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Re: Is there a graceful way to reload a panel applet?

dummy@example.com (corrupt) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:08:58 +0000

Thanks Jules! This method actually has actually helped me a-lot on another script I am making.

Re: Is there a graceful way to reload a panel applet?

dummy@example.com (jules) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:34:47 +0000

The following command will cause the entire panel to restart itself:

dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.xfce.Panel /org/xfce/Panel org.xfce.Panel.Terminate boolean:true

This might be a little drastic, but would achieve your intended goals.

Is there a graceful way to reload a panel applet?

dummy@example.com (corrupt) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:23:42 +0000

Preface: I wrote a script that runs when it detects my usb wifi device is attached. When inserted, it change's netload's watched interface from wlan0 to wlan1, and vice-versa when removed.

In order for netload to use the updated config file, I have to pkill 'xfce4-netload-plugin' and the applet automatically respawns and parses it correctly. This works great, but my problem is, when I insert/remove too many times (resulting in lots of respawns), a warning message comes up asking me if I really want to reload the applet again.

My question is, is there a graceful way to reload panel applets so that won't trigger this message?