.1, won't get Xvkbd in the tray, will have to run EasyJWM to choose it to be in the tray.

Here is the github commit showing how Xvkbd was chosen to be in the tray by default:

https://github.com/bkauler/woofq/commit/34dd19269ce89b91a70e73719c38453947883999

Decided to do a new wallpaper also.

Limine 7.12.0 is working for me, tested on my old Compaq Presario with traditional BIOS, and the Lenovo Ideacentre with UEFI. Both OK.        

Tags: easy