[Solved] Alarm Clock 0.3.3 applet randomly disables timers

tellyman69 · 2015-07-08 16:33:00

Hi,

I'm on Mint 17 xfce. I have alarm-clock-applet installed in my panel. It works fine sometimes, but sometimes and randomly after a reboot, all the timers become disabled (unticked) and I have to go in and re-tick them all enabled again. Bit of a pain, anyone else had this problem or know why it happens?

Muchos.

Andy

ToZ · 2015-07-08 18:10:59

Hello and welcome.

alarm-clock-applet isn't something that I'm aware of and it isn't part of the Xfce code base. Is it possibly called something else or is just a 3rd-party utility that runs under Xfce?

If the latter, then probably best to follow up with the developer of the applet.

MountainDewManiac · 2015-07-08 19:36:11

I just did a search for that name in Synaptic Package Manager (I also use Mint) and found it. It appears to have been written for GNOME panels, so there might be some incompatibilities, IDK.

http://alarm-clock.pseudoberries.com/

EDIT: I see on its website that a newer version is available, and (on its download page) that a PPA contains it, so you could try adding it to your sources list in mintUpdate (aka "Update Manager") to see if that helps (after reading the changelog, of course). If it does not, contact the developer to see if he is willing to work with you to troubleshoot it.

Regards,
MDM

Last edited by MountainDewManiac (2015-07-08 19:40:06)

tellyman69 · 2015-07-08 21:40:05

Ah, presumptuous of me to assume it was for xfce - thanks for that, MDM.
I had no problems with it in Mint 16, only in 17. I see there's a new version - I'll try that or find something more xfce friendly.
I've marked solved.
Many thanks,
Andy

ToZ · 2015-07-09 01:00:39

tellyman69 wrote:

I'll try that or find something more xfce friendly.

How about xfce4-timer-plugin?

MountainDewManiac · 2015-07-09 04:19:12

ToZ wrote:

tellyman69 wrote:
I'll try that or find something more xfce friendly.
How about xfce4-timer-plugin?

It's in Mint's repository, so installing it will be a breeze. Plus, if you've already installed xfce4-goodies (also in Mint's repo), you already have it (just right-click on the panel you want to add it to and select Panel / Add New Items). If you haven't installed xfce4-goodies, it includes several things. From the description in Synaptic Package Manager:

enhancements for the Xfce4 Desktop Environment

The "Goodies for Xfce" project includes additional software and artwork that
are related to the Xfce desktop, but not part of the official release.
This package will install the following Xfce4 related plugins:
* Extra artwork (xfce4-artwork)
* Battery levels monitor (xfce4-battery-plugin)
* Clipboard history (xfce4-clipman-plugin)
* CPU frequency management plugin (xfce4-cpufreq-plugin)
* CPU utilisation graphs (xfce4-cpugraph-plugin)
* Date and time plugin (xfce4-datetime-plugin)
* Disk performance display (xfce4-diskperf-plugin)
* Filesystem monitor (xfce4-fsguard-plugin)
* Generic monitor, for displaying any command result (xfce4-genmon-plugin)
* Mail watcher (xfce4-mailwatch-plugin)
* Mount plugin (xfce4-mount-plugin)
* Network load monitor (xfce4-netload-plugin)
* Notes plugin (xfce4-notes-plugin)
* Quick access to bookmarked folders, recent documents and removable
media (xfce4-places-plugin)
* Tiny launchers (xfce4-quicklaunchers)
* Sensors plugin, frontend to lm-sensors (xfce4-sensors-plugin)
* Smartbookmarks plugin (xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin)
* System load monitor (xfce4-systemload-plugin)
* Timer plugin (xfce4-timer-plugin)
* Command line with history (xfce4-verve-plugin)
* Wireless lan monitor (xfce4-wavelan-plugin)
* Weather monitor (xfce4-weather-plugin)
* Keyboard configuration (xfce4-xkb-plugin)
* Archive management for Thunar (thunar-archive-plugin)
* Media tags editor for Thunar (thunar-media-tags-plugin)
It'll install some standalone applications too:
* Tiny text editor (mousepad)
* Images viewer (ristretto)
* Archive manager (squeeze)
* CD/DVD burner (xfburn)
* Frontend to dictionnaries (xfce4-dict)
* Notification daemon (xfce4-notifyd)
* Tool to take screenshots (xfce4-screenshooter)
* Task manager (xfce4-taskmanager)
* Terminal emulator (xfce4-terminal)
Some packages are only suggested because they bring too much dependencies,
but you may find them interesting:
* Cellular modem plugin (xfce4-cellmodem-plugin)
* Search plugin, frontend to locate (xfce4-linelight-plugin)
* DBus messaging plugin (xfce4-messenger-plugin)
* Another commandline plugin (xfce4-minicmd-plugin)
* Frontends to MPD (xfce4-mpc-plugin, xfmpc)
* Radio plugin (xfce4-radio-plugin))
* GNOME applet plugin (xfce4-xfapplet-plugin)
* Fast-user switching plugin (xfswitch-plugin)
* ThinkPads HDAPS plugin (xfce4-hdaps)
* Additional thumbnailer for Thunar (thunar-thumbnailers)
* GIO/GVfs frontend to manage connections to remote filesystems (gigolo)
* Media player (parole)
* Power Manager (xfce4-power-manager)
This is a metapackage to ease upgrades, installations, and provide a
consistent upgrade path from previous versions. It can safely be removed with
no ill effects.

Regards,
MDM

tellyman69 · 2015-07-11 14:52:05

Brilliant, thank you MDM and ToZ.
I do indeed already have goodies, but stupidly didn't look as far down the list for xfce-timer. Note to self - pay more attention to detail!
Thank you both for your help.

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[Solved] Alarm Clock 0.3.3 applet randomly disables timers

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